In order to be admitted to the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) for Certified Public Accountants, you must have at least seven years of professional experience in the commercial sector, of which at least three years must be in qualified work, during which you must work in your narrow field of activity for at least four main examination periods. A maximum of one main examination period can be credited per calendar year. Please contact the training providers directly for information on the exact regulations.

This continuing education, further training to become a Certified Public Accountant is a Federal Advanced Professional Examination (AFPE) that builds on a Federal Professional Examination, a related Advanced Professional Examination, a University of Applied Sciences or a University degree.

The continuing education, further training to become a certified public accountant is designed to take four years and requires the prerequisite modules "Statistics", "Economics", "Quantitative Methods" and "Tax & Legal". The basic training consists of three modules: Audit, Tax & Legal and Accounting & Finance (Corporate Finance, Management & Financial Accounting / Financial Reporting). At the diploma examination level in the Professional Judgement (PJ) module, you will be prepared for the federal diploma examination. Detailed information can be obtained directly from the schools via the contact form.

A Swiss certified public accountant has the following responsibilities:

• Employment of senior management
• major responsibility for the correctness of the statements on compliance with statutory regulations and accounting standards
• Reporting to company management and/or authorities in accordance with the law and the order
• Correct handling of sensitive data
• If self-employed: Responsibility for own company

The tasks for auditor jobs are as follows:

• Valuation and expert opinions of companies
• Interpretation and evaluation of internal and external analyses
• Process audits to assess the internal control of the companies
• Samples, tests and inspections
• External confirmations
• Plausibility studies
• Audit of the annual financial statements of companies
• Assessment and evaluation of future opportunities and risks and their potential impact on the future valuation of the company and key asset items
• Preparation of reports, e.g. to the company management or authorities
• contribute as an independent audit body to building confidence and thus to the functioning of the markets
• External advice on company valuations, potential takeovers or reorganizations, internal audits or tax issues

The following further training courses are useful after training as an auditor:

• Seminars of the Fiduciary Chamber Academy
• Participation in specialist conferences and international congresses
• Bachelor of Science FH in Business Administration, specializing in Banking and Finance, Economics and Politics, Accounting/Controlling/Auditing
• Bachelor of Science FH in Business Law
• Postgraduate studies at universities of applied sciences in related fields, e.g. Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Financial Consulting, in Fiduciary and Management Consulting, in Economic Crime Investigation, Executive MBA Controlling and Consulting

The following competencies can be achieved with the Certified Public Accountant training course:

• Competencies in top management and management
• Personnel management skills
• Competencies in the context of managing your own office

Admission to the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) for Certified Public Accountants is open to those who hold a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Fiduciary Accounting, Finance and Accounting, Computer Science or Banking, or a Swiss university degree, a degree from a university of applied sciences or a College of Higher Education, or a Federal Diploma as a Tax Expert, Fiduciary Expert, Accounting and Controlling Expert, Computer Science, Banking Expert or Banker. tax expert, fiduciary expert, accounting and controlling expert, IT specialist, banking specialist or an equivalent qualification. In addition, participants must not have an entry in the central criminal register, must have at least seven years of practical experience in the commercial sector, three of which must be in a qualified position, and must have passed all module examinations.