KARACHI: The present economic conditions of the country are challenging and require hard work from new entrants into the field of accountancy, said Indus Motor Company Limited CEO Pervez Ghias at a certificate distribution ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Pakistan (ICAP) on Tuesday.
Giving advice to newly passed-out chartered accountants, Ghias said: “You will be at the best positions to bring positive changes in your respective companies and country.”
He said that after receiving CA certificates, the chartered accountants would also need to improve their interpersonal skills and broaden their horizons to bring the best possible changes into their organisations.
“You need to learn more than debit and credit to excel in your career,” he added. ICAP awarded 130 certificates to the graduating students on the occasion.
Sohail Wajahat, CEO Siemens Pakistan Limited, said the role of a chartered accountant is similar to a doctor. “You know the financial problems and their solutions as doctors know the problems of a human body,” he stated.
ICAP President Saqib Masood said that there will be disappointments and frustrations along the way. He said that nobody’s life is perfect, nevertheless, how an individual deals with the challenges is what sets him apart from the others.
“Try to be optimistic and positive all the time because it is time innate optimism that will take you high and above in the journey called life,” he advised. “There is nothing to fear but fear itself,” Masood said quoting Franklin Roosevelt.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2010.
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