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Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

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Northern Society recognises finance success at Northumbria University 22 July 2014

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) and ICAEW are pleased to recognise the success of final year accountancy students who graduated from Northumbria University this summer.

Lorna Hansell, Andrew Jackson, Rebecca Kirkpartick, Jamie Hogg, Sharon Logan & Barrie Mitchinson

Lorna Hansell, Andrew Jackson, Rebecca Kirkpartick, Jamie Hogg, Sharon Logan & Barrie Mitchinson

Three students from Newcastle Business School’s Accounting and Finance subject received awards from Northern Society and ICAEW:

  • Rebecca Kirkpatrick received the ICAEW Prize for the Best Final Year Student Performance in Financial Reporting and Auditing (BA Honours, Accounting);
  • Jamie Hogg received the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants’ Prize for the graduating student with Best First year results (BA Honours, Accounting); and
  • Sharon Logan received the Tyne & Wear Society of Chartered Accountants’ Prize for the Best Second Year Student in Financial Management (BA Honours, Accounting). 

Rebecca now plans to return to Northern Ireland and start training with Cavanagh Kelly in Dunagnnon; Jamie is hoping to work in Tax or Corporate Finance and Sharon is looking for a Financial Accountant role. 

The official presentations were made at the graduation ceremony held at Northumbria University on Monday 14 July 2014, by Andrew Jackson FCA, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.

Andrew said:  “We are pleased to continue the close links that we have with our local universities and to recognise the success of graduating students who have studied in the north east and who have excelled during their accountancy & finance degrees. We wish Rebecca, Jamie and Sharon all the best for their finance careers and future success training to be chartered accountants.” 

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Accounting Programme, Barrie Mitchinson said “As Programme Leader I am delighted that an organisation as prestigious as ICAEW is willing to acknowledge and support the hard work of our students through the awarding of these prizes. I know the Accreditation of the programme and the prestige this engenders plus the broader support of ICAEW in such areas as career advice and guidance to our students is seen as a very valuable relationship by the university and I would like to take this opportunity to thank ICAEW for their continued support.”    

Nothern Society of Chartered Accountants supports success at Northumbria University

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants supports success at Northumbria University

About Northumbria University

The BA (Honours) Accounting programme at Newcastle Business School is aimed at students with an interest in pursuing a career in accountancy or related areas. It is professionally accredited and graduates from the programme have taken up training contracts with professional accountancy firms and other leading international businesses such as PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, Procter and Gamble. Other graduates are employed in industry and commerce, both in the UK and overseas. 

About ICAEW

The ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification, the ACA, is one of the most advanced learning and professional development programmes available. It is valued around the world in business, practice and the public sector. More information is available at icaew.com.

About Northern Society

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) represents 4,000 ICAEW members and ACA students working in business and the finance profession across the North East of England, Teesside, Northern Yorkshire and Cumbria. We have been assisting businesses in the north of England and producing chartered accountants for over 130 years. More information is available at norsca.co.uk.

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