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Professional Credibility

(37 reviews)
by Alan Nelson, Anna Faherty, John Taylor,

Building your professional credibility is important in order to be seen as knowledgeable, fair and dependable. Understand how you can do this, with practical steps covering business acumen, professional scepticism, ethics, communication and your authoritative voice.

£100+vat
4 CPD hours
120 days' access

This course will enable you to

  • Understand professional credibility and how to build it, whatever your career level
  • Develop the business acumen that will ensure you add value
  • Learn to use professional scepticism to add value and gain gravitas
  • Maintain and enhance your credibility by applying the fundamental principles of ethics to ensure you do the right thing
  • Bring together key communication aspects to find your authoritative voice
  • About the course

      Professional credibility is the key to advancement in your accounting and finance career. But why do some people seem effortlessly to gain the trust and respect of their colleagues while others struggle? This course breaks down the abstract concept of professional credibility into its key components, explaining the practical steps you can take to becoming seen as knowledgeable, fair and dependable.

      You will develop your business acumen, learn to use professional scepticism in a constructive way, understand how to use the ethical framework to ensure you always do the right thing, and develop your own authoritative voice.

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    Alan Nelson

    Alan Nelson is the founder of accountingcpd and has a keen interest in economics and in management skills training in the accountancy profession. He has been Chair of ICAEW's Practice Assurance Committee, and a member of ACCA's SME Committee and of IFA's Regulatory Committee. He is currently a member of the Bank of England's Decision Making Panel.

    Anna Faherty

    Writer, lecturer and consultant working across the publishing, museum and charity sectors.

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    John Taylor

    John is a Chartered Accountant who has spent many years advising small and medium-sized businesses across the North of England. John is the author of two industry standard textbooks: Millichamp - Auditing and Forensic Accounting. He has also written several auditing textbooks for AAT courses.

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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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