Certificate in Accounting and Financial Control
5 DaysCertificate in Accounting and Financial Control
Course Methodology
This course uses exercises, case studies, Excel workshops, and individual and group presentations.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Advance the role of the financial controller and expand the main responsibilities
- Apply latest IFRS requirements to enhance financial statement presentation
- Analyze company financial performance and report beyond the numbers
- Evaluate and present company budgets and assist senior management in selecting better plans
- Assess and enhance internal controls within the finance department and the organization in general
- Boost the efficiency of accounting and finance departments by utilizing advanced Excel functions
Target Audience
Financial controllers, chief accountants, finance or accounting managers, supervisors, staff accountants, general ledger accountants, and all professionals in accounting and finance who wish to upgrade their skills as well as prepare themselves to assume the responsibilities of a financial controller.
Target Competencies
- Managing teams
- Accounting and reporting
- Analyzing financial statements
- Improving budgets and processes
- Utilizing Excel functions and tools
- Enhancing internal controls
Course Outline
- The Main Responsibilities of Financial Controllers
- Accounting and reporting responsibilities
- Budget reporting and analysis
- Managing finance and accounting staff
- The changing role of the accounting function
- The evolving role of the financial controller
- Accounting and Reporting
- Overview of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
- An inside look at the key financial statements
- Statement of financial position
- Statement of comprehensive income
- Statement of cash flows
- Statement of changes in owners' equity
- New IFRS standards
- Month- and year-end close: Controller as a project manager
- Financial Statements Interpretation and Analysis
- Key tools in analysis
- Building block of ratios
- Liquidity ratios
- Solvency ratios
- Activity and investment ratios
- Profitability ratios
- Going beyond numbers reporting
- Excel techniques used in presenting analysis to management
- Budget Reporting and Analysis
- Master budget components
- The budget as an added-value activity
- Evaluating the budget and highlighting objectives
- Presenting the budget to top management
- Preparing meaningful actual versus budget reports
- Control Function
- Internal controls
- Control objectives
- Examples of internal controls
- Types of fraud
- Structure of internal control
- Setting and updating policies and procedures
- Backup and disaster recovery planning
- Boosting Efficiency in Your Department
- It’s all about Excel
- The 10 must-have Excel tips
- Personal organization and time management
- Monitoring staff efficiency to support the accounting close
- Tools to increase staff productivity
- Managing staff skills and attitudes
- It’s all about Excel
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