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Where to get certified as a professional accountant

To obtain a professional accountant certificate, you need to undergo training at the Institute of Professional Accountants (IPB).
IPB is an association of accountants and auditors in the Russian Federation. Has been certifying accountants since 1997.

Having passed the IPB exam, the accountant receives a certificate confirming his high qualifications.

Training and certification itself can be completed not only at the IPB. Now there are professional training centers that have a license to carry out educational activities and are accredited by the IPB RF. This gives them the right to issue and endorse professional accountant certification.

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Accountant certificate (code A)

Professional accountant certificate of the IPB of Russia, level 5 of the professional standard for the generalized labor function “Accounting.”

Cost of education

17,900 rubles, not subject to VAT;
Entry fee to IPB MR: 9,700 rubles;
Entry fee to the IPB of Russia: 1,200 rubles.

Entrance fees to the IPB MR and IPB Russia can be paid a month after the start of training.

Chief Accountant Certificate (code B)

Professional accountant certificate of the IPB of Russia, level 6 of the professional standard for the generalized labor function “Preparation of accounting (financial) statements.”

Cost of education

28,900 rubles, not subject to VAT;
Entry fee to IPB MR: 9,700 rubles;
Entry fee to the IPB of Russia: 1,200 rubles.

Entrance fees to the IPB MR and IPB Russia can be paid a month after the start of training.

Form of study

Part-time/distance learning, with the ability to listen to lectures in the form of a webinar, online;
Rules for taking the IPB exam.

Start dates

Evening weekdays - 3-4 times a week (18:30 - 21:40):

February 2, April 6, May 12, September 21.

Combined - on Fridays (18:30 - 21:40) and Saturdays (10:00 - 17:00):

February 12, March 12, October 1.

Requirements for applicants

Certificate of accountant for a commercial organization;
Certificate of chief accountant of a commercial organization.

Required documents for enrollment

Curriculum (80 hours) || Curriculum (240 hours) ;
Training contract;
Application for full membership of the IPB of Russia;
Application for full membership of the IPB of the Moscow region;
Application for certification;
Application for training (for accountants of a commercial organization);
Application for training (for accountants of public sector organizations);
Application for entering information into the Unified Register of Professional Accountants - members of the IPB of Russia;
3 copies of education diploma (just copies, no need to notarize);
Copy of passport pages (with photo and registration) - 2 copies;
A copy of the work record, certified by the employer;
Certificate of employment (2 copies);
4 color matte photographs (without corners, 3x4).

Accountant certificate - documents received

Certificate of a professional accountant of the IPB of Russia, confirming the compliance of the applicant’s qualifications with the requirements of the 5th level of the Standard for the generalized labor function “Accounting” (code A).

to the accountant's certificate indicating the specialization (accounting in commercial organizations or in state (municipal) institutions), containing a list of the following labor functions of the accountant:

code A/01.5 - Acceptance for accounting of primary accounting documents on the facts of the economic life of an economic entity;
code A/02.5 - Monetary measurement of accounting objects and current grouping of facts of economic life;
code A/03.5 - Final summary of the facts of economic life.

Chief accountant certificate - documents received

Certificate of a professional accountant of the IPB of Russia, confirming the compliance of the applicant’s qualifications with the requirements of the 6th level of the Labor Function Standard (code B/01.6) - “Preparation of accounting (financial) statements.”

to the chief accountant’s certificate indicating the specialization (accounting in commercial organizations or in state (municipal) institutions) for the labor function of the chief accountant: (code B/01.6) - “Preparation of accounting (financial) statements.” Certificate ch. Accountant through additional testing can be supplemented with applications that confirm the compliance of the applicant’s qualifications with the requirements of the Standard.

From March 16, 2021, the IPB of Russia introduces electronic document management for organizing and conducting certification of applicants. To complete distance learning, you need to fill out an application for training or contact Anastasia Raspopina, who will send a set of documents and instructions.

