Programme Info

This course introduces non–accountants to basic accounting principles and procedures to facilitate their operations and decision making for sustained results. It provides an understanding and appreciation of the relationship between accounting and finance. Participants will learn how to record financial transactions accurately and summarise them in financial statements.

Target Audience

Entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, supervisors and staff from any function who need to improve their understanding, application and techniques of accounting. 

Programme

• Describe and understand the basic principles of accounting
• Identify the major rules and principles of accounting under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Understand the basic accounting equation and double-entry bookkeeping
• Identify the main valuation principles of various balance sheet items and their impacts on the annual accounts
• Understand and prepare the key financial statements (balance sheet, income and cash flow statements)
• Understand and prepare bank reconciliation statements
• Analyse and interpret financial statements