A year of Firsts

2013-14 has seen a series of exciting firsts for ACCA.

As a Council, we met for the first time in the Middle East, where we were able to see the outstanding contribution ACCA members and students make to economies right across the region. This meeting also saw ACCA sign a landmark agreement with the UAE Accountants and Auditors Association. As part of this partnership, the ACCA Qualification will form the basis of the new national chartered accountant qualification, entitling those participating to an internationally-recognised qualification and eligibility for both AAA and ACCA memberships, providing national and international relevance.

Our commitment to supporting and developing markets – and from this, forging productive partnerships with national bodies and employers – remains unrivalled in the global accountancy profession. In March, we were also proud that ACCA Myanmar became our latest office, making us the first international professional accountancy body to establish a permanent presence in the country.

We take this approach because we know that it is what we do on the ground that is most important to our members. To highlight this, and in response to valuable feedback from stakeholders on last year’s report, we’ve included regional summaries in this year’s reporting which provide a sense of the contribution ACCA is making to economies around the world.

That contribution has never been so important. It is clear that not only is there a demand for more professional accountants, but that those accountants are being called on to meet new challenges in every sector and in every market.

There is now a demand for technically skilled finance professionals who can also advise and implement strategies, develop policy and ensure that risk management and ethics are fully addressed.

It is also evident that ACCA’s syllabus and Continuing Professional Development offerings are keeping pace with those changing demands, ensuring that our members and students remain at the cutting edge of the profession.   

ACCA has also been able to make a significant contribution in shaping the profession. My own experiences in office leave me in no doubt that ACCA is held in high regard around the world.

Industry, governments, regulators and the media want to hear our views on key issues facing not only our profession, but the wider business community and economy, and I am proud of our ongoing commitment to help build the profession around the world.

Having been able to see many examples of the work that ACCA is doing, along with the exceptional contributions that our members and students are making to economic development around the world, has been truly inspirational, and gives me considerable confidence in the direction ACCA is taking.

Strategy to 2020

One of Council’s most important acts of the year was approving ACCA’s Strategy to 2020. Recognising that ACCA needed to accelerate emerging plans, we voted to introduce this early from 1 April 2014.

We believe the new strategy provides an exciting vision for the future of ACCA in what will be an environment of almost unlimited possibilities for professional bodies that have the appetite and capacity to seize them, on behalf of their members.

Martin Turner
President, on behalf of ACCA’s Council

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