The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) was established on January 18, 1965 and formally incorporated under the Public Accountancy Act (PAA), (1968). The PAA regulates the practice of accountancy in Jamaica as well as the use of accountancy designations – CA and FCA.

The Institute currently has more than 1,200 members who are employed in top-level management positions in Industry, Commerce, Audit, Information Technology, Banking, Academia and the Public Sector. Membership is attained through a combination of academic examinations and Accountancy experience at a senior level. Practitioner status requires supervised training by an ICAJ practising member.

The Institute also has on register over 3,000 accounting students pursuing professional Accountancy qualification programmes.

ICAJ is a founding member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), which was formally established under the Laws of Jamaica and incorporated as a company in October 1988, bringing together Accountants of the English-speaking Caribbean.

Objectives:

The objectives of the Institute are to:

• Promote and increase the knowledge, skill and proficiency of its members and students;

• Regulate the discipline and professional conduct of its members and students;

• Promote and protect the welfare and interest of the Institute and the accountancy profession, both in Jamaica and abroad, and make provision for the training, education and examination of persons engaging or intending to engage in the profession; and

• To do all such things as are incidental to realising the objectives of the profession

Vision:

ICAJ is committed to being a cohesive national body of trusted and influential professionals that seeks to regulate and advance the Accountancy profession, consistent with world standards, for the benefit of its members, its students and its publics and, through creative thought leadership, encourages national development and the advancement of positive global change.