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ACCA announces pass rates for the September 2019 exams, which saw more than 99,000 students in this sitting. Good luck to everybody receiving their results!
Joseph Owolabi has been elected as president of ACCA. Confirmed in his new role on 10 November 2022, Joseph said: ‘I am passionate about connecting our community and inspiring the accountants of tomorrow. Great things happen when we collaborate.’
Joseph Owolabi
@opejoe
from Melbourne, is the new vice president of ACCA. ‘I am so proud to be a member and to serve ACCA. My values and motivations are exactly the same as ACCA’s.’
Accountancy isn’t a numbers game for ACCA Council member Ronnie Patton. ‘Our job is about communication. Accounting is simply the language we communicate in.’ Interview
Great news to share this morning! ACCA won Professional Body of the Year at the Digital Accountancy Forum and Awards, run by
@WAI_News
last night. A brilliant accolade for the Professional Insights team
#DAFVirtual
We are honoured to be
@PQMagazine
’s Accountancy Body of the Year – and to receive the Innovation Award for our Ethics & Professional Skills Module. Proud that our 200,000 members are leading and shaping the profession!
#PQAwards
#ACCA
ACCA wishes to convey our condolences to His Majesty the King and the Royal Family. We pay tribute to Her Majesty’s remarkable life. ACCA was honoured to receive its Royal Charter from Her Majesty The Queen on 25 Nov 1974, which continues to act as ACCA’s constitution.
ACCA is enabling students around the world to take their exams at home or in another location in circumstances where centre-based exam sittings are disrupted.
Delighted that ACCA has won both Professional Body of the Year and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year at Digital Accountancy Awards in London!
@WAI_News
#DAF19
ACCA & EY's new report says that digital tools offer new possibilities for meaningful work for accountants and finance professionals that'll outlast the economic challenges posed by Covid19. Read more here:
@EYnews
‘We live in a society of contradictions, where there is abundance of resources, yet we are the poverty capital of the world; where many are incredibly rich while millions struggle to survive.’ Interview with ACCA Council member Taiwo Oyedele, from Nigeria.
110 Queen Street in Glasgow - which houses ACCA's global operations centre - has been awarded a Scottish Green Apple Environment Award for its eco-friendly construction
@ACCAScotland
ACCA wishes you all a Merry Christmas, and all the very best for 2019! Please note our account will be monitored periodically between Dec 21 and Jan 2.
ACCA today reveals pass rates of the March 2019 exam sittings - it saw over 96,000 students around the world entering over 117,000 exams. Find out more on the pass rates via
@ACCANews
What are the differences between professional certification and a degree? Here are five reasons why certification, such as ACCA can boost a new graduate's career!
"As a CEO, I would never have a CFO who is not a professionally qualified accountant -- because knowing that they are trained in and committed to ethical behaviour is critically important"
Helen Brand OBE talks
#ethics
&
#accounting
w
@et_cfo
Mark Millar named new ACCA president. ‘It is humbling that so many talented and dedicated professionals have placed their trust in me to serve as their president, and I look forward to representing them faithfully and well in the coming year.’ Full story
Helen Brand returned to BBC The Papers last night alongside
@paul__johnson
to discuss today’s headlines including Labour MP Frank Field, the collapse of payday lender Wonga and more!
ACCA members and future members will have a route to attaining Registered Auditor status in South Africa following accreditation of the ACCA Qualification by
#IRBA
ACCA is introducing a new ‘Practice Solution’ platform to directly help students with the changeover to CBEs at the Strategic Professional level in 2020. These will contain exam question replicating the exact look & feel of Pearson Vue software. (1/2)
And here it is... Well done to
@ACCA
's Professional Insights team who received a special mention for their work, including the recent Covid-19 research
#DAFVirtual
ACCA is celebrating 20 years of its dual qualification with
@BrookesOBBS
. Globally, 33,500 students have graduated from the BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting degree programme to date.
If you’re an ACCA student & have a story about changing career alongside pursuing the ACCA Qualification then do get in touch with our press team newsroom
@accaglobal
.com. It’s always good to share in inspirational, positive stories!
How can public sector accountants help to bridge the infrastructure gap around the world? ACCA and BDO will explore this and more at today's conference in Dublin.
Proud to win Comms Campaign of Year at International Accountancy Awards 2022 for 'Rethinking Sustainable Business', picked up by our Council member Dinusha Weerawardane
@Dinusha_W19
(l). Congrats also to our member
@JamesLizars
(r) for Sustainability Initiative Award!
#IAFA
Delighted to have won Professional Body of the Year and Comms Campaign of the Year for Accounting for a better world at the International Accounting Forum & Awards. Testament to the work of our members and efforts of our team.
#IAFA23
Technology and the accountancy profession - opportunities undoubtedly await, but with power comes responsibility. All of this and more can be discovered in ACCA's latest report - Machine learning: more science than fiction.
#ACCAInsights
Delighted to announce we're finalists for 2 awards
#IAFA
- Professional Body of the Year & Comms Campaign of the Year. We'll hear more at the event on the 29 June.
The remarkable story of the development of Rwanda’s accountancy profession in the spotlight at
#WCOA2018
fringe event, featuring the country’s accountancy body
@iCPAR
,
@PAFA_Africa
,
@IFAC
and ACCA.
Accountancy faces several significant challenges, from social and technological trends and developments. Read more of ACCA's report, Learning for the Future, setting out how the profession can adapt.
ACCA and
@Xero
sign global Memorandum of Understanding at
#wcoa2018
to help members take advantage of opportunities presented by digital advances. More at
‘Our Qualification makes you smarter every day.’ Council member Cristina Gutu talks about her childhood behind the Iron Curtain, oranges and bananas, and how ACCA helps build lives as well as nations. Interview
Orla Collins, from Dublin, is ACCA’s new deputy president. ‘I am so grateful and happy that so many wonderful people have placed so much trust in me. As an Irish woman it is a huge privilege to represent the profession on the global stage.’ Full story
Coding & the accountancy profession: not every professional accountant may need to code, but even a basic understanding can add value to their organisations, help to differentiate themselves & open future career opportunities - read more 👉
ACCA is calling on new UK prime minister Boris Johnson to look at at the proposed salary threshold for international workers in a post-Brexit Britain. Read more via
@WAI_News
.
Our chief exec, Helen Brand, spoke about the need to promote more female directors at a global online event hosted by the Board Directors Institute this morning.
🚨Calling current & future accountancy students🚨
What does a career in accountancy look like? Can accountants save the planet? Head of
@ACCA_UK
Claire Bennison will reveal more along with other speakers at a joint
@PQMagazine
and
@LSBF
conference - 10am to 2pm on Sat 8 Feb (1/2)
Thrilled & honoured to be
#DAFAwards
Professional Body of the Year. Here's ACCA's head of media Peter Williams, Claire Bennison head of
@ACCA_UK
& Chris Quick, director of brand & corporate reputation at the event. Thanks to
@ArenaFinancial
for a great evening.
Shanghai tax guru Matthew Wong was named
#1
in his field of expertise throughout the whole Asia. The
@PwC
partner talks about how he earned the accolade in the latest of our ACCA Council member interviews
ACCA is delighted to have caught up with
@pamelamonroeel2
, auditor general of Jamaica, at our ninth international public sector conference conference in Prague
#ACCAIPSC2019
Twitter
@ACCANews
ACCA’s proud that
@ACCAHelenBrand
is appointed to the UK government’s Trade Advisory Group for Professional advisory services. Delighted to bring to this our global presence & knowledge about the accountancy sector
@tradegovuk