Rachel Bleetman

Sarah is Head of Ethics and Assurance within ACCA’s Policy and Insights team, representing ACCA globally in Ethics across different countries and industries, including ACCA’s Global Ethics Forum. She leads ACCA’s policy on ethics and assurance matters, contributing to Policy and Insights thought leadership publications and responses to consultations in relation to Ethics and Assurance. In this work, Sarah takes a holistic view on how our fundamental principles underpin ethics for professional accountants, reflecting the professions recognition of its public interest responsibility.

Before joining ACCA, Sarah worked in Risk and Compliance across various industries. Sarah has a degree in Business Studies and prior to joining ACCA, began her career in auditing and accounting across various industries and countries, including KPMG Dublin specialising in auditing clients, mainly within the financial services industry before consulting for Mazars. Sarah has also worked with Chartered Accountants Ireland on a technical basis and is a Fellow of CAI.