ACCA

PRACTICE TO PASS WEBINAR

SEPT 2022 ATTEMPT

(Day 2)

By Sir Hasan Dossani

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Our Plan for 2 Days

1- Drafting / solving questions from:

Rail Co (Specimen paper 2)

2- Technical Articles
- Responsible leadership
- Environmental sustainability issues

3- Exam Techniques, Professional Skills & Formats

4- Study plan for last 10 days

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Before We Proceed

CBE PLATFORM
• This Webinar is based on “CBE” approach

• We will use ACCA CBE platform to solve the questions

PREVIOUS WEBINARS
• All topics cannot be covered in this webinar due to limited time

• It is MANDATORY to watch the following Webinars for 100% coverage:

✓ September 2021 Webinar by Hasan Dossani (for revision of important topics)

✓ December 2021 Webinar by Hasan Dossani (for full case study drafting practice – NEHBY)

✓ March 2022 Webinar by Hasan Dossani (for full case study drafting practice – TT4U)

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How To Ask Question

• You can type your question in the QUESTION BOX

• Your question should relate to the topic under discussion

• Any general / other question should be asked in last 10 minutes of the webinar

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Teacher’s Intro

Professional Qualification
• Fellow Chartered Accountant (1999)
• CMA, CISA, CIA and several more
• 20 years working experience in field of accounting and auditing
• Working as CFO in Dubai since last 10 years

Teaching Experience
• Teaching ACCA students since last two decades
• Taught appx 6000+ students
• I teach online @ VIFHE
• I love to share real life / board room examples
• This is my 8th SBL Webinar

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Exam Techniques
For detailed video / discussion on Exam Techniques, pls watch my earlier webinar

Link: https://youtu.be/7Y9yLjUhtaI
(from 5 min 15 sec onwards)

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When You Open The Paper

Linking with Exhibits

1. Copy paste all technical requirements on your Word Tool in the CBE Platform

2. Prepare skeleton of your answer (format, headings, etc)

3. Copy paste relevant sentences from Exhibits under respective question #

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Time Management:

1. Reading & planning time: 60 min | Drafting time: 180 min

2. STOP reading as soon as 60 minutes are up and START DRAFTING

3. Read 1:Many Exhibits FIRST and then 1:1 Exhibits (if 60 minutes are not up)

a. 1:Many (Board Minutes, Meeting Transcripts, Annual Report, Website)

b. 1:1 (Financials, newspaper articles, specific topics)

4. Allowed drafting time: 1.8 minutes per TOTAL marks

5. STOP drafting and move to next question as soon as drafting time is up

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Number of Points

1. Technical marks + professional marks = TOTAL MARKS

2. Normal question: 2 marks per point

3. 1 point = 1 para (3-5 lines max)

4. Exception:

• Weakness & recommendation question: 2+2 marks (4 mks)

• Risk & recommendation question: 2+2 marks (4 mks)

• In FINANCE related question, give 1-2 points extra (to score high)

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Format of Your Answer

1. Linking your answer with Exhibit is a MUST

2. Adopt paragraph style of writing

3. Leave one line between each para

4. High focus on FORMATS

5. Look for stress words (e.g. very, significantly, extremely, notably, etc.)

6. Use tabular format for weakness and recommendation type questions

7. Use of models is not mandatory

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What to do if UNABLE to find Answer

1. Define (no marks - just to fill space)

2. Use Search / Find Option in CBE Platform using key words

3. Summarize current status / problem from the Exhibit by talking about its “root-
cause” and its “impact” on the business

4. Try and briefly answer the requirement in last para

5. Push This Question To Last BUT DON'T Leave it black

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Technical Articles
Following TWO articles have been published during July 2022

1- Responsible leadership
FOCUS
2- Environmental and sustainability issues

Previous Technical articles (published during last 18 months):

1- Cyber security
2- E-Marketing
3- Market segmentation
IGNORE
4- A world of Intelligent Agents (AIs)
5- Four Line of Defence
6- Internal Audit / Audit Committee

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Responsible Leadership
Tradition leader / organization
Focuses on shareholders only (profitability)

Responsible leader / organization

Focuses on:
▪ Multiple stakeholders (and not only shareholders) while making strategies
▪ Social responsibility / contribution (e.g. employee health & safety, job opportunities, CSR, etc)
▪ Environmental sustainability (e.g. pollution, recycling, scare resources, waste management)
▪ Ethical and moral behavior (e.g. honest and truthful, pay fair taxes, admit mistakes, etc.)

Benefits of responsible leadership

▪ Enhanced reputation
▪ Improved staff morale leading to increased efficiency and greater staff retention
▪ Ability to attract good talent / resources
▪ Customers, suppliers and investors would like to associate with such organizations
▪ Long term growth in profitability and value of the company

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Where do Accountants Fit In?

