CIMA President and AICPA Co-Chair in SL on official visit

Sarah Ghosh

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) President and Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Co-Chair Sarah Ghosh is in Sri Lanka on an official visit until 8 March.

During her visit, Sarah will attend a number of high-profile events with CIMA members, CGMA candidates, corporate partners, and government officials, including: Attending a meeting with President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe; Being the Chief Guest at the CGMA Convocation Ceremony to welcome newly qualified accounting and finance professionals to the profession; Hosting the CIMA President’s Reception, which is one of the most important events of the year for the accounting and finance community in Sri Lanka; Speaking at AICPA & CIMA’s CXO Forum, which will explore key trends impacting the future of business, accounting and finance.

Sarah was elected as the 90th CIMA President and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants on 13 June 2022. She is the second successive woman to be elected President of CIMA and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She follows on from the Sri Lankan, Melanie J. Kanaka FCMA (UK), CGMA, who is now CIMA Immediate Past President. During her year in office, Sarah is focusing on driving innovation and transformation within the profession to ensure that it can keep up with the demands of a constantly changing business world. She is also putting great emphasis on growing and promoting the role of finance professionals in creating value through ESG and sustainability and serving the public interest. Moreover, Sarah is dedicating herself to inspiring and empowering younger generations to become accounting and finance professionals.

Sarah is a proven finance leader with expertise in digital transformation and experience gained in multinational organisations, SMEs, and start-ups. She currently works for the UK Civil Service, leading finance teams to enable the delivery of quality public services and support the Government Finance Function Strategy with a focus on sustainability and technology. Prior to this, Sarah held leadership positions across the finance, IT, and operations sectors, improving service provision and transforming processes using data analytics and machine learning. 

In May 2023, Sarah was named among the 2023 Top 50 Women in Accounting in recognition of her work to raise the profile of women in leadership and commitment to driving diversity, equality, and including in accounting and finance.