fundamental principles of professional ethics
48-You are a trainee accountant in an audit firm. A more senior trainee has been on sick leave, and you are due to go on study leave. You have been told by your manager that, before you go on leave, you must complete some complicated work.
The deadline is very near. You feel that you are not experienced to complete the work alone.
You would need additional help to complete it to the required standard, and your manager appears unable to offer the necessary support. If you try to complete the work within the proposed deadline but with lower quality, you could face problems later
You feel slightly intimidated by your manager, and also feel pressure to do the work.
Which of the below fundamental principles of professional ethics is affected -
a. The reputation of the audit firm may be affected if you try to perform the work and will be against professional behavior.
b. You should consider how best to raise the matter with an expert person from your professional body (ACCA). This may affect confidentiality
c. Simply resigning from your employment, would cause significant problems for both you and the practice affecting Integrity.
d. You need to understand if it is possible to complete the work within the time available and still act diligently to achieve the required quality of output thus affecting professional Competence and Due Care.
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