On the first day of training, you receive a login and password for your personal account and access to lecture notes, practice tests, slides, study guides and other materials. Classes are conducted in the form of a webinar, which can be watched even from a mobile phone. The listener is present and asks questions to the teacher. After completing the training and pre-exam consultations, the student takes the exam independently from any computer. The certificate is received by mail.

About the professional standard “Accountant”

The certificate of a professional accountant and membership in the largest association of accountants and auditors in Russia (IABR) is highly valued by employers when appointing candidates to leading positions in our country and abroad. IPBR is the only Russian association of accountants and auditors that is a member of IFAC (International Association of Professional Accountants).

IPB of Russia is vested with the powers of the CSC

On October 15, 2015, the Council for Professional Qualifications of the Financial Market vested the IPB of Russia with the powers of a qualification assessment center (QAC). This decision was approved by the National Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Professional Qualifications.

CSCs are one of the most important elements of the system of independent assessment of qualifications, which is in its infancy. In particular, the functioning of the CSC is provided for by the draft law on the assessment of professional qualifications for compliance with professional standards, which was developed by the Russian Ministry of Labor.

An independent assessment of qualifications is intended to confirm that the applicant’s qualification level meets the requirements of the relevant professional standard. Such an assessment can only be carried out by organizations authorized by the CSC. An assessment carried out by organizations that are not CSCs cannot guarantee the reliability of the result to the employer and society, and therefore does not contribute to increasing the transparency of the labor market.

IPB Russia has many years of experience in certifying specialists in the field of accounting, successfully works as a subject of non-state regulation of accounting, and is able to operate in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation thanks to a wide corporate network. In addition, the IPB of Russia is the developer of the professional standard “Accountant” and currently carries out the functions of monitoring the application and clarification of its provisions. All these aspects were taken into account when vesting the IPB of Russia with the powers of the CSC.

You can undergo training and professional retraining at the Institute of Economics and Crisis Management (Accredited member of the Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of Russia).

In May 2015, Federal Law No. 122-FZ “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 11 and 73 of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation” was signed. The law supplemented the Labor Code of the Russian Federation with Article 195.3 “Procedure for the application of professional standards.”

In February 2015, the Russian Ministry of Labor approved a professional standard for accountants: Order of the Russian Ministry of Labor dated December 22, 2014 N 1061n “On approval of the professional standard “Accountant”.

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Why do you need a professional accountant certificate?

In recent years, the work of an accountant has become significantly more complicated. And this is primarily due to the large number of changes in legislation, which can be quite difficult to keep track of.

And even more so, the employer has such a problem. When hiring an accountant, he wants to be sure of his professionalism. It is at such moments that a certificate of a professional accountant and membership in the IPA of the Russian Federation are a guarantee of the high level of the hired specialist.

Also, one should not forget that in order to renew the validity of the certificate, it is necessary to improve one’s qualifications (pass 40 hours of training annually), which undoubtedly increases the level of confidence in the accountant.

It is no secret that many people have a desire to go and work abroad. And if you want to find a job in your specialty in a new place, you will simply need the IPB RF certificate. The IPB is a full member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), so to get a job abroad you will need to know the national language and take a course in local taxation.

Accounting. Professional retraining

ANO "NIIDPO" invites you to remotely* undergo professional retraining as an accountant using programs developed by expert practitioners of the Institute, taking into account current professional standards and legal requirements for accounting and tax accounting.

Retraining of accountants allows you to gain professional competencies that constitute a new qualification for the Listener. The minimum duration of such courses by law is 250 hours, but usually at least 340 hours are allocated for mastering the programs. Courses are implemented on the basis of higher or secondary vocational education. Training is completely distance learning. Students who successfully complete the courses receive diplomas confirming completion of professional retraining in accounting, analysis and auditing.

The courses will be useful:

accountants of public and private organizations;
accountants who work for individual entrepreneurs (IP);
business managers and individual entrepreneurs (IP) who want to understand the aspects of accounting and tax accounting;
users of tax reporting;
tax consultants.

