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The ACCA has announced its partnership with The Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) in order to give its members the opportunity to complete the FMI’s Advanced Financial Modeler accreditation.
The FMI is the only financial modelling accreditation body in the world and serves candidates in over 50 countries.
This new partnership highlights both organisations’ commitment to provide the most relevant and cutting-edge education in the field, as ACCA members will have the opportunity to obtain FMI’s Level 1 Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) accreditation.
An AFM accreditation will enable members to differentiate themselves by “demonstrating that they have the advanced financial modelling skills most valued by employers worldwide”.
Reza Ali, director of learning and commercial at ACCA, said: “Financial modelling has never been more important for accountants, and our new partnership with FMI provides our members with the ability to further strengthen their value to any company or organisation.
“FMI provides accreditation unlike any other finance qualification, it sets the standard in financial modelling because it teaches candidates to elegantly structure, efficiently build, and clearly communicate.”
Ian Schnoor, executive director of the FMI, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to partner with ACCA to provide them with a new accreditation that allows its members to clearly demonstrate their hands-on abilities.
“We are committed to developing and delivering accreditation programs that allow candidates to significantly advance their careers. To be able to offer our programs to ACCA’s 241,000 members in 178 countries and regions is an honour.”
Helen Brand, chief executive of ACCA, added: “This exciting accreditation marks the global gold-standard for financial modelling, so we’re delighted to be working with FMI on this. Through this partnership and by offering this qualification we’re supporting our members’ career success as well as opening the door to connections with fellow professionals.”
