Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, ACCA, LSBF’s awarding body, has made the decision to cancel the June exam session. See the list cof countries affected and what to expect.

Coronavirus disease- 2019 or COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to spark alarm throughout the world. First detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, it has since spread to multiple countries throughout the world including Japan, Italy, the UK, the USA and Iran.

You may be concerned about the stories in the news regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19). 
If you wish to know more about the current situation, the government guidance and everything related to your ACCA campus classes please read this post.

Accountancy as a profession has evolved a lot since the first accounting records were found dating back to over seven thousand years ago in Mesopotamia. The profession is not limited to tallying columns of financial data on paper anymore—the modern accountant can act as a financial manager, economic policy maker or even a marketing manager.

Microsoft Excel functions are easy to understand and use, which has added to its popularity and widespread usage in the business world. For a working professional, proficiency in Excel is imperative in order to analyse, sort and present data. Learn more about the top 5 Excel functions.

During revision, students can learn to apply their knowledge to exam questions, but most importantly, they gain exam technique on how to make sure they finish within the allocated time limit. 

What is the secret behind Theano’s amazing success story? She left Greece aged 23 and moved to London in pursuit of new career challenges. Currently part-qualified and studying for the Strategic Business Leader exam, Theano shares with us what got her to the shortlist of the prestigious PQ Magazine Awards in 2020.

Many years ago, I set an ACCA Management Accounting exam. One sitting, I decided to test inventory control, First in, First Out (FiFO) and Last in, First Out (LiFO) etc. and how management accounting should reflect how inventory is stored and used by a company. 

London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) is delighted to announce that we will be holding an accountancy conference on Saturday 8 February. 

What you study today is not necessarily what you will need as your career progresses. This has never been truer than today where all professions appear to be at risk of becoming irrelevant unless they can continuously reinvent themselves to stay significant. 

ACCA has started introduction of Computer Based Exams (CBEs) in 2016. Some students confess that having to answer questions in Excel slows them down and some students even prepare solution on scrap paper before transferring all of the work into Excel or Word in the Exam.  

This is where planning becomes paramount for your success. Here are some things to consider while creating a plan.

The accountancy sector is changing as a result of the introduction of automation and the expansion of data analytics. Not only have these two factors led to an increased amount of data for accountants to use, but they have also meant that risk management and decision-making can be performed with a significant amount of insight. Therefore, many accountants have begun to team up with data scientists to make sense of the vast amounts of data available to them.