The catalog contains

Retraining courses in accounting:

in state (budgetary) institutions;
in commercial organizations;
in non-profit organizations;
from individual entrepreneurs.

The training allows you to obtain the following qualifications:

"Accountant".
These are courses for those who are aimed at becoming familiar with the current requirements for financial and tax accounting, practical issues of an accountant’s activities in an enterprise, including the use of 1C programs. With such qualifications, you can work in any position related to accounting activities: from an assistant accountant to a chief accountant.
"Internal Auditor".
These courses develop the skills of internal audits of an enterprise. An internal audit specialist can work in the accounting department, in the sales department and in any other department where it is necessary to monitor the correctness and reliability of documentation through audits.
"Economist-analyst."
Programs awarding this qualification are aimed at introducing modern approaches to the analysis and organization of the financial and economic activities of an enterprise in order to make effective management decisions.

The list of courses is constantly expanding. Find out from the admissions specialists what programs are currently being implemented.

To register for retraining courses for accountants, call the Institute’s admissions committee specialists by phone: 8 and.

* Correspondence courses using distance learning technologies.

How many types of certificates are there?

There are several types of certificates:

Accountant certificate. It confirms the professional level of the employee performing the functions of an accountant, which must correspond to the qualifications of the professional standard “Accountant” of the 5th level.
Chief accountant certificate. Confirms the professional level of the employee performing the functions of the chief accountant. This must be consistent with the Accountant Professional Standard Level 6 qualification.
Certificate of the chief accountant of an organization that has separate divisions. This is a qualification of the 7th level of the professional standard “Accountant”.

Read about the new professional standard “Accountant” here.

To obtain a certificate, it is not enough to have the necessary knowledge and skills - there are certain qualification requirements that an individual must meet. They mainly relate to education and practical work experience. You can find out about them on the IPB Russia website in the “Get a certificate” section.

Accountant: categories, qualification requirements, main aspects of the new professional standard

The new professional standard uses the division of the labor functions of accountants into five groups:

Group “A”: accounting – ordinary specialists (accountants with and without categories, qualification level 5);
Group “B”: preparation of reporting (accounting, financial) - chief accountants and heads of accounting departments (skill level 6);
Group “C”: reporting - chief accountants working in enterprises with branches (skill level 7);
Group “D”: preparation of consolidated statements – specialists preparing consolidated statements (skill level 8);
Group “E”: provision of accounting and reporting services – accounting consultants (qualification level 8).

According to the new Professional Standard, accounting specialists received the following job titles:

Accountant - specialists with secondary vocational education, or non-core secondary education and additional vocational education (according to professional retraining programs);
Accountant of the 2nd category are specialists with a similar level of education and experience in the position of “accountant” for at least one year;
Accountant of the 1st category are specialists who have worked for at least 1 year in the position of “accountant of the 2nd category” and have the above level of education.

It should be noted that in the new Professional Standard, which defines the categories of accountants, the “leading accountant” is not designated as a specialist in the field of accounting. Enterprises that are guided by the new professional standard in their work should bring their staffing schedule and categories of specialists into line with it.

To figure out which accountant belongs to category 1, 2 or does not have one, you should analyze section II of the professional standard “Description of labor functions” and section 3.1 “Generalized labor function”, which details the types of work and requirements for qualifications and level of education for specialists specific categories.

According to the level of qualification, the chief accountant belongs to the sixth, seventh, and eighth categories, and there are no categories for him by analogy with ordinary accountants (first, second, etc.).

The use of professional standards, and therefore categorization for accountants, is advisory in nature, which gives business entities the right to independently decide whether to use such a professional gradation of specialists or not.

What else you need to know about preparing and conducting certification

You can prepare for the exam in several ways:

take a full-time course at an accredited training center;
take a distance course at an accredited training center;
prepare yourself.

You can view and download the program for training professional accountants in ConsultantPlus. If you do not already have access to this legal system, a full access trial is available for free.

