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A Jersey student has achieved the highest marks in the world for two accountancy exams.
Aimée O’Connor, an Audit Assistant at KPMG Jersey, sat the ACCA Advanced Financial Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance in June having studied with BPP International Finance.
She achieved scores of 100% and 85%, which were the highest marks awarded to any student in the world in that sitting.
A total of 124,727 ACCA exams were completed across all papers in the June exam sitting.
Pictured: Aimée (centre) achieved the highest marks globally in two accountancy exams.
Aimée’s results build on her recent achievements, including achieving 98% in her 2022 taxation exam, another global high mark.
Additionally, she was awarded the Gold Medal for the student who achieved the highest combined mark worldwide for the Strategic Professional Level exams.
Ms O’Connor joined KPMG in the firm’s School Leaver programme, having graduated from Hautlieu in 2021.
She is currently studying for exams whilst working full-time at KPMG.
Ms O’Connor said she was "delighted" with her results so far, adding that her employer and BPP had provided a "supportive, motivating environment which has inspired me to aim high throughout my professional qualification".
Vickie Corson, Senior Tutor and Client Relationship Manager at BPP, said: “To achieve 100% on such a challenging technical paper as AFM is an exceptional achievement.
"To win one prize during your studies is outstanding but Aimée has achieved four during her qualification, which is an amazing accomplishment and a testament to the amount of hard work that Aimée has put into her ACCA studies.
"It has been a privilege to have taught Aimée and support her on her ACCA journey."
Ben Honeywood, Partner at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies and Head for formal training in Jersey, said he was “once again bowled over by Aimée’s achievement".
He said the "truly outstanding outcome" was "the result of hard work and true dedication".
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