Students win top prizes at ACCA awards ceremony

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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which is the global body for professional accountants that offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management, recently held its awards ceremony at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, to recognise and award students who have excelled in their exams in December 2011 and June 2012.

Speaking at the function, Head of ACCA Sri Lanka Nilusha Ranasingha congratulated the prize winners and stated that all the prize winners should take pride in knowing that the commitment and hard work of their outstanding achievements have been endorsed and recognised.

She also pointed out that ACCA’s number one priority was to deliver value to businesses and society and their core values have always been, accountability and integrity and that these principles have been maintained throughout the history of ACCA up to today. She reminded the winners that they are expected to uphold the highest ethical standards in all their professional activities, which is one of the key pillars upon which the ACCA qualification is founded.

ACCA President Rajive Casie Chetty also addressed the gathering and stated that ACCA sets very high standards in all their examinations and pointed out that therefore achieving excellence in these exams will pay high dividends by giving employers a clear indication that you are those that are ranked amongst the best.

Chief Guest at the function was the Managing Director and CEO of Hatton National Bank PLC Rajendra Theagarajah, who said that he considered ACCA as one of the foremost organisations for professional accountants and said that it was indeed a qualification that would pave the way for a rewarding career in the finance profession.

The prize winners who were awarded as the top affiliates at the ceremony were Sheranka Madanayake for December 2011and Maduhansi Mihindukulasuriya for June 2012. The prizes for these winners were sponsored and handed over by Dr. Kemal De Soysa , the CEO of Amba Research and the Chief Guest Rajendra Theagarajah.

Madanayake was the first Sri Lankan to receive the Gold medal for being the Worldwide Best Affiliate, bringing much fame and recognition to Sri Lanka.

Other prize winners at the function included those for the Foundations in Accountancy for December 2011 and for June 2012, and the Skills module for December 2011 and June 2012, which were awarded by the Mercury Institute of Management, which is the only Platinum status tuition provider in Sri Lanka at present. The Professional Level awards were sponsored by Etisalat Lanka (Private) Limited.

ACCA’s globally relevant qualification has today given many students an excellent start in core accountancy skills, where they have gained more specialist knowledge to build a successful career in finance and ACCA members hold some of the most leading positions in many Blue Chip and Global organisations and have earned themselves the reputation of spearheading much positive change in the organisations they work for. This year’s Prize Winners Ceremony was yet another proud testament of students who have achieved pass rates for most of the ACCA subjects that was above global rates.

ACCA has also used their expertise and experience to work with governments, regulators, professional bodies and employers to develop the global accountancy profession and support over 154,000 members and 436,000 students throughout their careers, providing services through a network of 83 offices and active centres and more than 8,500 approved employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development.

ACCA will also continue to promote appropriate regulation of accounting and conduct relevant research to ensure that the finance profession continues to grow in reputation and influence in both society and business.