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COMPTABLE GENERAL ACCREDITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- certified general accountant
1, record 1, English, certified%20general%20accountant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CGA 2, record 1, English, CGA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A certified general accountant (CGA) is an accounting professional with expertise in finance, taxation, business strategy, auditing, management and business leadership ... They work in industry, commerce, finance, government, public practice and the not-for-profit sector. 3, record 1, English, - certified%20general%20accountant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The titles of chartered accountant (CA), certified general accountant (CGA) and certified management accountant (CMA) were unified in 2014 and are now operating under the chartered professional accountant (CPA) designation throughout Canada. 4, record 1, English, - certified%20general%20accountant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Comptabilité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comptable général accrédité
1, record 1, French, comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20accr%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CGA 1, record 1, French, CGA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- comptable générale accréditée 2, record 1, French, comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20accr%C3%A9dit%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- CGA 2, record 1, French, CGA
correct, feminine noun
- CGA 2, record 1, French, CGA
- comptable général licencié 3, record 1, French, comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20licenci%C3%A9
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- CGA 4, record 1, French, CGA
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- CGA 4, record 1, French, CGA
- comptable générale licenciée 5, record 1, French, comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20licenci%C3%A9e
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- CGA 6, record 1, French, CGA
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- CGA 6, record 1, French, CGA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un comptable général accrédité est un professionnel comptable qui possède des compétences dans les domaines suivants : la finance, la fiscalité, la stratégie commerciale, la vérification, la gestion et la direction d'entreprises. Ils travaillent dans les secteurs industriel, commercial et financier, le secteur public, les cabinets privés et le secteur des organismes sans but lucratif. 7, record 1, French, - comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20accr%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, l'unification de la profession comptable en 2014 a réuni les titres de comptable agréé (CA), comptable général accrédité (CGA) et comptable en management accrédité (CMA) sous le titre de comptable professionnel agréé (CPA). 8, record 1, French, - comptable%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20accr%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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