 ACCA Sri Lanka, which held its 2009 graduation at the Cinnamon Grand in Colombo recently celebrated its professionals' achievements by urging them to become integral drivers in Sri Lanka's burgeoning industries. Chief Guest, Chairman of SLASSCOM Ranjit Fernando, who recently signed an MOU with ACCA Sri Lanka to jointly promote the BPO industry's initiatives in Sri Lanka, quoted the Mahatma stating, "Be the change you want to see in the world", adding that each graduate, will be increasing the impact they make in the workplace, industry, profession and economy.
"As graduates of ACCA, you will understand some of the challenges we face on issues regarding the sustainability of our global economy and the way we have done things up to now. You will be part of the exciting changes that will take place as we re-think our strategies to combat issues such as global warming, poverty alleviation and economic prosperity. Locally, the end of the civil war has opened up new opportunities for us and we need to grasp them to broad base our economic growth. We need you, our future leaders, to drive change in your own spheres of influence in order to make a meaningful impact."
Forty three graduates completed the ACCA qualification and will soon join the global network of members on completion of the required work experience. "This graduation is truly a celebration," said Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives Aruni Rajakarier honouring the three World Prize winners. "We have one ACCA World Prize and two CAT (Certified Accounting Technician) World Prizes. Roshenka Madanayake won the ACCA World Prize for Corporate and Business Law in the December 2008 examinations, a prize which her sister Sheranka won the previous year. Chandrika Jayasooriya and Ansar Momamed Ansaf have both got perfect scores (100%) for their very first CAT papers in Recording Fin ancial Transactions, placing them in a world ranking status of No 1. Many others came very close to getting world prizes as they were within the first ten world rankings."
 ACCA Sri Lanka's President Nandika Buddhipala reiterated that the ACCA qualification is so holistic, that its gives the individual the space and knowledge to think out of the box in any industry or competency.
"While welcoming our Chief Guest today, the Chairman of SLASSCOM Ranjit Fernando who, by partnering ACCA Sri Lanka has displayed that ACCA graduates have the potential to be key drivers in the future of promising industry, the fact that our global body is focused on professional values, ethics and governance certainly adds credence to our brand of professionalism. Our graduates and those who have risen in the ranks to become Chairmen, CEOs, Directors and CFOs are all individuals who have used the positives of the ACCA qualification to contribute immensely to their respective organizations. As accountancy professionals, we have used our expertise and experience to work with governments, donor agencies, multinationals et al not only to develop the global accountancy profession but also to advance the public interest."
Nilusha Ranasinghe, Business Relationship Manager - ACCA Sri Lanka
(94) 11 2671288 (Dir)or (94) 11 2676599 Email: nilusha.ranasinghe@lk.accaglobal.com
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