WNS Sri Lanka Recognized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) as an Approved Training Organization for
September 08 2009 - 9:45AM
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WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global
business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced that
the company obtained certification as an approved strategic level
training organization by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Sri Lanka (ICASL). WNS employees will now be able to complete the
statutory requirement for training by the ICASL in order to become
a fully qualified Chartered Accountant whilst working at WNS.
The certificate was presented to Dushan Soza, Managing Director,
WNS Global Services, Sri Lanka, by the President of the Institute,
Nishan Fernando, at a ceremony held on June 6, 2009.
The ICASL is Sri Lanka's main professional accounting body with
over 4,000 members and 30,000 registered students. It is also the
country's sole accounting and auditing standards setting authority.
The Institute is a member of the International Federation of
Accountants (IFAC), the Confederation of Asian and Pacific
Accountants (CAPA), and a founding member of the South Asian
Federation of Accountants (SAFA). Today, its members hold the
highest professional qualification available to accountants in Sri
Lanka.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Fernando stated, "As the premier
accounting body in Sri Lanka, ICASL has recently revised its
curriculum in response to both the globalization of business
activity and professional education needs. This is the first time
that ICASL has recognized a BPO company for its strategic level
training."
"This recognition for article-ship will help WNS recruit quality
finance professionals and provide the highest level of training for
our employees," said Mr. Soza. "Additionally, it will enable
employees to accelerate their charter with the Institute of
Chartered Accountants."
Mr. Soza added: "WNS operates a Finance and Accounting (F&A)
Centre of Excellence in Sri Lanka. Such recognition adds overall
credibility to Sri Lanka as a country with talent to perform
end-to-end accounting functions in a business process services
environment."
About WNS
WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company.
Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership
approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record
enable WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading
companies in the world. WNS is passionate about building a
market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business
partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit
www.wns.com
About ICASL
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka is the
National Professional Accounting body of Sri Lanka. The Institute
has over 3500 members and over 25000 registered students and is the
sole Accounting and Auditing Standards setting authority in Sri
Lanka. The Institute is a member of the International Federation of
Accountants (IFAC), The Confederation of Asian and Pacific
Accountants (CAPA) and a Founder member of the South Asian
Federation of the Accountants (SAFA). www.icasrilanka.com
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