B'John Thomas FCCA, FCA, BSc

Career Highlights

• ✦Leads audits of major FCA-regulated financial services firms, including entities managing assets in the trillions
• ✦Selected by his firm to independently assess audit quality across other engagement teams
• ✦His firm's Technical Accounting Specialist for asset impairment
• ✦Experienced Audit & Assurance trainer within Big Four practice
• ✦Serves as a career coach for junior professionals, 2018 to present
• ✦Fellow of the ACCA (FCCA); First Class Honours, University of the West Indies

Professional Experience

Over 15 years across two Big Four firms, B'John has built a career at the most technically demanding end of audit — leading engagements for major regulated financial institutions, coaching teams toward stronger judgement, and serving as a specialist reviewer of others' work.

In Their Own Words

“I live for the moment a student goes from confused to 'oh — I get it now.' That's the whole reason I do this. I've always been the person who wants to understand why something works, not just accept that it does — I was that kid at school who ended up explaining things to classmates before the teacher got to them. I don't teach students to memorise; I teach the logic behind the rule, the reasoning nobody bothers to explain, and what it actually looks like in the real world. Fifteen years of doing this work for real gives me a lot of 'why' to draw on.”

— B'John

ACCA Journey

Became an ACCA member in 2014 and a Fellow (FCCA) in 2019 — the highest level of ACCA membership.

Education

BSc Accounting & Management Studies, First Class Honours, University of the West Indies. Made the Dean's List every year of study, leading to induction into the university's honours society. Awarded an academic scholarship for exemplary academic performance, and served as President of the Association of Aspiring Accountants (AAA).