PKF Smith Cooper professional goes extra mile by sitting audit exams in New York

Audit Affiliate Mohsin Sadiq has gained business reward for his dedication to his accounting exams. Taking the phrase ‘going the extra mile’ to new extremes, when his UK accounting exams have been cancelled, he discovered the time to take a seat them whereas in New York as an alternative.

The Company Reporting examination is the primary of three ICAEW exams, which professionals must obtain business accreditation. Initially as a result of sit the examination in Birmingham in November, Mohsin Sadiq came upon that it had been cancelled as a result of IT issues – whereas the second examination had been moved to Leicester the next day.

Audit trainees greeted by this information have been left with a tough selection. Both attend a rescheduled date in two weeks, or defer till the summer season. However Sadiq was already scheduled to be in another country in two weeks – taking a visit to go to household in New York, after sitting via in depth research and exams of virtually 18 months already.

Sadiq was decided to not be left ready to finish the method, and with the assistance of PKF Smith Cooper’s Operations Companion Selma Delic, he didn’t must. Delic used her worldwide connections in the PKF International community to rearrange for Sadiq to take a seat the examination Stateside as an alternative – with PKF O’Connor Davies enabling him to take a seat the examination in one of many member agency’s workplace assembly rooms.

Sadiq additionally obtained assist from his staff at PKF Smith Cooper and the agency’s Coaching and Compliance Director Greg Whiting, who communicated instantly with the very best contact potential at ICAEW and ensured Sadiq may sit his examination in a special nation and time zone. So, whereas all this meant Sadiq needed to sit the examination at 7am in the morning, he came upon a month later that regardless of the circumstances, he had handed.

Talking on the expertise, Sadiq stated, “Sitting for an examination overseas in New York whereas on trip beneath unlucky circumstances was extremely tense and worrisome. Nonetheless, the unwavering assist from Greg and my colleagues in the workplace motivated me to persevere. I used to be decided to cross and make my household and colleagues proud. I’m extraordinarily grateful for the assist I obtained, and for the worldwide attain of the PKF community.”

PKF International is a worldwide community of unbiased accountancy companies, with 214 members working throughout 150 international locations. It ranks because the fifteenth largest accounting community globally primarily based on community income.