ACCA tutors Jo Tuffill and Sunil Bhandari are the dream

Jo Tuffill and Sunil Bhandari have teamed up on FME Learn Online to offer a dream ticket to get you through Financial Management and Advanced Financial Management.

Commenting on taking over the FM mantle from Bhandari, Tuffill said: “Sunil is a tough act to follow, but with over 15 years training ACCA under my belt and having personally trained a past global prize FM winner at Vale FT, I look forward to that challenge. I am offering the FM course alongside my current PM platinum package course. Online has offered me the opportunity to increase both the depth and breadth of the training I was able to give in the classroom – I’m really looking forward to continuing this with FM.”

Bhandari said: “For me, AFM is the pinnacle of the ACCA qualification, with its focus on value creation and risk management and its close association with banking and treasury. The best preparation for AFM is a firm foundation at FM level. Jo is an excellent tutor, who I am confident will offer her students top quality personal support on their FM journey. I know Jo will do a fantastic job and this will allow me the time and resources to enhance my AFM offerings.”

New IFAC implementation tool

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has released a new resource, The Risk Identification and Assessment Process: Tips on Implementing ISA 315 (Revised 2019). The tool helps auditors implement the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s (IAASB) International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 315 (Revised 2019), Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, which is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021.

The implementation tool provides an overview of core concepts and explains new and previously existing requirements. It also includes examples and emphasises the scalability of the standard with a focus on less complex entities. The tool does not replace the need to read ISA 315 (Revised 2019), including its application and other explanatory material. The resource is based on Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada’s (CPA Canada) Implementation Tool for Auditors and follows the release earlier this year of IFAC’s Auditing Accounting Estimates: ISA 540 (Revised) Implementation Tool.

Accountants are the new innovators – watch the YouTube video!

LSBU Business School and PQ magazine’s sixth annual conference online ‘Accountants are the new innovators: don’t be left behind’ was a big hit with attendees from all over the UK, as well as Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sudan and Qatar – to name but a few!

Top speakers on the day included Lord Sikka and professors Richard Murphy and Ian Thomson. Hundreds of people have already been on YouTube to watch our newly uploaded video of the day. Check out this ground-breaking conference at https://tinyurl.com/ ycyxw7u6

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