Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited joins a distinguished group of organisations that have achieved global accreditation for the support it provides to employees worldwide who choose to train to become ACCA members. ACCA has confirmed that Standard Chartered Pakistan has met the quality criteria for the award of global Approved Employer (Trainee Development – Gold) status. This means that all Standard Chartered Pakistan employees who are registered as students with ACCA will receive valuable support to help them successfully complete the ACCA examinations and gain practical experience that enables them to acquire the range of competencies required of finance, accounting and risk professionals in business.
Commenting on this accreditation, Mr. Najam Siddiqi, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer commented, “Finance professionals have a critical role to play in protecting and creating value for the Bank, through partnering with the business to provide information and in maintaining a robust controls environment. This ACCA distinction provides our team members with professional learning and development opportunities that support this key objective.”