The former finance director of Tech Data Limited has been banned from membership of his accountancy association for ten years and fined nearly £36,000 for his role in the preparation of his former employer’s accounts. Philip James admitted misconduct and agreed to the fine and exclusion in relation to the preparation of financial statements for the years ending 31 January 2012 and 2013 at Tech Data, following an investigation by accounting watchdog the Financial Reporting Council. He admitted 12 allegations that his conduct “fell significantly short” of the standards to be reasonably expected of a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Tech Data, formerly known as Computer 2000, found accounting