CIMA President in Sri Lanka

• Attending a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Central Bank Governor Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe.
• Being chief guest at CGMA Convocation Ceremony to welcome newly qualified accounting and finance professionals to the profession.
• Hosting CIMA President’s Reception, which is one of the most important events of the year for the accounting and finance community in Sri Lanka.
• Speaking at AICPA & CIMA’s CXO Forum, which will explore key trends impacting the future of business, accounting and finance.

Sarah Ghosh, FCMA (UK), CGMA, President of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the association), which represents AICPA & CIMA, is in Sri Lanka from March 4 to 8, 2024. 

Ghosh was elected as the 90th CIMA President and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants on June 13, 2022. She is the second successive woman to be elected as President of CIMA and Co-Chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. 
She follows on from the Sri Lankan, Melanie J. Kanaka FCMA (UK), CGMA, who is now CIMA Immediate Past President. 

During her year in office, Ghosh is focusing on driving innovation and transformation within the profession to ensure that it can keep up with the demands of a constantly changing business world. She is also putting great emphasis on growing and promoting the role of finance professionals in creating value through ESG and sustainability and serving the public interest. 
Moreover, Ghosh is dedicating herself to inspiring and empowering younger generations to become accounting and finance professionals.

Ghosh is a proven finance leader with expertise in digital transformation and experience gained in multinational organisations, SMEs and start-ups. She currently works for the U.K. Civil Service, leading finance teams to enable the delivery of quality public services and support the Government Finance Function Strategy with a focus on sustainability and technology. Prior to this, Ghosh held leadership positions across the finance, IT and operations sectors, improving service provision and transforming processes using data analytics and machine learning. 
In May 2023, Ghosh was named among the 2023 Top 50 Women in Accounting in recognition of her work to raise the profile of women in leadership and commitment to driving diversity, equality and including in accounting 
and finance.