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Opportunity knocks: catching up with Kamidu Ravindra
Three years after making London his home, insurance specialist Kamidu is continuing to embrace everything the city and the accountancy profession has to offer.
How to handle difficult conversations at work
Working life can sometimes mean having challenging discussions with colleagues, clients and managers. Here’s how to approach these situations with professionalism and confidence.
Essentials
Mastering the ACA and your exams
- How to master your practical work experience
- 6 ways to master your professional development
- The lowdown on… the Ethics Learning Programme
- Six ways to master your six-monthly review
- Five ways to master your online training file
- How to master your Audit Qualification
- How to master your Level 7 end-point assessment
- How to approach exam retakes
- The lowdown on… the exam disruption appeal
Exam guides: the inside track on...
- Audit and Assurance, Financial Management and Tax Compliance
- Accounting, Assurance and Business, Technology and Finance
- Business Strategy and Technology, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Business Planning
- Principles of Taxation, Law and Management Information
- Corporate Reporting, Strategic Business Management and Case Study
Mastering ICAEW CFAB
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My ACA Journey: meet Ashwini Poopalasingham
We meet Ashwini for coffee to discuss the challenges and rewards of the ACA qualification, strategies for maintaining a work-life balance, and future career goals.
My membership journey: the New Members’ Ceremony
- Video
- 29 Aug 2023
Chris Chung attends the New Members’ Ceremony at Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
Meet Jack Moore, partner at Nottingham’s Page Kirk Chartered Accountants
- Video
- 28 Mar 2023
Jack Moore explains what it’s like to make partner at age 29 and also be named one of Accountancy Age’s 35 Under 35.
What’s it like to… be a Level 7 apprentice
- Video
- 03 Feb 2023
Meet Sunny Yang, Level 7 apprentice and chair of the London Students Society.
Exams skills masterclass: studying and preparation
- Video
- 03 Sep 2021
Our experts answer students’ questions on how best to study and prepare for the ACA exams.
Exam skills masterclass: approaching the exam day
- Video
- 01 Nov 2021
Our experts answer students’ questions on how best to approach the ACA exams.
Exam skills masterclass: looking back and moving forward
- Video
- 20 Dec 2021
Our experts answer students’ questions on how to approach a retake, and what’s coming next.
Meet Ashwini
inspiration and interviews
My ACA journey series
Ashwini Poopalasingham has started studying for the ACA and we are following her throughout her journey. Read her journey to date and keep an eye out for more to come.
Fresh perspectives
What’s it like to… change career to accountancy
- Article
- 28 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Accountancy and psychology may feel like opposite ends of the career spectrum, but Abigail Hitchins has found some common ground – and plenty of transferable skills.
What’s it like to… be an ICAEW prize winner
- Article
- 28 Apr 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Winning ICAEW prizes led to an unexpected but rewarding career change for Kieran Doe: sharing the secrets of his success with other ACA students.
What’s it like to… be a volunteer
- Article
- 02 Dec 2021
- ICAEW Insights
A third-year trainee in not-for-profit audit, Aaron Thompson is involved in a variety of voluntary initiatives. His mission is simple: to help people.
What’s it like to… be a forensic accountant
- Article
- 27 Sep 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Laura Dymott started out in audit before discovering the fascinating world of forensics. The variety of clients and cases means no two days are ever the same – and she’s certainly never bored.
What’s it like to… take a different path to ICAEW membership
- Article
- 30 Jul 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Kamidu Ravindra became a Chartered Accountant in Sri Lanka before completing the ACA. Being a member of ICAEW has opened doors – and fulfilled a long-held ambition to visit London.
What’s it like to… start your own business
- Article
- 28 May 2021
- ICAEW Insights
With their soft drinks startup Sipp’d, friends and business partners Oli Sinclair and Ash Patel have swapped audit season for apple season.
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