My organisation does not employ a professionally qualified accountant. Who can I get to verify my work experience and act as my workplace mentor?
If you work for a small organisation, or are the most senior finance person in the organisation, or your organisation does not employ a professionally qualified accountant who can act as your workplace mentor, you could, as a last resort, consider the following options: Are there any consultants or external contacts – not necessarily employees– who know your work, are qualified accountants, and could act as your workplace mentor? For example, your organisation may have external accountants, or the organisation’s auditor might be willing to fulfill this role – but make sure they do not feel there is any conflict of interest if they agree to do this. A trainee could act as your workplace mentor. ACCA requires that the trainee fulfilling the workplace mentor role be in a more senior role to the trainee they are supporting. This seniority should derive from them having progressed further in their development and having acquired greater experience. It is not sufficient for the workplace men
