UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas BS Accountancy alumna Shannen Jagwani was the top scorer worldwide for the May/June 2023 Certified Management Accountant Examination.

The examination evaluates the ability of the test takers in 12 critical competencies such as internal controls, external financial reporting decisions, cost management, corporate finance, investment decisions and risk management, among others.

Jagwani earned the Priscilla Payne Outstanding Student Performance Award for being the top scorer.

The assessment was administered by the Institute of Management Accountants of the Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business.

The group has over 140,000 members worldwide.