KPMG renews Platinum status with ACCA
KPMG in Sri Lanka was recently recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and renewed its Platinum Employer status for Trainee Development and Professional Development up to the year 2021, confirming KPMG in Sri Lanka as a preferred employer for ACCA professionals.
ACCA has played a significant role being at the forefront of supporting organisations to build talent by tailoring their qualification to suit the unique requirements and business capabilities needed by the industry to produce work ready professionals.
KPMG in Sri Lanka has been a respected leader in the industry for over 120 years, and nurtures accountants with high professional standards. Since 2007, KPMG has partnered with ACCA as an organisation that shares similar values and commitment to youth and education.
With the Acca-approved Employer programme, KPMG in Sri Lanka has been able to attract the best talent in the field.
KPMG Partner and Learning and Development Head Suren Rajakarier said: “We have been able to provide professional development to more than two hundred and fifty individuals over the last five years with our structured continuous learning programmes and I am proud to say that we continue to be the largest employer of ACCA members and students in Sri Lanka.”
Suren Rajakarier is also the Chairman of the ACCA Sri Lanka Member Network Panel for the period 2018/19.
He was also happy to note: “We were the first company to receive Platinum status in Sri Lanka in 2007 and are really happy to have retained it till 2021 because with the Acca-approved Employer programme, our company is positioned to be the employer of choice in the local market for accountants.”
Rapid and complex change in the business environment means new challenges for boards and KPMG continues to develop professionals for the future. The ACCA criteria recognises KPMG for training employees by adhering to global standards ensuring that future accountants and finance professionals maintain the highest levels of skills, knowledge and ethics, while inculcating the practice of lifelong learning within them.
ACCA’S highest approved Employer status is a tribute to KPMG demonstrating a commitment towards employees’ development needs on a regular and sustained basis, while also committing to the ACCA key principles.