After you have chosen the training method that is suitable for you, you must become a full member of the IPB RF. To do this, you need to write an application, attach documents confirming your qualifications, and pay the entrance fee.

It is possible to take the exam at the territorial IPB or at an accredited training center.

The exam takes place in 2 stages:

1. Interim certification at the center where you studied.

2. Electronic testing on the IPB RF website. You receive the login details for the site from the accredited center where the training took place, or from the IPB representative office.

Testing for a chief accountant may include about 48 questions, for an accountant - 24 questions.

During the exam, you are allowed to use regulations and reporting forms.

Recommendations

Now you know where to get a professional accountant certificate in Moscow. It is enough to contact a specialized center that trains specialists. It is worth noting that you can attend the course in person or remotely. This is especially convenient for those specialists who do not have enough time. In addition, you can prepare yourself. Only the end result is important. In this case, this means successfully passing the exam and obtaining a professional accountant certificate.

Depending on its type, the number of questions will depend. For example, an accountant usually has to answer twenty-four questions, and his main colleague has to answer twice as many, that is, forty-eight.

It is important that the exam provides the opportunity to use regulations, as well as reporting forms.

How to obtain a professional accountant certificate

After passing the exam, the Presidential Council of the IPB RF makes a decision to issue certificates based on the results obtained.

If the results are positive, you receive a certificate, and information about it is entered into the Unified Register.

The register gives the employer the right to collect data about the employee: when he became a member of the IPB RF, when he last underwent advanced training. Information about this is stored for 5 years.

If the exam is not passed, the applicant has the right to retake it 2 times. This must occur within 3 months of the date of the 1st test.

The certificate is issued for 3 years. After this, if you paid your membership fees to the IPB RF on time and improved your qualifications in accordance with the requirements, the certificate will be extended for another 3 years and so on. You do not need to take the exams again every time you renew your certificate.

Important nuances

It is not enough to simply receive a chief accountant certificate one day and happily forget about it. You will have to spend forty hours annually on training for the document to remain valid. That is why the presence of such a certificate seriously increases the competitiveness of an accountant in the labor market.

Information about candidates who have successfully completed the qualification exam is entered into the Unified Register. From it, the employer can learn a lot about his employee, namely: the date of entry into the IPB, the moment of the last advanced training. Information is stored for five years.

The validity period of the certificate is three years. If during this period the accountant regularly made contributions and upgraded his qualifications in a timely manner, the document will be extended for a similar period. You will not have to take the exam again.

Results

Obtaining a professional accountant certificate is not mandatory in our country.
Perhaps, working in a small company, the knowledge that you have will be enough for you. But if you are full of ambition and do not want to rest on your laurels, and also do not want anyone to doubt your knowledge and professionalism, then a chartered professional accountant is what you need. You can find more complete information on the topic in ConsultantPlus. Free trial access to the system for 2 days.

Requirements for obtaining an accountant certificate

It is curious that not everyone is given the document. To obtain it, individuals must meet a whole list of requirements. It's worth familiarizing yourself with them in advance.

Higher education in economics.
Three years of experience in a management position.
It is possible to have a secondary specialized education with five years of work experience.
A criminal record for economic crimes is not allowed.

Fulfilling these requirements allows you to apply for a chief accountant certificate. However, the corresponding document will be issued only upon successful passing of the qualification exam.

conclusions

So, the law does not oblige existing accountants to obtain a certificate to confirm their own qualifications. However, it is important to understand that employees who have gone through the appropriate procedure, passed the exam and received a document acquire significant advantages. Especially compared to those who didn't.

Moreover, having a certificate that confirms your qualifications will become a kind of protection against dismissal due to inadequacy for the position held. This benefits not only the employee, but also the employer. After all, when hiring a specialist who has a certificate of a professional accountant, he can be confident in the highly qualified specialist.

This information will allow you to decide whether to obtain such a license. Do not forget, however, that this is preceded by a training course, as well as a subsequent exam. However, after going through all the difficulties, you will increase your own professional relevance.