Finance professionals working in Oman celebrated a major landmark in their careers by becoming members of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
More than 20 people in Oman had the honour of receiving their new ACCA membership certificates personally from H.E. Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance. Their success and hard work was celebrated at the prestigious ceremony held at the Intercontinental in Muscat on March 16, 2016.
Lindsay Degouve de Nunques, Head of ACCA Middle East, opened the event, which also included an introduction from Mr Mr Ahmed Al Zakwany, CFO of Oman LNG who were the event sponsors. Oman LNG is an ACCA Platinum approved employer for trainee and professional development; the highest global accreditation from ACCA which recognises their outstanding support for ACCA students and Members that work with them.
The audience heard about the importance of building professional accountancy skills, particularly the pool of professionally qualified Omani's to support the long term business and economic prosperity of the country.
Mr Maqbool Al Lawati, chair of ACCA's Member Advisory Committee in Oman said, "ACCA membership demonstrates to employers and the wider community that finance professionals have met the demanding standards set by ACCA and that they are fully equipped to make a major contribution to the ongoing success of the Oman economy."
The keynote presentation of the evening was by Mr Ashok Hariharan, Global Head of Tax, MENASA region at KPMG in Oman. He gave an in depth analysis of the five year plan that will take Oman to 2020. Commenting on the prudent forecasts he gave rise to great optimism within the room regarding Oman's long term plans.
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About ACCA
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. It offers 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.
ACCA supports its 178,000 members and 455,000 students in 181 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. ACCA works through a network of 95 offices and centres and more than 7,110 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through its public interest remit, ACCA promotes appropriate regulation of accounting and conducts relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.
Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. It believes that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. ACCA's core values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and it ensures that through its range of qualifications, it prepares accountants for business. ACCA seeks to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating its qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers. More information is here: www.accaglobal.com
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