About me
Dr A Ramesh Arumugam is an academic, researcher and certified accountant and tax consultant. He holds a PhD, MBA, fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants, fellow of the Association of International Accountants, fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Education Assessors, fellow of Royal Society of Arts, a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals and member of Association of Accounting Technicians of several fellowship with UK. He is a Fellow (FHEA) of Advance HE, Fellow of the Chartered Education Assessors (A1 Assessor for NVQ/SVQ), QTS and a QTLS specialising in accountancy, finance, taxation and business studies. He has delivered many educational and employment projects in many countries including UK, Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Ireland, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai.
He started his career in ICAEW chartered accountancy practice and gain extensive experiences in accounting, taxation, auditing and company secretarial works. As a certified accountant holding a UK public practising licence, A Ramesh Arumugam is authorised to certify statutory accounts and taxation work and to complete regulatory submissions to HMRC, the Pensions Regulator and Companies House. He is passionate and affectionate about teaching and sharing his experiences and skills with next generations. Over the years, he has developed his career progression with a combination of teaching, learning and accountancy public practices. He is a strongly believer of teaching, learning and practicing. He has extensive experience across accountancy practices, British universities and both private and public sector colleges in London and internationally. He brings a strong blend of academic expertise and professional practice to higher education. His professional background helps a teaching approach that integrates real‑world industry knowledge with academic theory, enriching the learning experience for students at academic and professional levels.
A Ramesh Arumugam has served as an External Examiner and member of the Board of External Examiners for Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Additional professional roles include AAT‑registered Assessor for apprenticeships, ACCA Registered Mentor for the former ACCA–Oxford Brookes University BSc Applied Accounting degree and Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) Examiner for Accountancy and Finance subjects.
A Ramesh Arumugam currently holds the position of Lecturer and Module Leader at the School of Finance and Accounting, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster. He is known for his enthusiasm, confidence, independence, self‑motivation and strong leadership. A Ramesh Arumugam is recognised as a strategic thinker, solution‑focused practitioner and dedicated educator. With many years of experience delivering innovative and effective teaching, A Ramesh Arumugam specialises in bringing practical corporate and industry insights into the academic environment, supporting students in developing both theoretical understanding and real‑world professional competence, which is the key to sustainable employment.
Teaching
Dr A Ramesh Arumugam has been teaching accounting and finance for professional qualifications in the further and higher education sectors for nearly 26 years. He has taught at UG and PG levels, delivering a wide range of professional accountancy modules for ACCA, CIMA, AAT, CAT. He has travelled to China and taught Accounting and Financial Reporting (ACCA modules) at two Chinese state universities, namely Taihu University and China Jiliang University. He has taught accounting and finance modules in several UK universities at UG and PG levels. He worked for many years in chartered accountancy, taxation and audit practices, gaining substantial practice experiences. He incorporates his practical experiences into his teaching to make learning effective, with a strong emphasis on applied knowledge and skills. As a certified accountant and tax consultant, he is keen to develop learners’ applied skills so that they have a better opportunity to secure employment during or after completing their studies. He is a Fellow (FHEA) of Advance HE, a Fellow of the Chartered Education Assessors (A1 Assessor for NVQ/SVQ), and holds both QTS and QTLS, specialising in accountancy, finance, taxation, and business studies. He has delivered numerous educational and employment projects in many countries, including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai.
Research
Currently, Dr A Ramesh Arumugam is the Principle Investigator of a research paper focusing on ""Digital Transformation and Sustainable Value Creation: The case of SMEs in England". In recent decades the development of technologies and digital transformation have been changing the landscape of many SME sectors and industries in England. Even more, the progress of technological development and digital transformation is progressing in unexpectedly fastest speed and put the companies and firms under undue pressure in preparing and adopting to this digital transformation. The large firms have the financial abilities, competencies and other resources to reciprocate and adopt digital technologies and it transformations. However, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the England always have the financial and competency constraints in preparation, adaptation and implementation to this digital transformation environment. As a result, SMEs in England are not quite ready for this digital transformation and may struggle to create sustainable values for their business going concern.
This paper aims to investigate the Digital Transformation (i.e., the adoption and implementation digital technologies) in SMEs in England and determine to what extend the adoption of digital technologies positions the SMEs in England to sustainable value creation. The investigation will examine the adoption and implementation of the digital technologies based on the literature reviews and empirical evidence and their impact on Sustainable Value Creation in social, economic and environmental perspective.
Firstly, for the context of this investigation, he has referenced that the digital transformation means adoption and implementation of digital technologies. Then, these digital technologies are referred to the technologies identified through literature reviews and empirical evidence.
Secondly, for the context of this investigation, he has referenced that the Sustainable Value Creation mean the process of generating economic, social, and environmental benefits by integrating responsible practices into business strategy, ensuring that value is created not only for shareholders but also for stakeholders and society at large.
He also expressed an interest in a Knowledge Exchange (KE) project focused on developing Accounting and Finance Skills for Prisoners (HM Prison Service – HMPS). This KE project proposes the delivery of practical accounting and finance training as part of prisoner rehabilitation programme. The idea builds on his previous work with Sutton Highview Prison.