A banker cannot work anywhere outside the banking industry but an accountant can work anywhere as long as the organization keeps financial records. E.g; Schools, hospitals, Church, farm, etc. The accountant will also prepare payroll.

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To become an accountant, you must first get a degree in accounting from a university or college, then enroll to become a chartered accountant or professional accountant via Professional accounting bodies like ACCA, ICAN, etc and become an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) then after 5 years of accounting practice, the person will become a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) which is the highest qualification for an accountant. To become a banker, you will have a degree majoring on finance (banking and finance). Nowadays, banks employ people who didn't study any finance related courses in the univeristy or college. After employment, the bank trains the new staff for few months on how to go about their daily activities which relate to the job.

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An accountant is someone who is trained in bookkeeping, auditing and analysis of accounts. They are saddled with the responsibilities of analysing, interpreting, communicating financial information for decision making. Although there are accountants who work in the bank, their job in the bank is to carry out accounting duties like preparing financial statements, auditing, computing taxes, preparing payrolls (salary), etc. So when an accountant is performing any duty that is not related to his or her field, then they are not working as an accountant.

A banker cannot work anywhere outside the banking industry but an accountant can work anywhere as long as the organization keeps financial records. E.g; Schools, hospitals, Church, farm, etc. The accountant will also prepare payroll.

Also Read: How To Become An Accountant Without A Degree

To become an accountant, you must first get a degree in accounting from a university or college, then enroll to become a chartered accountant or professional accountant via Professional accounting bodies like ACCA, ICAN, etc and become an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) then after 5 years of accounting practice, the person will become a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) which is the highest qualification for an accountant. To become a banker, you will have a degree majoring on finance (banking and finance). Nowadays, banks employ people who didn't study any finance related courses in the univeristy or college. After employment, the bank trains the new staff for few months on how to go about their daily activities which relate to the job.

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