▪ Accountants hold leadership position (CFO or Finance Director or NED)
▪ Ensure company is not focused on financial objectives only
▪ Implement KPIs focusing on qualitative aspects such as:
- Stakeholders satisfaction
- Social impacts
- Environmental impact
- Ethical decision making

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Environmental & Sustainability Issues

Responsible Organization
A responsible organization not simply earns profits for its shareholders but they also have a duty towards
their other stakeholders, such as social contribution and environmental sustainability

Social Contribution / Footprint

▪ Employees (e.g. pay scale, working conditions, health & safety, training, diversity, no discrimination)
▪ Customers / suppliers (e.g. quality, honesty, transparency, data privary)
▪ Society community (e.g. job creation, CSR)

Environmental Sustainability / Footprint

▪ Responsible use of limited natural resources (e.g. trees, oil)
▪ Waste products (minimize wastages, recycling, waste disposal)
▪ Pollution (carbon emission, green, etc.)

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Risk relating to Environmental Sustainability Issues
▪ Operational risk (business disruption)
▪ Regulatory risk (legal fines and penalties)
▪ Reputational risk (bad publicity)
▪ Business risk (loss of customer and market share)
▪ Financial risk (losses)

Examples
▪ Fashion / clothing industry (fast fashion organizations)
▪ Motor industry

Communicating Environmental initiatives

Integrated reporting is a key tool in communicating organization’s environmental initiatives to key
stakeholders (covered separately as next topic)

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Impact of Environmental Initiatives on Industries (Porter 5 Forces)
▪ Power of customer: Increased (as customers have more choices now)
▪ Power of supplier: -
▪ Threat of new entrants: Increased (smaller companies can now enter the market to sell
environmentally friendly products)
▪ Competition: Increased
▪ Threat of substitute products: Increased (innovation, environmentally substitutes, recycled
products)

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Integrated Reporting / 6 Capital
Difference Between Financial Statements and Integrated Report
Financial Statements
Focus on financial information
Focus on historic performance
Focus on share capital
Less emphasis on social and environmental
aspects
Short term / annual results
Integrated Reporting
Focus on overall business performance
Focus on future strategies
Focus on 6 capitals
Integrates social and environmental aspects in
strategies and decision making
Long term value creation
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Role (Definition) of Integrated Reporting
An Integrated Reporting is a concise communication demonstrating the link between:

▪ Governance (Mission / objectives)

▪ Strategy
▪ Financial performance; and
▪ Social and environmental context

And shows how organization creates ‘value’ in short, medium and long term.

Contents of An Integrated Report

▪ Organization’s overview

▪ External environment (PESTEL / P5F)

▪ SWOT analysis

▪ How organization creates value

▪ Future plans and strategies

▪ Key risks

▪ 6 capitals

▪ Social and Environmental Initiatives

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The Six Capitals

▪ Financial Capital
o Overall financial performance and position of the company
o Sources of funds for future strategies

▪ Manufactured Capital
Tangible assets
o Non-current assets such as plant and machinery
o Current assets such as inventories

▪ Intellectual Capital
o R&D and innovation
o Brand
o Patents
o Technical / R&D staff

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▪ Human Capital
Employee matters
o Knowledge, skills and experience of employees
o Productivity and efficiency
o Staff turnover
o Staff satisfaction surveys

▪ Social Capital
Relationship and trust built with key stakeholders i.e.
o Customers
o Suppliers
o Societies / Communities
o Government

▪ Natural Capital
Environmental matters
o CO2 Emissions / Carbon footprint
o Recycling / Disposal of waste products

o Pollution / Spillage
o Use of scarce resources (e.g. oil, trees, etc.)

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Advantages Of Integrated Reporting
▪ As IR is voluntary disclosure, it enhances organization’s image and reputation for transparency
▪ Effective communication with all stakeholders
▪ Focuses on social and environmental initiatives of an Org
▪ Focus on 6 capitals of the organization
▪ Better understanding and decision making by shareholders, stakeholders and potential investors
▪ Attracts investment at a lower cost of capital (due to availability of greater information)
▪ Gives competitive edge over other companies

Disadvantages
▪ Too much commercial information / strategy is disclosed
▪ Valuation of 6 capitals is subjective in nature

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Please Remember:

a. Professional skills

b. Formats

c. Exam techniques

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Topic:
Financial Spreadsheet & Recommendations

SBL Specimen Paper # 2: Rail Co

Q4 A&B
(CBE Platform: SBL Specimen 2…….Read Exhibits 5 & 7 only)

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Revision / Practice Classes

(Paid Session)
You can also join my Revision / Practice Classes which started 10 AUG 2022:
- 80+ hours of practice in LIVE sessions
- 5 SBL Case Study solving (full)
- 3 Mock Exams under strict exam conditions with debrief sessions
- 1 Mock Script checking with marks and feedback
- All classes will also be recorded for later viewing
- Grand revision 2 days before the paper
- Investment USD 90 (PKR 14k for Pakistan based students)

- Late joiners eligible for 40% discount

- Discounted price (USD 55 / PKR 8.5k)

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• PESTEL / P5F / Strategic Position • Harmon Process matrix

• SFA Framework • Mendelow Stakeholder matrix
• SWOT / TOWS • Cultural Web
• Corporate Parenting / BCG • Context of Change
• Ansoff Growth matrix • Risk Mitigation Steps

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• Financial ratios & Projections
• Funding Strategies (debt vs equity)
• Budgets / MIS
• Project Management / PID
• Value Chain
• E - Business / E - Marketing
• Big data / CRM
• IT / Cyber risks and security
PLEASE WATCH DEC 2021 WEBINAR (DAY 5)
• Professional / Corporate Code of Ethics & Public interest
• NEDs / Committees / Family Owned
• Integrated Reporting / 6 Capital
• Social & Environmental Footprints
• Risk management and recoms
• Control weakness & recoms
• Audit Committee / Internal Audit
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Recap: Exam Techniques

1. LINKING WITH EXHIBIT: Copy paste info from Exhibits to your Answer Sheet
2. TIME MANAGEMENT:
a. Reading time 60 minutes
b. Read 1:M exhibits first
c. Drafting: 1.8 minutes per total marks
3. NUMBER OF POINTS:
a. 2 marks per point
b. For weakness / recommendation use 4 marks per weakness (tabular format)
c. For finance question give 1-2 extra points
4. FORMAT OF YOUR ANSWER: Paragraph style, Sub-Headings, leave line b/w each para
5. IF ANSWER UNKNOWN: Define, search using CBE tool, attempt in last

COVERED IN TODAY’S WEBINAR (SEPT 2022 DAY 2)

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Recap: Formats
1. Report
2. Section of a Report
3. Briefing paper / Briefing notes / Memo
4. Email
5. Presentation slides
6. Letter
7. Press release / Website release
8. Business case
9. Project Initiation Document (PID)
10. Weakness / recommendation (table)
11. Risk / mitigation factor (table)

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Recap: Professional Skills

1. EVALUATION: Include both pros and cons

2. ANALYSIS: identify or investigate reasons from Exhibit

3. COMMUNICATION: Proper format, keep in mind reader and your role, tone

4. COMMERCIAL ACUMEN: Don’t sound like an accountant (don’t mention cost firs)

5. SCEPTICISM: Ask question, disagree, challenge, probe

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Risks of CBE Software

Be Mentally Prepared for Possible Hiccups on the CBE exam day:

▪ Your ID may be rejected by the automatic facial recognition software

▪ Your system check may show a red cross (internet speed or microphone or webcam)

▪ Copy Paste function from the MOUSE may not work sometime….use ‘CTRL C’ for copy and ‘CTRL
V’ for paste

▪ During exam the software can hang or some feature might not work for e.g. highlighter may not
work…..please press refresh and it will resume

▪ Software might automatically close 10/15 miutes before time. Pls apply for MITIGATION
CIRCUMSTANCES immediately after the exams if you feel you are disadvantaged.

▪ The actual CBE Exam Software is slightly different from the CBE Practice Platform used by us for
practice:

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▪ Tool bar varies:
‘Move’ tool' and ‘Text’ tool added in Live Exam Software

▪ The way to select text varies:

In Practice Platform, you can select text from Exhibits directly using your mouse. In the Live Exam
Software, you need to switch from ‘Move Tool’ to ‘Text Tool’ in order select text

▪ Copy Pasting Into Excel Spreadsheet

In Practice Platform, you can directly paste text into Excel Spreadsheet. In the Live Exam Software,
you need double click the Cell and then you can paste text.

You can Download the details of differences from the below link:

https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/ACCA_Global/Students/prof/Practice-tests-func-
difference-1.pdf
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Study Plan till Exam (2 Weeks)

1. Watch SEP 2021 Webinar by Hasan Dossani
2. Watch DEC 2021 Webinar by Hasan Dossani
3. Practice following SBL Questions on CBE Platform:
1. SBL Sep 2018 (Cofold)
2. SBL Dec 2018 (Hilite)
3. SBL Mar/Jun 2021 (Yex Marine)
4. SBL Sep/Dec 2020 (BCO)
5. SBL Sep/Dec 2021 (OPTIMA)

4. Do 2 Mock Exams under strict Exam Conditions & have it marked:

1. SBL Sep/Dec 2019 (Dulce)
2. SBL Mar/Jun 2019 (Smartwear)
3. SBL Mar/Jun 2021 (NCCP)
5. Grand Revision

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STAY AWAY FROM

BOOK & REVISION KITS
(you don’t have time now)

Use Ultra Summarized Notes by Sir Hasan Dossani

Watch Sir Hasan Dossani Webinars
Practice SBL Case Studies on CBE
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Different paper needs a different approach altogether

Think like a

Student CFO
Imagine that you are sharing your views with the

Examiner BOD
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Contact Details

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