A LIVERPOOL trainee accountant has been placed first out of more than 27,000 candidates worldwide.
Simon Ashworth, who works at Grant Thornton’s Liverpool office, scored 98% in his ACCA Performance Management paper.
He studied at Kaplan, which is based in the Cotton Exchange, in Liverpool’s commercial district.
Nick Drape, tutor at training firm Kaplan, said: “From my point of view, it was clear that Simon took to the subject well from day one.
“He clearly puts a lot of effort in to his studies and the prize was just rewards for all that hard work. As a tutor, such events make you very proud.”
Mr Ashworth added: “I am over the moon with this result and would like to thank my tutor at and colleagues at Grant Thornton for their support”.
