2 nd African Congress of Accountants

1. 2nd African Congress of Accountants Clare Morley - Director of Global Development, AATLaurie Gillow - Donor Funding and Consultancy Manager, AAT. Accra International Conference Center May 2013

2. Content of this session • Who are we? • What is an accounting technician? • Why are accounting technicians important? • The importance of professionalising accounting technicians • Opportunities for co-operation • Next steps

3. Who are we? • Founded 1980 by the UK’s chartered accountancy bodies • Leading professional body for accounting technicians • UK based total membership of 125,000 • Qualifications and membership in Africa for over 25 years • Affiliate of PAFA • Member of IFAC.

4. What is an Accounting Technician? To gain a common understanding of accounting technician roles

5. Accounting technicians operate, maintain and improve systems to record, plan, monitor, and report on the financial activities of an organisation

6. Accounting Technicians work in all sectors and have many different job titles. • Purchase Leger Clerk • Accounts Payable Supervisor • Assistant Accountant • Payroll Assistant

7. Roles and responsibilities of accounting technicians • Generally accepted and existing definitions

8. The importance of Accounting Technicians • CAs, CPAs • Government • Industry and commerce

9. Repositioning accounting technicians

10. Repositioning accounting technicians

11. Supporting the professionalisationof ATs across Africa • Pragmatism • Professionalism • Partnership

12. Supporting accounting technicians • Qualification standards • Assessment • Quality assurance • E-learning resources • Code of professional ethics • Ethics support (web based) • CPD support

13. Name: Clare Morley Title: Director of Global Development t: +44 (0) 20 7397 3053 e: clare.morley@aat.org.uk Name: Laurie Gillow Title: Donor Funding and Consultancy Manager t: +44 (0) 20 7397 3034 e: laurie.gillow@aat.org.uk w: aat.org.uk Thank you