17 other local students pass challenging professional entry
exam
TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - The Chartered
Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) is proud to announce
that Kevin Sanderson, a Sudbury CPA
student, was one of just 16 Ontario students to make the
prestigious Honour Roll for top
marks on this year's Canada-wide
Uniform Evaluation (UFE). Overall, 18 Sudbury-area students passed
the test.
The UFE, written in September, is a national three-day
evaluation that assesses competencies including essential
knowledge, professional judgment, ethics and the ability to
communicate. The UFE has been an important component of the CPA
qualification program, which includes prescribed education,
practical experience and examination requirements. As a result of
unification of the accounting profession, the traditional Uniform
Evaluation will be replaced by a new, equally challenging Common
Final Evaluation (CFE) which will be offered nation-wide starting
in 2015.
Only those who complete this entire CPA program successfully are
entitled to use the internationally recognized designation of
Chartered Professional Accountant, a profession known for financial
expertise, strategic thinking, business insight and leadership.
Kevin has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from
Laurentian University and articles at
KPMG LLP in Sudbury.
On why he chose a career in the accounting profession, Kevin
said: "I really enjoy working with people and love the challenge
that a career in the accounting profession presents. I also
understand that the CPA, CA designation offers tremendous career
opportunities, which should help me pursue a career in public
accounting and the future market."
In total, Ontario had a record
1,389 of the country's 3,576 successful UFE writers and
Mississauga's Akash Kapoor captured the Canada Gold Medal as
the top UFE writer in the country. This is the fifth year in a row
that the top Canadian UFE writer has come from Ontario. This largest crop of successful
Ontario UFE writers in history comes in addition to 1,976 other
CPAs whose entrance into the Ontario accounting profession was announced at
two convocation ceremonies held in Toronto on October
25 and November 8, 2014.
The following Sudbury-area CPA
students also successfully wrote the exam and, upon completion of
their 30-month experience requirement, have earned the right to add
the letters CPA to their names:
Azilda
Garson
- Jamie-Lee Morrow
- Stefan Staneckyj
Hamner
Skead
Sudbury
- Brent Bartolucci
- Alyssa
Conaty
- Anisha
Gupta
- Tiffanie Huard
- Renee
Laferriere
- Ian
Macleod
- Matthew
Marcuccio
- Joseph
Monticelli
- Patrick Skanes
- Jordan Sovran
- Gracie
Tetzlaff
- Wenting Zhou
"Congratulations to all of the successful Ontario candidates," said Carol Wilding, FCPA, FCA, President and CEO of
the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. "Qualifying to become a CPA is a very
challenging process and the resulting career is rich in rewards and
opportunities. CPAs play important leadership roles in
organizations of all types and sizes, from Bay Street to Main
Street. The skills and knowledge that CPAs bring to Ontario's workplaces are crucial to our
province's future success."
Interviews with Honour Roll
students and/or photographs are available on request.
Media experts - Consider a CPA the next time you're
looking for a subject matter expert to answer critical financial or
business questions or when you need a panel expert to offer insight
in a group discussion or debate.
About the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
CPA Ontario protects the public interest by
ensuring its members meet the highest standards for integrity and
expertise. CPA Ontario serves and
supports its more than 80,000 members and approximately 20,000
students in their qualification and professional development in a
wide range of senior positions in public accounting, business,
finance, government, not-for-profits and academe. Certified General
Accountants (CGAs), Certified Management Accountants (CMAs) and
Chartered Accountants (CAs) are now unified under the Chartered
Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Chartered Professional
Accountants are valued by organizations of all types and sizes for
their financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight,
management skills and leadership. For information on the
profession, visit cpaontario.ca. To become a CPA in Ontario, visit gocpaontario.ca.
SOURCE The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario