theACCOUNTANCYjob.com sponsors the IFA Financial Student of the Year Award

theACCOUNTANCYjob.com and The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) have launched the Financial Student of the Year Award 2007.

As part of the sponsorship, theACCOUNTANCYjob.com will supply the IFA with an exclusive job search on their website and work together to promote the forthcoming award.

The Institute of Financial Accountants has been running The Financial Student of the Year Award for 5 years now. The 2007 award is open to all finance students currently studying at a higher education or further education establishment in the UK and Northern Ireland. The award aims to encourage excellence by rewarding students and tutors who are true ambassadors of the finance industry.

ìTodayís students are tomorrowís finance professionals. We want to encourage excellence every step of the way by rewarding the aspirations and efforts of all finance students, î said Steve Boakes, Chief Executive, Institute of Financial Accountants.

ìOpting for a finance qualification is not always an easy choice. Often students have to juggle studies with work and family responsibilities and a great deal of study time is spent alone. We therefore want to use the Awards to raise the profile of the finance student and highlight positive role models in the field of financial services.î

Corinne Dauncey, from theACCOUNTANCYjob.com commented: ìThe IFA award recognises the ability of finance students to apply their ideas to business issues, demonstrating how finance professionals add value in more than just the conventional ways. Sponsoring the awards is an exciting opportunity for us to help attract qualified professionals to the site and assist them in finding a new job.î