The aim of this part-time Certificate in Accounting course is to facilitate an appreciation of the fundamental principles of accounting and to enable a Graduate of this Certificate, through the embedding of key skills, to perform a set of accounting tasks that are relevant to trading entities. 

 

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Apply accounting double-entry book-keeping and conventions underlying the preparation of the financial statements, and make relevant adjustments to the trial balance to produce a set of financial statements.
2. Execute internal controls including stock valuation techniques and undertake simple control procedures such as various types of reconciliations.
3. Prepare financial accounts for different types of trading entities, namely Limited Companies & Sole Traders.
4. Appreciate the difference between Cash and Profit by preparing a basic cash flow statement in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
5. Interpret financial statements by ratio analysis.
6. Distinguish between various cost behaviours & employ techniques to segregate fixed and Variable costs.