ACCA Qualification
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification, first introduced in the UK in 1904, is a world-renowned professional qualification for careers in accountancy, finance and management.
A qualification that does not put you in a box
Accountancy is one of the few professions that transcend national borders, and ACCA is recognised in 180 countries.
Career choice
Work for an organisation of your choice: international professional services firms, multinationals, public or private employers.
Your own business
Manage your own business in any industry or sector.
Flexibility
ACCA keeps your options open and lets you work in any country.
International demand
Finance professionals are in demand in places far afield internationally.
Three levels to ACCA membership
Each level leads to its own award, so you hold a recognised qualification at every step of the journey.
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business
- BTBusiness and Technology
- MAManagement Accounting
- FAFinancial Accounting
3 papers
ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business
- LWCorporate and Business Law
- PMPerformance Management
- TXTaxation
- FRFinancial Reporting
- AAAudit and Assurance
- FMFinancial Management
6 papers
ACCA Strategic Professional
Essentials (both)
- SBLStrategic Business Leader
- SBRStrategic Business Reporting
Options (choose 2)
- AFMAdvanced Financial Management
- APMAdvanced Performance Management
- ATXAdvanced Taxation
- AAAAdvanced Audit and Assurance
From your first exam to membership
Exams
Pass the papers of the three levels, minus any exemptions you hold.
Ethics module
Complete the ACCA Ethics and Professional Skills module.
Practical experience
Three years of Practical Experience Requirement (PER) in a relevant role.
ACCA membership
Become an ACCA member, with a qualification recognised in 180 countries.
Start with the Foundation programme
Earn the Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting by passing two papers and the online Foundations in Professionalism ethics exam.
- FA2Maintaining Financial Records
- MA2Managing Costs and Finance
Career pathways: bookkeeping or cost clerk roles in SMEs, and accounting administration roles in larger organisations or financial shared service centres.
Programme facts
- Three months, full-time or part-time
- Intakes in January, March, June and October
- Entry: IELTS 6.5, or IGCSE / 'O' Level certificate with a minimum grade C
- Certificate awarded by ACCA
Who can enrol
- Age 16 or above
- Two GCE 'A' Levels and three GCE 'O' Levels (or equivalent) in five separate subjects, including English or Mathematics
- IGCSE English as a second language at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Holders of a relevant degree from an ACCA-accredited institution may be exempt from all nine Knowledge and Skills papers and start at the Strategic Professional level
Study at LSAF
- Lectures, online study and directed independent study
- At least one progress test and one mock exam for every paper, plus daily class and independent assignments
- A maximum of 25 students per lecturer
- Campus hours Monday to Friday 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday classes for working adults
- Certificates awarded by ACCA
Where ACCA can take you
- Audit
- Financial and credit management
- Financial reporting
- Management accounting
- Strategic business planning
- Taxation
- Treasury management
The ACCA Qualification is built on a competency framework covering all key knowledge areas of finance professionals in business: you learn to see the bigger picture and to dive into the detail of financial management and accounting.
Begin your ACCA journey at LSAF
Exam sittings in March, June, September and December - ask us about the next intake.