DUBAI, Nov. 2 -- ICAEW is evolving its ACA qualification as part of an initiative to incorporate emerging technologies into accountancy education. Recognising the impact of technology on future skills, ICAEW is collaborating with Inflo, a leading provider of financial data analytics software to the accounting profession, to develop the skills required by advanced technologies, through knowledge, practical learning and examinations.

The collaboration will first focus on Audit and Assurance exams. Auditors in practice are increasingly using more advanced approaches to interrogate client data, applying techniques like data analytics to perform work such as risk assessment or fraud testing. ICAEW has been exploring ways the analytical and in...