CPA Woman: An Insiders Guide to Success in a Global Accounting Career (Mandarin-Chinese Edition) [Paperback]

A book that addresses the unique challenges facing women in the accounting profession in North America and abroad is long overdue. The CPA Woman provides a road map for young professionals seeking a successful international career. -- Anne Raschick, MST, American expat working in Shanghai

A unique and much needed career reference source for business students. -- Larbi Hammami, Professor in Finance, Montreal

A very comprehensive, practical and useful resource to both men and women who want to be successful professional accountants in a competitive world. -- Thurman So, CGA(Vancouver), CPA (South Dakota)

Angela is superbly qualified to write with confidence on this topic... Based on her experience, Angela can write from the perspective of a female, professional accountant of Asian heritage who has enjoyed great success in servicing very demanding and complex corporate clients in the North American professional accounting environment. -- H. Clark Hollands, FCA, Vancouver

It is a must read for anyone considering accounting as a career path, for the book is dotted with real life examples and advice collected from Angelas own personal experiences working for one of the Big 4... -- J. Cyril Wan, CA, Glann Eng, CA, Laura Luan, CPA(US), Vancouver

Book Description

It is the first book that recounts a Beijing high-school student's unique journey to become a U.S. Certified Public Accountant living in Vancouver, Canada. It is the first book that reveals a Chinese female accountant's secrets to success in public accounting.

Product Description

Mandarin-Chinese edition with some text in English.

WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT? A practical and insightful accounting career guide written by a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and former senior international tax manager of one of the Big 4 firms in Canada. This book highlights the latest compensation/benefits data in North America, provides detailed guidance on how to choose an international accounting designation in today's challenging economy and how to take advantage of career choices/opportunities in a global marketplace. It also helps professionals develop soft skills that are essential to promotion and provides simple techniques to reduce stress and maintain a work/life balance, and so much more...

WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THIS BOOK? College students that are seeking direction/guidance for an accounting career in today's global economy; young professionals that want to improve their soft skills in order to get promoted faster; new immigrants/foreign students that want to obtain key compensation/benefits data and the latest professional trends in Canada and the United States; visible minorities that want to succeed in corporate America; people that are seeking to make career changes or are returning to school; and professionals that want to apply practical and effective techniques to reduce stress and maintain a work/life balance.

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS You will discover: the top 27 global advantages of having an internationally recognized accounting designation; the author's practical and effective 7-step process that helps college students and young professionals choose an accounting designation that best suits their needs; an overview of major accounting designations in North America, Europe and China; why is the U.S. CPA a highly sought-after designation?; why China needs more people with the US CPA designation; why is the CGA designation more popular for Canadian immigrants; what Chinese accounting designations have great potential in today's economy; how minority professionals can successfully overcome the top 7 career fears in North America; how to maximize your chances of getting into the Big 4 international accounting firms; the top 7 challenges that young professionals face while working at the Big 4 firms; the top 9 strategies/skills that are critical to a fast-track career in the public accounting profession; and techniques for professionals to reduce stress and maintain a work-life balance.

Angela Huang, a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and Chinese-Canadian author, recounts her journey from Beijing to Vancouver and shares her personal experiences working at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Canada. Her passion for success flows throughout her new book The CPA Woman. It is the first book that shares a Chinese female accountants secrets to a fast-track senior international tax management position in public accounting, focuses on the unique career needs of foreign students and immigrants living in the U.S. and Canada, and addresses the major challenges of minority professional accountants working in North America and provides proven strategies to overcome such obstacles.

I look forward to hearing your success stories as this is the primary reason for me to write this book. If I can help you in any way, or if you have any suggestions, please contact me at thecpawoman@gmail.com.

Angela Huang is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an international tax specialist, an author and a career coach.

Growing up in Beijing, China, Angela relocated to Dallas, Texas in 1986 to finish high school. In 1989, Angela moved to Canada where she studied at McGill University in Montreal. Shortly after her graduation from McGill (with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance/Management Information Systems), Angela enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington and obtained her Master of Professional Accounting in May 1994.

In June 1994, Angela joined one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Canada. A Washington State silver medalist on the U.S. uniform CPA exams (November 1994), Angela was promoted to tax manager in 1998 and then senior international tax manager in 2000. Angela was a practice leader for the firm's U.S. corporate compliance group in Vancouver from 2000 to 2007. She also presented U.S. corporate and multi-state tax planning and compliance strategies at various tax conferences including the CITE (Council for International Tax Education) Conference.

Since 2008, Angela has devoted most of her time to writing and publishing accounting career and professional development books, as well as providing consulting services to private enterprises and other professionals. She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. Contact her via e-mail ( thecpawoman@gmail.