About Sean

About Sean Purcell

Sean Purcell (BA ACMA CGMA) is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programs around the world. He has worked closely with ACCA for over 25 years and was a founder member of the organisation, which is now Kaplan in the UK. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine and works with ACCA as their expert tutor for SBL. In addition to his expertise in SBL, Sean runs programs for ACCA students worldwide on how to study more effectively and stay motivated to pass their exams. Check out the articles section to see how many articles Sean has had published by ACCA

Here’s Sean’s story

It all started back in the 1990s when I was working for one of the largest global textile companies and came to London for an interview as a management consultant for Coopers and Lybrand. As part of my preparation, I had a conversation with the owner of Emile Woolf College (then a pioneer in accountancy training) and was persuaded by Karam Singh and Suresh Tanna to join them. It was a baptism of fire, and I was scheduled alongside “superstar” tutors such as Steve Lumby, Andy Perkins and Doug Beardon, and somehow I managed to survive and love it at the same time. Since then, I have been involved in several accountancy college start-ups and was a founder of the organisation, which is now known as Kaplan Financial.

During that time, I have had the pleasure of helping 10,000 plus students succeed in their exams. Many have been global prize winners but my main success has been that the vast majority pass their exam when applying the techniques I share.