PQ Magazine

18/09/2026

Brand-new PQ magazine hits your screen!
It’s time to dive into your digital edition of PQ magazine - out today!
Check out all the latest industry news and views at: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884158
The cover story in this month’s issue looks at how Chartered Accountants Ireland has created a ground-breaking personalised route through its qualification. We have all the feedback from the ACCA exams, analysis of the latest ACA exam results, and reveal the strange case of one Big 4 firm rewarding ‘human skills’ with hard cash.
Also in the news:
The ACA Talent Pool is open for business.
CIPFA members still waiting to vote on the merger.
Your chance to join in with the CASSL Sports Day.
An open letter from Sage CEO Steve Hare.
What success looks like.
Among the features:
The fallout from the Xero influencer ad.
How to win in the AI-led finance job-hunting race.
CIMA President Alfred Ramosedi explains how you can ‘stay curious and keep learning’.
Why it’s time to audit the expert, not the number.
The AML clues hiding in plain sight.
Making the most of your AAT journey.
This month also sees the launch of the PQ magazine Accountancy Education Power List, and we need your help identifying the people who should be on our inaugural list.
Yes, we want to showcase the qualification designers and leading academics, but we also want nominations for the training mangers and even PQs who are changing the rule book to help you ‘get qualified’.
PQ magazine aims to inspire, connect and entertain, so sign up for your free subscription to the award-winning monthly magazine at www.pqmagazine.com. Just click on the subscribe button.

PQ Magazine October 2026

10/09/2026

How to transition to the new ACCA qualification
Do you know your Expertise from your Strategic Professional? These are two of the three new levels of the redesigned ACCA qualification being introduced in 2027. The other level is, of course, Knowledge.
Over the coming months PQ magazine, in association with the ACCA, will be there to help you navigate the changes.
Check out ACCA’s Rachel Norman’s piece in the latest magazine: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
In future issues we will be taking a look at the Essential Employability Module, the Options exams, Data Science Professional, and answer the FAQs about the redesign. So, stay tuned to PQ magazine for more!
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09/09/2026

Double-entry bookkeeping refresh!
In the latest PQ magazine top tutor Tom Clendon gets back to basics with a piece on double-entry bookkeeping.
As he says, whether you are just starting out or about to sit your final exams it is always useful to know your debits from your credits!
And, in a complex world, double-entry bookkeeping is refreshingly binary and straightforward, so r ead more on page 18: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
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09/09/2026

PQ JOB OF THE WEEK: Management Accountant, Birmingham
You will be working for a large, market-leading organisation operating within a highly regulated, asset-intensive environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to develop their career within a complex and commercially focused organisation, offering exposure to senior stakeholders and involvement in key financial decision-making processes.
You will be an ACCA/CIMA PQ, with previous experience working in management accountant or assistant management accountant role.
On offer is a salary of £38,000 to £40,000, and flexible working options (3 days in office, 2 WFH).
Closing date for applications is 1 October 2026. For more go to: https://www.gaapweb.com/job/4325955/management-accountant-/

04/09/2026

AML and the source of funds
Accountants need to always follow the money and the story behind it when it comes to the source of funds. In her latest piece in PQ magazine top expert Lisa Simms explains source of funds and source of wealth are not interchangeable AML phases! She says knowing the difference is a judgement every accountant must learn. So, if you want to learn check out her piece on page 20: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
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03/09/2026

Contingent assets
Regular contributor to PQ magazine, Sean Freeland, looks at how contingent assets work, and what a better way to explain than looking at the football transfer market!
Dive into the latest issue, and check out Freeland’s great piece on page 17: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
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03/09/2026

Finance worker jailed for stealing £92,000 from charity
A former finance employee who diverted almost £92,000 intended for a leading breast cancer charity into his own bank account and then spent the money on personal debts, luxury items and travel has been jailed.
Tameem Choudhury (City of London Police picture), formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice on 1 September 2026 where he was given two years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering offences.
Read the full story at www.pqmagazine.com.
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02/09/2026

Are you using AI in your studies?
Accountancy students must always question Ai-generated content with professional scepticism, says CIMA’s Nasheen Wuisman.
In her latest piece for PQ magazine she explains when to use AI, and perhaps more importantly when not to! See: https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
For instance, if you ask Ai to mark your work, does it know the syllabus weightings, or which topics have been assessed in previous sitings, or the specific persona you are expected to demonstrated at your level of study?
Finally, AI can hallucinate – just look at the picture!
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02/09/2026

Take the CASSL Sports Day challenge!
Get ready to compete, connect, and have fun, at Chartered Accountant Student Society of London’s (CASSL) first ever Sports Day!
This event is open to students and members of all the professional accountancy bodies – so come on ACCA, CIPFA and ICAS PQs, get a team together to compete.
The venue has been booked (Salmon Youth Centre, 43 Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey SE16 4TE), and it all happening on Sunday 27 September from 3-7pm.
You could become the egg and spoon race champion, or be part of a dodgeball team, there are also relay races and bean bag tossing! What is not to like.
It is a fantastic opportunity to network and build some meaningful relationships.
Tickets for what promises to be a fun-packed day cost just £5,and you can sign up at Eventbrite:

Get ready to compete, connect and have fun at CASSL's first ever Sports Day!

01/09/2026

Your September ACCA Applied Skills exam tips
Never spend more than five minutes on a section A MCQ in PM, avoid making generic statements about the movement of ratios in FR, and always remember the pass mark is 50%, so you don’t need to be perfect!
Yes, the PQ magazine exam tips and advice for the five Applied Skills papers can be found in the latest issue, out now.
Top tutors from BPP provide the key to success this September (on pages 33, 34 & 35): https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Reader/Index/2884154
You can also read advice from ACCA’s Rachel Norman on how the association will recognise the progress of students as they move to the redesigned qualification (page 38)
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