Strategic Business Leader (SBL) qualification

Many congratulations to Brittany who this week was informed she passed the Strategic Business Leader (SBL) qualification with accountancy body the ACCA.

ACCA qualifications provide the most up-to-date skills required to be a finance professional and it's members are among the world’s best qualified accountants.

This latest exam means that Brittany is qualified to:

• Apply excellent leadership and ethical skills to set the ‘tone from the top’ and promote a positive culture within the organisation, adopting a whole organisation perspective in managing performance and value creation.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the governance and agency system of an organisation and recognise the responsibility of the board or other agents towards their stakeholders, including the organisation’s social responsibilities and the reporting implications.

• Evaluate the strategic position of the organisation against the external environment and the availability of internal resources, to identify feasible strategic options.

• Analyse the risk profile of the organisation and of any strategic options identified, within a culture of responsible risk management.

• Select and apply appropriate information technologies and data analytics, to analyse factors affecting the organisation’s value chain to identify strategic opportunities and implement strategic options within a framework of robust IT security controls.

• Evaluate management reporting and internal control and audit systems to ensure compliance and the achievement of organisation’s objectives and the safeguarding of organisational assets

• Apply high level financial techniques from the Applied Skills exams in the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategic options and actions.

• Enable success through innovative thinking, applying best in class strategies and disruptive technologies in the management of change; initiating, leading and organising projects, while effectively managing talent and other business resources.

• Apply a range of Professional Skills in addressing requirements within the Strategic Leader examination and in preparation for, or to support, current work experience.

• Demonstrate other employability and digital skills in preparing for and taking SBL examinations.

At Styles & Associates we support skill development within our team and are delighted that Brittany has added to her growing list of qualifications including:

• Corporate & Business Law

• Performance Management

• Taxation

• Financial Reporting

• Audit & Assurance

• Financial Management

• Strategic Business Reporting