ACCA Sri Lanka welcomes 93 new members to fraternity
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Sri Lanka (ACCA) recently held its new member ceremony at the Cinnamon Grand to celebrate the achievement of 93 new ACCA members, who have attained the membership milestone during the last year.
The ACCA membership is considered today as one that provides access to what is widely regarded as the profession’s most comprehensive range of career and professional development resources, including accounting and auditing standards, technical updates, online and face-to-face learning opportunities and further qualifications.
ACCA Sri Lanka Chairman, Member Network Panel Adrian Perera, welcomed the new members to the ACCA fraternity and said that they will now become a part of the vibrant global ACCA community which consists of more than 200,000 members in 183 countries.
Immediate Past President of ACCA Global, Brian Mcenery, the keynote speaker at the event, highlighted the important role that professional accountants will play in the future and cited some of his own experiences in how the ACCA qualification and membership had opened up many career opportunities for him. He further showcased the forwardthinking approach of ACCA and added that this greatly contributed as to why employers across the globe accepted and valued the qualification.
Following his address, 93 newlyelected members received their certificates and awards from Brian Mcenery, Adrian Perera and Nilusha Ranasinghe the Head of ACCA Sri Lanka.
The Award for the National Advocate of the year was awarded to Suren Rajakarier, Partner and Head of Audit and Assurance KPMG Sri Lanka and Vice Chairman of the Member Network Panel of ACCA Sri Lanka.
Nilusha Ranasinghe said that ACCA will continue to work towards being regarded as the leading global body for professional accountants by reputation, size, and influence and will strive to be always on the pulse of what is happening globally and in doing so, ensure that their members have the tools to become visionaries and leaders within their respective companies.
The ceremony was graced by a number of distinguished guests from local bodies, leading organizations, and top employers.