CTC continues to foster best financial practices as accredited CIMA partner

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Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) recently entered into an official partnership with the signing of an agreement. This collaborative agreement accredits CTC and CIMA as official training and corporate partners and is another step in uplifting the status of their existing relationship.

CTC Finance Director Stephan Matthiesen receiving the Training Quality Partner Certificate from CIMA Country Head Stephen Radley (Standing from left): BAT – South Asia Area Head of HR Sanzid Ahamed, CTC HR Director Samanmali Chandrasiri, CIMA Manager Member Development Gayathrie Saravanan, CIMA Country Head Stephen Radley, CTC Finance Director Stephan Matthiesen, CTC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Felicio Ferraz, BAT South Asia Area Director Graeme Amey, CTC HR Manager Kaushal Mendis

Speaking on this exclusive partnership, CTC Managing Director and CEO Felicio Ferraz said, “We are extremely delighted to partner with CIMA and further strengthen our existing collaboration. We believe this partnership will provide our employees and CIMA students alike with exciting training opportunities and a holistic understanding on the know-hows in surviving the business world today.”

CIMA’s Corporate Partner Program is designed to establish affinities with top corporate organisations in Sri Lanka, in order to further groom CIMA students as professionals with the knowledge and cutting edge practices that industries demand.

“Over the years, CTC and CIMA have synergistically worked together on several initiatives. The formalisation of this partnership is an official step that permits us to work together in a more structured base and mutually reap the best from each opportunity presented,” said CTC Finance Director Stephan Matthiesen.

Furthermore, CIMA’s Training Quality Partnership program recognises those employers who support students who work towards the CIMA professional qualification and professional membership. It is an effective tool that helps an organisation to attract and retain the best employees.

Also speaking at the event, CIMA Country Head (Sri Lanka) and Head of Emerging Markets Radley Stephen (MESANA) commented, “Corporates look to recruit CIMA qualified students based on their all-inclusive background of HR, IT, Marketing etc. in addition to Finance, and CTC has been a key corporate to identify and recruit some of the best talent we have. Moreover, it gives us great privilege to state that CTC along with our other valued partners will now have direct access to a database wherein CIMA students CVs will be uploaded.”

As an employee centred organisation, CTC constantly strives to identify the right talent and provide them with multiple avenues to engage with various organisations island-wide. This partnership with CIMA is yet another step in this direction and the company hopes to positively engage with CIMA in a multitude of programs in the days to come.