Ifan is Director at IDH Accountancy Services Ltd.

Sarmad is an Authorised Legal Activities Individual (ALAI) by ACCA and has also been authorised to carry on reserved legal activty of probate. He aims to make sure that ACCA remains responsive to the issues being faced by sole practitioners so that value-added services are provided to members to enable them to become more proactive, creative, commercial and entreprenerial and be a voice for small practitioners. 

He is interested in the ways in which the profession evolves and allows SMPs to develop, evolve and become dynamic. He also works at Astons - a global immigration firm offrering residence and citizenship solutions.

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I work in the  property development sector for property developers developing commercial  and residential property and let to a variety of commercial tenants. Being an advocate is a way of  promoting the accountancy profession,  ACCA and the qualification. Most organisations today are heavily reliant on financial data in order to survive and grow,  I regard the role of an advocate  as a person who can assist individuals and companies to become more financially aware and show them the merit of having  a suitably qualified finance person- ideally an ACCA- as someone they can rely to assist their organisation to prosper. 

I work in venture capital investing and advisory business. I have been involved in working with entrepreneurs and business in its growth stages on both financial and strategic development. I got involved with the Panel as I believe it’s very useful for organisation to have qualified professionals to manage the business. Also, I feel I would be add value to the community if I could encourage young person to get professional training and have more clearer career planning. I met likely minded people at ACCA and the panel members are well connected to the various sectors and businesses. 

Laura is the ACCA Sectors and Communities manager for the West Surrey members network and can be contacted using the details provided:

Email: laura.reay@accaglobal.com

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