I am currently pursuing a BAF (Bachelor of Accounting and Finance) and would like to know what are the best career options after graduation. Should I pursue CA, CFA, MBA in Finance, or start working right away? Also, what kind of job roles can I expect as a BAF graduate without any professional cert

Hello Taha,

Let's divide your query into three parts.

• Best career options after graduation
• Which course to pursue or start working
• Job roles without professional cert

Best career options after graduation

A Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (BAF) degree can provide you with various opportunities for job progression at a time when finance professionals play such a vital role in the economy.

Accounting Roles: BAF graduates can find entry-level positions as accounting assistants or junior accountants at accounting firms or within businesses. With experience and further education (like the CA certification), they can advance to roles like auditors, financial controllers, or even CFOs.

Financial Analyst Roles: A BAF degree provides a strong foundation for careers in financial analysis. Graduates can work for investment firms, corporations, or government agencies, analysing financial data, providing investment recommendations, and developing financial strategies.

Banking and Investment: A BAF can lead to careers in investment banking, portfolio management, or financial advisory. These roles involve working with financial instruments, advising clients on investments, and managing financial assets.

Management Consulting: With the right skills and experience, BAF graduates can also pursue careers in management consulting, focusing on areas like financial strategy, operational efficiency, and risk management.

BAF graduates may also find opportunities in corporate finance, tax consulting, financial planning, risk management, and actuarial sciences

Which course to pursue or start working

The best professional degree that you can achieve is CA in the field of commerce after which a number of other courses line up. BAF is mini CA. All your portion of BAF gets covered at IPCC level only. Makes your BAF degree a cake walk.

If law interests you then you can give cet/clat and do a 3 year law post baf. [Law cannot be pursued along with BCom/BAF/any other University degree]

If you are interested in the field of teaching, then you can go ahead with a two years MCom /MSc finance /masters and give your Net-set (the basic exam for being a professor)

If you are inclined towards maths and business, then you can give CAT/ CET and do your MBA, but for getting into best of the colleges, you require 2–3 years work experience for which I feel the feasible age is 25–26. But if you are Keen go for it.

If finance interests you, CFA is it for you.

One of the few things / courses you can pursue along with baf is CPF. It just has 5 exams on different subjects about which u can research. An additional professional degree will be of no harm. Of you are Keen on share market/equity and all but lack of knowledge is your barrier bse/nse have these certified exams (about which you can find on the website) they are pretty self study.

Also you can pursue any foreign language as the importance of it is increasing day by day.

AND IF NOTHING OF THE ABOVE INTERESTS YOU, Sit for your placements organised by college. The experience is worth it !! you won't be able to judge yourself until you don't explore.

All I mean is build an incredible CV for yourself in your critical years.

If you want to work right after completing your graduation, then entry-level candidates can begin working as audit assistants, financial analyst trainees, and accounting assistants. This is required only for the purpose of gaining experience and if you have financial problems then you can work along with you studies for preparing for you CA exam.

Job roles as BAF without professional cert

https://www.careers360.com/careers/articles/career-options-after-baf

You can refer to this link for information to this part.

That's it. I hope this helps. All the best dear.