Chartered Accountants Ireland

Chartered accountancy – the premier qualification

Chartered accountants are members of the Chartered Accountants Ireland, Ireland's premier accountancy body with over 24,000 members and students.

The elite of the finance sector Chartered accountants play a critical role in all aspects of business including banking, finance, treasury and the funds industry in Ireland. Many of the country's leading financiers and bankers are chartered accountants. Chartered accountants also work in the country's largest professional services practices, which provide support to Irish business.

The global qualification

Chartered accountancy a genuinely global accountancy qualification. Over 2,500 of our members work overseas and Chartered Accountants Ireland is the only professional body with reciprocal arrangements with our equivalent professional body in the US. We also have a close relationship with our sister bodies in UK, Canada, Austrailia, New Zealand, South Africa and Hong Kong.

Training routes

Training to become a chartered accountant takes place either through our Training In Practice or (increasingly) Training In Business routes. Both routes will give you what no other accountancy qualification will give you: in-office training and work experience with top professionals, covering a broad range of accountancy and business related topics.