Puja Karmacharya joined AVA Academy as an accounts assistant and passed all 13 ACCA papers in under 3 years. This is her story.
"I joined AVA Academy in January 2022 as an accounts assistant at a small trading company. I had always wanted to qualify as an accountant, but the cost and complexity of professional exams seemed overwhelming.
After attending an open day at AVA Academy, I enrolled in the Applied Knowledge level. The tutors made AB and FA feel accessible — not like textbook memorisation, but like real skills I was already using at work.
By the time I reached Applied Skills, I had been promoted to junior accountant. FM and FR were challenging, but the small class environment meant I could ask questions without feeling embarrassed.
I sat my final paper — SBR — in March 2025. When the results came out and I saw 'Pass', I cried. I am now a Finance Analyst at Ncell and have just been offered a Finance Manager role.
ACCA changed my career trajectory completely. And AVA Academy made ACCA possible for me." — Puja Karmacharya, ACCA Affiliate