ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body with 296,000 students and 115,000 members in 170 countries. We aim to offer the first choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.

 

We support our students and members throughout their careers, providing services through a network of nearly 80 offices and centers. We have established more than 50 global accountancy partnerships, through which we deliver qualifications and a range of services which promote global standards, benefit the accountancy profession and enhance the value of accountants in the workplace. We work closely with more than 470 registered tuition providers and nearly 8,500 employers of accountants and finance professionals.

 

We use our expertise and experience to work with governments, donor agencies and professional bodies to develop the accountancy profession. We aim to achieve and promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and advance the public interest.

 

ACCA's reputation is grounded in over 100 years of providing accounting and finance qualifications. Our long traditions are complemented by modern thinking, backed by a diverse, global membership.

ACCA is the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body in the world, with over 320,000 members and students in 170 countries. ACCA has an extensive network of almost 80 staffed offices and other centers around the world.

 

In 1904 eight people formed the London Association of Accountants, in order to provide more open access to the accountancy profession than the two existing accountancy organizations. ACCA went through a number of mergers and amalgamations over the years. In 1984 it became the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants to reflect the fact that, a decade earlier, it had been granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation. In 1996 ACCA became the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

 

Our Members, who are known as Chartered Certified Accountants, are employed in industry, financial services, the public sector, or in public practice. With statutory recognition in the UK and Ireland we have the authority to license our members to work as registered auditors. In the UK, we also authorize our members to undertake insolvency work. Outside the UK, we are recognized under the EU's Mutual Recognition Directive and in many countries around the world.

 

The ACCA Qualification is designed to provide the accounting knowledge, skills and professional values which will deliver finance professionals who are capable of building successful careers across all sectors, whether they are working in the public or private sectors, practicing in accounting firms, or pursuing a career in business.

In order to qualify as an ACCA member, you will complete:

The ACCA Qualification embeds the global accounting education standards set by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). There is a strong focus on professional values, ethics, and governance. These skills are essential as the profession moves towards strengthened codes of conduct, regulation, and legislation – with an increasing focus on professionalism and ethics in accounting. These are examined at the highest level in the ACCA Qualification and are a core element of your practical experience requirements.

 

 

Every eight minutes, somewhere in the world, someone registers as an ACCA student. So will you still stand out from the crowd? Absolutely. ACCA students and members are individuals in every sense, not bound by business-sector or country-border constraints.

And we are not just growing in size. Our reach and influence extends further and further across the globe.

 

We have been around for over 100 years and in that time we have built a reputation of excellence in qualifications and training that is recognized around the world, especially by employers of accountants.