BBA Accountancy 2019
Agnes Tsang
Agnes started her career in a big four accounting firm after she graduated from BBA Accountancy in 2019. Here she shares how she learnt various kinds of technological skills to prepare herself for an accountancy career, and how she managed to start an innovation project despite her busy life at work.
Technology is the future
Technology and innovation shape the future. I strongly believe that keeping abreast of the latest technology landscape will help secure a more promising future.
When I was at CityU, I carefully planned my learning path. Apart from the core courses which paved my way for an accountancy profession, I took courses with technology components. I am glad that the College of Business provides a wide range of courses which equip students with useful knowledge like Java/Python, excel spreadsheet and data analytics. I also took courses from the Department of Computer Science to strengthen my technological capability.
Extra-curricular activities and other wider exposure are important too. I am thankful that CityU and the College of Business provide many more scholarship and learning opportunities compared to other local universities, and I was able to broaden my horizons through an exchange programme to the UK, summer school in Mainland China, competitions, internships, and a student ambassador role.
Technology helps in the accountancy world
Upon my graduation from CityU, I was fortunate to land a job on the X-Venturer Programme of PwC. This is a two-year innovative leadership programme where I gained extensive experience through rotation across different lines of services while building relationships and developing leadership skills and an innovative mindset. Two years later, I started my job with the tax transformation team at KPMG.
I think being tech-savvy can keep one ahead of the game in the accounting industry. New technologies are changing the business environment and operation models of all kinds of business, and accountants will need to develop new skills to adapt in this transformative era. My current job at KPMG requires even more technological knowledge because tax transformation incubates and scales new tech-enabled solutions and emerging technologies for the tax and finance division. Bringing forth a diverse skillset across data, automation, emerging technologies and agile product management is essential.
iLandy
Working at a big four accounting firm is busy, yet I still wanted to realise my dream to start my own project. In July 2020, I worked with two partners, also from CityU, to start iLandy.