In what order should I attempt the ACCA Strategic Professional exams?

It is highly recommended to take SBR as your very first Strategic Professional exam. SBR forces you to develop deep analytical and narrative skills that act as a foundational prerequisite for options like Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA). In fact, because AAA requires a working knowledge of IFRS group accounts and accounting standards, sitting SBR immediately before AAA yields the highest pass rates.

The order that I recommend for your ACCA strategic professional exams is SBR, then AAA if that is the optional exam that you want to take and then SBL and then the optional exam. Remember that from September 2027 you only need to pass one optional strategic professional exam (not two). And please only do one strategic professional exam at a time.