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ICAEW Chartered Accountants South East

ICAEW Chartered Accountants South East has over 10,000 members, the largest membership outside of London, and covers the counties of Kent, East and West Sussex, and the Southern part of Surrey (except for Redhill and Reigate which belong to ICAEW Chartered Accountants Croydon).

What's on offer

Essentials CPD Programme

Courses in Audit and Assurance, Financial Reporting, Charity, Legal, Tax, Tech, etc, offered both as live sessions and on-demand recordings.

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CPD courses with SESCA

Quality, verifiable, cost-effective, post-qualification training delivered by our professional training subsidiary SESCA Ltd.

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Events

Upcoming ICAEW events in the South East.

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LinkedIn group

The ICAEW South East LinkedIn group allows you to network and discuss areas of professional interest with other members in the region.

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Facebook group

The ICAEW South East Facebook group allows you to network and discuss areas of professional interest with other members in the region.

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ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor: South East

Quarterly analysis on the South East covering growth, investment, and business confidence. The findings are based on telephone interviews with ICAEW Chartered Accountants.

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ICAEW South East information

Main Committee Members of the Main Committee of ICAEW Chartered Accountants South East Rules and financial statements View ICAEW Chartered Accountants South East rules and financial statements. Committee nomination form Use this form to apply for membership of the ICAEW South East Region Committee. South East Student Society South East Chartered Accountants Student Society (SECASS) is the official body that represents ACA students across the South Eastern region.

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Meet the team

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Meghan Doyle Regional Director, London & East

Meghan is responsible for raising the profile of ICAEW with members and key external stakeholders, supporting members in their careers and delivering ICAEW strategy locally.

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Emily Russell Regional Executive, South East

Emily aims to maintain the excellent programme of professional and social events for members, and retired members. Key events include the biannual Audit, Accounting & Tax conference.

Farhan Syed
Farhan Syed President

Farhan is an Insolvency Practitioner and a Partner in Jeremy Knight & Co. He started his career in insolvency in 2001 and in 2003, moved to Jeremy Knight & Co. He became a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in 2007 and achieved a MA in the field of insolvency in 2011. His assignments vary from reconstructions of large corporate entities to the wind down of small owner-managed solvent and insolvent businesses. Farhan joined the South East main committee in June 2020 and currently chairs the Brighton Practice Members’ Breakfast events.

Neil Coupe
Neil Coupe Deputy President

Neil trained with Deloitte in Manchester and worked for various UK PLCs before becoming a Director of the UK-based subsidiary of a German Mittelstand company that supplies equipment to the construction sector. Neil is President of a grassroots football club and is also Deputy Chair of Trustees at the Reading Football Club Community Trust.