The ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is a global organization that offers business-relevant accounting qualifications to people around the world. It has 188,000 members and 480,000 students in 181 countries, providing support and development opportunities for its members. The organization works through a network of 95 offices and centers, and more than 7,110 Approved Employers worldwide, to provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through its public interest remit, ACCA promotes appropriate regulation of accounting and conducts relevant research to ensure the continued growth of the profession. The organization was founded in 1904 and has consistently held core values of opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity, and accountability. It seeks to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating its qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers. In June 2016, ACCA formed a strategic alliance with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), representing the voice of 788,000 members and future professional accountants around the world.
