Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Zambia

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Zambia aims to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability, and ambition who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance, and management.

ACCA Zambia's values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and they ensure that, through their qualifications, they prepare accountants for business. The body seeks to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating their qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.

When you get the ACCA qualification, you will be equipped with a unique blend of skills needed to hit the ground running and add immediate value to your organization.

Syllabus

The syllabus consists of 14 papers divided into four groups and three levels:

• Knowledge – Three papers
• Skills – Six papers
• Essentials – Three papers
• Options – Two papers from four

Knowledge level

• F1: AB – Accountant in Business
• F2: MA – Management Accounting
• F3: FA – Financial Accounting

Skills level

• F4: CL – Corporate and Business Law
• F5: PM – Performance Management
• F6: TX – Taxation
• F7: FR – Financial Reporting (the UK or International)
• F8: AA – Audit & Assurance (the UK or International)
• F9: FM – Financial Management

Essentials level

• P1: GR&E – Governance, Risk and Ethics
• P2: CR – Corporate Reporting (the UK or International)
• P3: BA – Business Analysis

ACCA options (choose any two from four)

• P4: AFM – Advanced Financial Management
• P5: APM – Advanced Performance Management
• P6: ATX – Advanced Taxation
• P7: AAA – Advanced Audit & Assurance (the UK or International)

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Zambia provides both FREE and paid CPD to its members. They have delivered world-class online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) through webinars and through their accredited learning partners, training that equips teams to navigate the evolving business environment.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Zambia is committed to improving your job opportunities in chartered accountancy.

Approved employer programme

Through this programme, ACCA Zambia connects people with fulfilling careers, to organizations with the best finance talent and economies. They link people to their industry-leading tuition such as their bespoke certifications. The approved employer programme gives access to discounted rate cards for training. Some of the certifications include:

• ACCA Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)
• Certificate in Business Valuations (Cert BV)
• Ethics and Professional Skills Module

ACCA Zambia provides its approved employers with business insights that assist future proof businesses and provide best practice from across the globe through their professional insights.

All ACCA certifications are tools to build the vital skills that finance and accounting talent need to ensure organizations thrive.