ACCA wins overall best association award at the Association Excellence Awards

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has won the overall best association award at the Association Excellence Awards at a ceremony held in London on 31 March.

ACCA was recognised for providing opportunity and access to people of ability around the world and support for its members throughout their careers.

ACCA was able to demonstrate how through capacity building work, and its ground-breaking Professional Insights report Professional accountants – the future, it enhances the reputation of ACCA members and the accountancy profession on the global stage.

This report says that professional accountants need a range of professional competencies to progress their career, a blend of technical knowledge, skills and abilities combined with interpersonal behaviours and qualities that are the most value for employers and clients.

Raymond Jack, executive director of finance and operations at ACCA says: ‘ACCA continues to be known as an organisation that opens up the profession by giving anyone of ability the chance to become a professional accountant, whoever and wherever they are.

‘This past year has seen us continue to evolve and pioneer so that ACCA continues to inspire its members and students towards greater success and prosperity, leading the way in the accountancy profession, building partnerships around the world and protecting the public interest.

Raymond Jack concludes: ‘Through our unique professional insights – from Drivers of change and future skills to Generation Next – we continue to demonstrate our leading role in articulating the future for the profession. Our members around the world continue to lead through excellence and are relied upon for their professional skills and ethical standards.’