Factors influencing undergraduate students' desire to become chartered accountants: evidence from an emerging economy, Bangladesh

Abstract

The research focuses on the efficiency of G. KIBRIA & CO’s method, one of Bangladesh's top accounting and consultancy firms for auditing. The department of accounts and audit has its own reporting requirements to meet the client’s preference. They provide flexibility while doing report. As an accounting major student, it was my honor to work as an intern at G. KIBRIA & CO – an accounting consultation company which carries out all key roles giving audit, tax, corporate risk, accounting advisory, and consultancy to a many of local and foreign clients. I'd like to call the last three months a massive learning experience that increases my interest in building up careers and gaining practical information on accounting. In the first place I got to know about the numerous recruiting services and afterwards I worked under the supervision of our account and student trainee department. I also had the chance to make accounts for a company. This report title “Factors influencing undergraduate students' desire becoming Chartered Accountants: Evidence from an emerging economy, Bangladesh” is standout of BBA internship study. The purpose of the research is to investigate the factors that influence Bangladeshi undergrads students' desire to become Chartered Accountants and This study is based on convenience sampling where the sample is taken from undergraduate students who are easy to contact. There was be five students from BRAC University and five students from Jagannath University in my online interview where question was sent to them. This study considered total ten students from both public and privet university to maintain equal sample size. This research is based on the data that interviewees gave me and it was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical tools wherever required. This research found that students’ family income level and their major in their undergraduate program has great influence on their decision to become Chartered Accountants. On the other hand, Gender has no substantial relationship, as none of my respondents suggests this variable and the same is true for students' CGPA. This study helps them understand these elements while conducting CA which will be valuable not only to the undergraduate students but also audit firms, ICAB's council members and future researchers.