Financial Accounting and Reporting

Financial Accounting and reporting play a very important role within the organisation and its stakeholders.

This course if designed to analyse the functions of financial reporting in communication and its effects over decision making process or managerial decisions. It will highlight the accounting and financial standards setting process and its implication on the organisation globally.

Objectives:

• Analyse the function of accounting standards in the communication of financial results.
• Apply key accounting standards
• Appreciate the need for openness and clarity in financial reporting.
• Determining the role of audit.
• Determining the financial position and performance.
• Enhancing the techniques in financial analysis and financial reporting.
• