Aimée O’Connor, an audit assistant at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies, based in Jersey, sat the ACCA Advanced Financial Management (AFM) and Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) in June having studied with BPP International Finance in Jersey, achieving 100% and 85%, which were the highest marks awarded to any student in the world in this sitting. A total of 124,727 ACCA exams were completed across all papers in the June exam sitting.
Aimée’s recent successes build on her achievements during the September 2022 sitting, where she achieved 98% in Taxation (TX) and was awarded another global high mark. In combination with her recent successes, Aimée has been awarded the Gold Medal, for the student who achieved the highest combined mark worldwide for the Strategic Professional Level exams.
Ms O’Connor joined KPMG in the Crown Dependencies on the firm’s School Leaver programme, having graduated from Hautlieu in 2021. Throughout the three-year programme, KPMG support students to attend in-person tuition and revision courses at BPP.
Photographed: Aimee O'connor (KPMG) and Victoria Corson (BPP)
When trainees are not studying for their exams, they work full time developing their work experience and skills in order to obtain the sufficient experience to become a Chartered Accountant.
Ms O’Connor said:
“I am delighted with my results from my Advanced Financial Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance exams and winning the ACCA Gold Medal for the Strategic Professional Level. Both KPMG and BPP have provided a supportive, motivating environment which has inspired me to aim high throughout my professional qualification. Mentoring is provided by my managers and other peers at KPMG, and from my tutors at BPP, who welcome any queries I have to guide me through my studies.”
Vickie Corson, Senior Tutor and Client Relationship Manager at BPP, said:
“To achieve 100% on such a challenging technical paper as AFM is an exceptional achievement. To win one prize during your studies is outstanding but Aimée has achieved four during her qualification, which is an amazing accomplishment and a testament to the amount of hard work that Aimée has put into her ACCA studies. It has been a privilege to have taught Aimée and support her on her ACCA journey from those first Applied Knowledge papers to the last Strategic Papers of AFM and AAA.”
The Advanced Financial Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance paper sat by Ms O’Connor forms part of the ACCA Strategic Professional Level, which begins to look at qualities required by strategic professional accountants. The course at BPP International Finance in Jersey comprises classroom tuition as well as a significant amount of self-study pre- and post-tuition in order to be fully prepared for the exam.
Ben Honeywood, Partner at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies and Head for formal training in Jersey, said:
“I was once again bowled over by Aimée’s achievement – this is again a truly outstanding outcome for her and KPMG and is the result of hard work and true dedication. She is a great example and all at KPMG are proud of her achievement. At KPMG in the Crown Dependencies we place a huge amount of emphasis on the development and progression of all of our people, especially our student group, to ultimately deliver the highest quality client experience as the most trusted professional services firm.”
Ms O’Connor’s achievement follows a long tradition of successful professional stage passes at KPMG, who currently have over 50 students based in Jersey and over 120 across the Crown Dependencies completing formal training programmes in partnership with BPP. To find out more about a career at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies please visit kpmg.ws/Careers or for studying at BPP International Finance, please visit bppif.com.
Photographed, left to right: James Hay (BPP), Hannah Widdop (KPMG), Aimee O'Connor (KPMG), Victoria Corson (BPP) and Ben Honeywood (KPMG)
ACCA is a rigorous finance and accountancy qualification that guarantees the highest standard of industry knowledge and skill. It is respected around the world for producing finance professionals with the knowledge and skillset to stay at the forefront of the profession.