Two Malaysian students have emerged as the top scorers in recent examinations for the ICAEW ACA qualification beating 7000 other aspiring chartered accountants from around the world, gaining the highest scores in Professional Level examinations, part of the internationally recognised ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification, the ACA.
Rebecca Wong Shin Ai received the Simon Morris Memorial prize for achieving the highest average score amongst non-graduate students who started the accountancy program immediately after secondary school. She was also awarded the Arthur Swinson prize for coming in sixth among all students globally who have completed the ICAEW Professional Level.
Meanwhile, another Malaysian student, Leong Kher Huey, was awarded the Watts prize for the highest score among those who sat for the ICAEW Professional Level Audit and Assurance examination.
Malaysia has produced more ICAEW prize winners than any other country internationally outside the United Kingdom.
“Once again, it is great to see our Malaysian students achieve such incredible results. Training for the ACA is a rigorous but rewarding process as it equips graduates with the knowledge and skills for business, finance and accountancy which are transferable across a number of industries,” Loh Wei Yuen, Head of ICAEW Malaysia commented.
21-year-old Rebecca began working towards her ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification at Sunway TES directly after completing her A-Levels at Methodist College KL.
She recently joined Ernst & Young Malaysia’s assurance and audit department and attributes her successful employment to the knowledge acquired from ICAEW modules that covered a wide range of subjects, allowed her to develop her skills and gave a holistic view of the industry.
Another top scorer, Kher Huey is currently a final year student pursuing the Bachelor of Accounting at Universiti Malaya. She will be starting an internship at Ernst & Young Malaysia and decided to begin pursuing ACA qualification by attending classes at Sunway TES.
The ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA, is one of the most advanced learning and professional development program available. It provides students with a combination of finance knowledge, accountancy skills, and real-world business experience and is valued around the world in business, practice and the public sector.
