Boy Who Started His ICAN Journey At Age 14 Becomes A Chartered Accountant At Age 18

A young determined boy named Abraham Onadokun has shared his career journey on how he started his ICAN at age 14, despite the hurdles he encountered in year 2021, he finally suceeded this year 2022 as he became a chartered accountant at age 18.

Read his post below, as shared on LinkedIn:

Alas! ACA at 18!

I started my ICAN journey at the age of 14 in the year 2018. I was told how hard ICAN is and how I might not cope due to my age but I didn’t allow that to deter me.

By the grace of God, I finished the Accounting Technician Scheme West Africa(ATSWA) with a stainless record and I was inducted as an Associate Accounting Technician(AAT) in December 2019.

I moved on to the skills level, wrote my exam in December 2020 and I cleared all four papers in one sitting.

After that, I proceeded to the Professional stage and I realised that I was on the verge of becoming the youngest Chartered Accountant at 17 but things didn’t go as planned. The May 2021 diet was a tough one for me as I passed two out of five papers in my Professional exams.

I didn’t allow the failure destabilise me. I rewrote the remaining three papers in November 2021. This time, I passed SFM and Case Study but still failed AAA. I still didn’t give up and kept pushing because “Winners don’t surrender”.

Today, I come out to say I claimed victory over ICAN and I am now a Chartered Accountant after passing the May 2022 diet.

I want to thank God for the grace to complete this programme. I thank my Parents and Brothers for their guidance and financial support. I also appreciate Password Professional Tutors, Right Path Professional tutors and their lecturers for their efforts. I thank all my friends for their backing and supports throughout the journey.

I am open to mentoring and internship opportunities in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.

Source: Abraham Onadokun|LinkedIn

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