Top marine operator DP World, UAE Region has been recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as providing outstanding training and development opportunities for employees in its finance department.

The ACCA Platinum Approved Employer certificate was presented to Mohammed Al Muallem, senior vice president and managing director, DP World, UAE Region, this week by Stuart Dunlop, head of Middle East, ACCA.

The certificate is awarded to leading organisations that offer outstanding development opportunities for young accountants and demonstrate superior professional values, ethics and governance at the workplace.

DP World employees undergoing the ACCA trainee development programme, which results in a professional qualification, are able to rapidly progress to achieve membership of the internationally-recognised association.

DP World, UAE Region is one of the first port operators in the region to be awarded the Platinum Level for trainees’ development.

“We constantly invest in our people, who constitute the company’s most valuable asset. We believe this partnership with ACCA will add great value to DP World, UAE Region’s accounting and finance management standards as we continue our journey of corporate excellence,” said Al Muallem.

“ACCA aims to offer first-choice qualifications in accountancy and financial practices in order to enrich the human capital of our partners,” said Dunlop. “We are committed to bring value addition to their systems. We thank DP World, UAE Region for the trust placed in ACCA and its professional credentials.”

Masoud Al Noori, director - Human Resources Department, DP World, UAE Region, said: “Training in Finance and accounting is key to our overall development plans for UAE nationals. Finance is a core function and finance managers and accountants are important value-drivers of a high performance organisation like DP World, UAE Region.”

Ahmad Darwish, manager - Management Accounting, DP World, UAE Region, said: “Qualified finance professionals play an important role in the sustainable growth of any organisation. At DP World, UAE Region we promote the highest possible standards of integrity, ethics and governance to achieve our strategic objectives by applying the International Financial Reporting Standards. We believe our expertise will grow through this association with ACCA.”

ACCA is largest professional accounting body in the world with 147,000 members in 170 countries. – TradeArabia News Service