Compliance · CCA

Certified Compliance Auditor

A professional assurance qualification covering compliance audit planning, control testing, sampling, regulatory alignment, findings, root-cause analysis and independent reporting across the compliance function.

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Overview

What This Certification Covers

A professional assurance qualification covering compliance audit planning, control testing, sampling, regulatory alignment, findings, root-cause analysis and independent reporting across the compliance function.

Like every ACS credential, the CCA is awarded only after a formal assessment of defined qualification outcomes — evaluating understanding, application and professional judgement, not attendance alone.

Who Can Apply

Built for These Roles

  • Compliance professionals
  • AML and financial crime specialists
  • Regulatory officers
  • Risk-management professionals
  • Internal and external auditors
  • Legal and governance professionals
  • Fraud investigators
  • Customer-protection professionals
  • Data-protection specialists
  • Information-security professionals
  • Banking and financial-services employees
  • Insurance and investment professionals
  • Managers and members of governing bodies
  • Graduates seeking to enter the profession
Assessment

How the CCA Is Assessed

  1. 01

    Multiple-choice examinations

  2. 02

    Applied professional scenarios

  3. 03

    Case-based questions

Unless otherwise stated, candidates must achieve a minimum assessment score of 70%. Full entry requirements and the certification process are listed on the Certifications.

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Start the CCA Certification

Registration opens on a rolling basis through ACS or an authorised ACS centre. Reach out and our team will walk you through eligibility, registration and assessment windows.

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