SOCPA — Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants
Saudi Arabia's professional accounting body and fellowship.
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- Best for
- Saudi Arabia's professional accounting body and fellowship.
- Not ideal for
- If you don't work with Saudi entities or the Saudi market.
- Main roles
- Audit, accounting and zakat/tax practice in Saudi Arabia.
- CPD
- SOCPA members complete continuing professional development relevant to their practice.
Last reviewed: June 2026
Who it's for
Accountants practising, or seeking to practise, in Saudi Arabia.
Structure
The SOCPA Fellowship exam covers five subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Zakat & Tax, Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Business Law. Holders of CPA, ACA (ICAEW), CA Canada or CA Australia are exempt from the accounting and auditing subjects.
Time & cost
Varies; the local fellowship route, often combined with a global qualification.
Careers
Audit, accounting and zakat/tax practice in Saudi Arabia.
The skills you'll build
Many of these serve more than one path.
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Continuing professional development (CPD)
SOCPA members complete continuing professional development relevant to their practice.
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