Steve Chen, ACCA,ACMA,CGMA, MCSI,CMA

Course Director

Steve began his career as an auditor, and now he works as a finance director in a HK company, and also dedicates himself to education. As an ACCA, CIMA, CMA, MCSI qualified accountant, Steve brings his specialized knowledge in accounting and auditing. Steve has a comprehensive understanding of how the business world works, and in his classes he uses lots of real life examples to help students prepare to work in similar situations. Steve is a guest lecturer in many universities based in China mainland and Macau including Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau, City University of Macau/Universidade da Cidade de Macau.

Kieran Maguire, FCA

Senior Tutor

Kieran has been teaching ACCA P2 (and its predecessors) since 1989. He is a chartered accountant who has also a wealth of experience lecturing financial and corporate reporting to students, accountants, lawyers, bankers and business owners, in the UK, USA, Russia, the Caribbean, Europe and beyond. He won the PQ Magazine Finance Lecturer of the Year award in 2010, as well as many other teaching and lecturing awards. Kieran has been regularly interviewed by the BBC, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Independent, and Stanford University, as well as many local media outlets for his knowledge of financial issues and his ability to make complex topics understandable. Kieran has also been an examiner for professional accounting exams, and applies his knowledge in lectures, focusing on techniques, and topics.

Victoria Cromwell, Lawyer

Senior Tutor

Victoria is an English qualified lawyer with over 12 years post-qualification experience, primarily in the field of insolvency and corporate restructuring. After spending the majority of her career in practice, working in the City of London for Addleshaw Goddard & Linklaters, in 2010 Victoria became a professional support lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, supporting the restructuring & insolvency team with legal updates, training and also authoring articles for academic journals. Victoria has now brought this wealth of experience to the field of professional education, and she is the subject expert at APC for ACCA F4 (Corporate & Business Law) and CIMA C05 (Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance & business Law).

Ian Janes, FCCA

Senior Tutor

Ian Janes is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and was trained in the Audit Department of one of the big four firms of Chartered Accountants. He is hugely experienced in both the private and public sectors. As well as his commercial experience and former role as a Director of a Development Trust, he has worked extensively in the Higher Education sector. During this time he has worked closely with people at all levels of a variety of organisations, and has trained hundreds (probably thousands) of accountants currently practicing worldwide.