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Internal Auditing - Fundamental Principles & Concepts
- Define ‘internal auditing’ and describe its various type...
- Compare internal and external audits
- Explain how to prepare a draft and conduct au... Read More

Accounts Payable Management
- Summarise the fundamental principles and importance of a...
- Define the key terms and concepts related to accounts pa...
- Outline steps and practices involved in processing invoi...
- Recall the methods, procedures and systems in... Read More

Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Verification Training
- Define money laundering and give a brief overview of Ant...
- Explain the consequence of the violation of the legal re...
- List the steps of a standard anti-money laund... Read More

Diploma in Effective Bookkeeping and Payroll
- Evaluate payroll for salaried and hourly employees
- Outline an effective budgeting strategy for a fiscal yea...
- Arrange Subsidiary Ledgers and Special Journa... Read More

Management Accounting Theory and Techniques
- Define ‘budgeting’ and the various elements of budgets
- Discuss budgetary control and the use of budgets in perf...
- Describe the purpose of budgeting and the adv... Read More

Accounting for Inventory
- Identify and analyze the accounting transactions of a me...
- Define and solve specific business situations involving ...
- Discuss how a company uses LIFO or FIFO to calculate the...
- Describe how to use efficiency metrics to mon... Read More

Fundamentals of Accounting
- Create a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet.
- Explain accounting terminology such as matching, disclos...
- Describe important accounting principles such as prepaid...
- Explain how to create a general journal and l... Read More

Diploma in Financial Accounting
- Explain the difference between tangible and intangible a...
- Outline the equation for assets and owners fund
- List the elements of the profit and loss account
- List the three qualitative characteristics of... Read More

Management Education - Accounting
- Create and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial plan...
- Define financial reports to identify trends, risks, and ...
- Apply accounting principles to ensure interna... Read More

Professional Bookkeeping and Accounting 1 - Sales and Purchases
- Outline the importance of bookkeeping and its links to a...
- Define ‘assets’, ‘liabilities’, ‘revenue and ‘expenditur...
- Explain the principles of the sales tax Read More

Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting Methods
- Distinguish between cash-based and accrual basis account...
- List the advantages and disadvantages of the double-entr...
- Explain the significance of monitoring your b... Read More

Sage One - Bookkeeping and Accounting
- Explain the process of setting up Sage One
- Describe how customers and suppliers are added in Sage O...
- Explain how invoices and credit notes are ent... Read More

Advanced Cost Accounting Theory and Techniques
- Define ‘cost accounting’
- Identify the purpose of cost accounting
- Describe different costing systems Read More

Introduction to Payroll Accounting
- Explain the role and significance of a payroll accountan...
- Define ‘payroll’ and explain the purpose and significanc...
- Outline the various core elements of payroll ... Read More

Basic Accounting
- Explain financial principles, statements and terminology
- Identify accounting transactions and balances and explai...
- Indicate how the ‘accrual’ principle creates a fundament...
- Recall the links between profit, cashflow and... Read More

Management Accounting: Strategy and Control for Effective Value Creation
- Describe the purpose of budgeting and the advantages of ...
- Define ‘incremental budgeting’, ‘rolling budgets’, ‘zero...
- Discuss budgetary control and the use of budg... Read More
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