“Congratulations to Alex Crompton and Ravneet Dhaliwal for making the national honour roll. Alex, Ravneet, and other 63 Surrey CPA students have earned their designations through rigorous training and assessment of their business and accounting competencies,” said David Hallinan, FCPA, FCMA, chair of CPABC board of directors. “These students represent the future of the accounting profession in British Columbia, and I congratulate each and every one of our new graduates. We welcome them to the ranks of B.C.’s Chartered Professional Accountants.”

By PD Raj – Senior Writer DESIBUZZCanada / DESIBUZZbc

SURREY – Surrey’s Alex Crompton and an exceptional young woman Ravneet Dhaliwal were two of the 13 B.C. Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) students who made the National Honour Roll for their outstanding results on the Common Final Examination (CFE).

Their achievements were recognized at the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia’s (CPABC) convocation ceremony held on May 27, 2017 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

“Congratulations to Alex Crompton and Ravneet Dhaliwal for making the national honour roll. Alex, Ravneet, and other 63 Surrey CPA students have earned their designations through rigorous training and assessment of their business and accounting competencies,” said David Hallinan, FCPA, FCMA, chair of CPABC board of directors. “These students represent the future of the accounting profession in British Columbia, and I congratulate each and every one of our new graduates. We welcome them to the ranks of B.C.’s Chartered Professional Accountants.”

A total of 713 CPA students were invited to attend the CPA Convocation Ceremony. Students recognized at the CPA convocation ceremony have either become designated members of CPABC this year or will be eligible for membership.

To qualify as a CPA, students must complete rigorous course work, pass the CFE, and fulfill relevant practical experience requirements. The national CFE ensures all Canadian Chartered Professional Accountants meet the same high standards, which are recognized nationally and internationally.

Ravneet Dhaliwal has been an exceptional student who enjoyed tremendous success at school, earning more than $60,000 in scholarships to fund her studies at the Beedie School of Business. Rather than rest on her laurels, however, she now strives to help others emulate her achievements.

Ravneet is the co-founder of Math4me, an organization that is putting an entirely new spin on tutoring. It not only provides tutoring to elementary and high school students, but also offers mentorship, including career guidance, university application assistance, and scholarship advice.

“I wanted to put together a program that not only helped the students in school, but also provided the kind of opportunities that I had myself to let them find their passion in life,” says Ravneet. “Many of our clients just come for the mentorship – they are already smart, inspired young people with excellent grades, but want to know how to translate their academics into real world results.”

Math4me offers its services at an affordable price of $8-13 per hour – less than one third of the average rate offered by most tutoring services. Since launching in 2010 it has expanded to five locations across the Lower Mainland, employs over 100 people, and has helped more than 3,000 students raise over $100,000 in university scholarships.

She cites fellow Beedie student Stephanie Wong as a major influence in her career, and the pair’s careers have often followed similar paths – both are recipients of the HSBC Women in Leadership Award, as well as the BASS Student Impact Award.

Ravneet was also listed as one of Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 in 2012, and in 2014 was named one of the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Women of Promise – an honour which came with the added bonus of allowing her to witness Hillary Clinton deliver an impassioned speech in Vancouver about the role of women in business.

Although managing Math4me has been a fulltime job on top of her studies, Ravneet found time to compete in the KPMG Ace the Case competition in 2012, where her team placed second. The experience will help her as she takes a step back from running Math4me after graduation, in order to pursue her CPA qualification.

“I have been blessed to enjoy such a practical education at Beedie that I could apply right away,” she says. “I am so thankful for the constant support and opportunities that have provided the platform to achieve my potential.”

About CPA British Columbia

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is the training, governing, and regulatory body for almost 35,000 CPA members and 5,000 CPA students and candidates. CPABC carries out its primary mission to protect the public by enforcing the highest professional and ethical standards and contributing to the advancement of public policy. CPAs are recognized internationally for bringing superior financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight, and leadership to organizations.

With Files from the Beedie School of Business