Presentation given by the Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo (SCAAK) at the IFAC Mentoring Workshop, February 17, 2012

1. The Mentee Perspective: The Society
of Certified Accountants and Auditors
of Kosovo (SCAAK)
Ardiana Bunjaku
Executive Director, SCAAK
Mentoring Insights – The Mentor
Perspective
Dubai, UAE
February 17th 2012
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2. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
SCAAK: An Overview
• SCAAK established 2001
• Associate member IFAC 2003
• Twinning agreement with Royal NIVRA 2007
• Full member of IFAC 2009
• Continued support from Royal NIVRA (NBA) in
establishing Quality Assurance Review Program 2011
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3. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
The “Why”
• Guidance from established senior IFAC member body
• Shared experiences, impartial advice
• Involvement in SCAAK planning, operations and events
• Assistance in creating climate for national acceptance and
adoption of IFAC SMOs
• Mutual trust, friendship and mentor
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4. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
The “How”
• Exchange visits
• Assisted and joined us for key policy dialogues
• Always “on call” to help in implementing difficult reform
areas
• Provided CPD to members, guidance to SCAAK Council
and staff
• Helped us to promote role of profession to serve public
interest and contribute to economic
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5. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
The Benefits
• Intensified contacts and engagement with IFAC, global
and EU standard setters
• Improved climate for essential donor support and co-
ordination
• Royal NIVRA got to know us, professionally/personally
• A natural sponsor for our Full Membership (IFAC)
application, SCAAK admitted 2009
• Enhanced credibility within Kosovo because of formal
and public links between SCAAK and Royal NIVRA
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6. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
Looking Forward
• Government now looks to SCAAK as a source of expertise
(mentoring example, regional outreach), and for
assistance in implementing effective public sector financial
management
• Donor assistance and continued engagement with mentor
is vital, as we push to fully implement SMOs in Kosovo on
„country level‟
• WB a valuable partner for us, in both corporate sector
financial reporting (Vienna) and public sector financial
management.
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7. The Mentee Perspective: SCAAK
Lessons Learned
• Donor support vital
• Mentoring is a relationship: both parties need to want it to
work, and both need to work hard for success
• Mentoring helped increase SCAAK‟s visibility and
credibility in Kosovo, within the region and within IFAC
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