ACCA awards Brand Finance Platinum Status as Approved Employer – Professional and Trainee Development

Brand Finance receiving the Approved Employer Certificates from ACCA Head of South Asia Nilusha Ranasinghe

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recently recognised Brand Finance’s high standards of staff training, accountancy resources and development, by granting the double awards of ACCA Approved Employer for Professional Development and Trainee Development – Platinum Status.

Brand Finance is the world’s leading, independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy founded in 1996. Recognised as the pre-eminent brand valuation firm, Brand Finance exists to bridge the gap between marketing and finance. 

Every year Brand Finance values over 5,000 brands across all sectors and geographies. The results are tabulated and published in the media to raise awareness of brands as valuable business assets to be carefully managed. Brand Finance in Sri Lanka was set up in 2004 and has been publishing the annual brand league table for Sri Lanka for the past 19 years.

The ACCA Approved Employer scheme is a 360 degree solution for recruitment, retention and development of accounting and finance professionals and is presented to employers who meet high standards of education and training for their staff and their ongoing professional development.

Therefore, the two accreditations achieved by Brand Finance is a testament to the technical excellence and the company’s commitment towards institutionalising best practices and international standards and a guarantee of Brand Finance’s dedicated team of highly-certified and qualified finance professionals who seek to continuously improve and grow their expertise. 

It also demonstrates their commitment in ensuring that their employees are supported throughout their professional careers and continue to keep pace with fast-changing industry trends.

This accreditation further allows Brand Finance to tap into ACCA’s extensive resources and global network of highly qualified finance professionals while ensuring employees have access to continued professional development.

Brand Finance Lanka Managing Director Aliakber Alihussain, in recognition of the ACCA platinum status said: “As ACCA is the world’s leading accountancy qualification, we are proud in becoming a partner in providing a work environment to support both ACCA members and trainees. Brand Finance strongly believes that the secret behind its success is retaining a well-educated bunch of employees. We find that the technical expertise, skills, and knowledge brought in by ACCA students, affiliates and members adds great value to the business.”

ACCA Head of South Asia Nilusha Ranasinghe, lauding Brand Finance on their achievement said: “The ACCA Approved Employer status is all about demonstrating a commitment to employees’ development needs on a regular and sustained basis. 

“Organisations who proactively develop their employees not only build a reputation for being excellent employers, they are also helping to protect their long-term reputation through the development of highly effective staff. We are looking forward to working with Brand Finance in a number of areas for continuing professional development and networking to support and help the learning and development of their staff.”