Working as an accountant in Iceland
What official sources say about working as an accountant in Iceland: how foreign qualifications are recognised.
Accountant is a regulated profession in Iceland. Foreign qualifications go through: To obtain statutory-auditor authorization, satisfy the education and experience conditions and pass the professional examination; the Auditors Oversight Board issues the licence certificate. The Ministry says examinations are generally held once a year.
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- To obtain statutory-auditor authorization, satisfy the education and experience conditions and pass the professional examination; the Auditors Oversight Board issues the licence certificate. The Ministry says examinations are generally held once a year.
Regulation and recognition
Accountant is a regulated profession in Iceland.
- Recognition route
- To obtain statutory-auditor authorization, satisfy the education and experience conditions and pass the professional examination; the Auditors Oversight Board issues the licence certificate. The Ministry says examinations are generally held once a year.
- Recognition authority
- Auditors Oversight Board (Endurskoðendaeftirlitið), under the Ministry of Industries, for the statutory-auditor licence.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Accountant in Iceland: recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8cd464162ac7e61e49dc34524573ecb3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/iceland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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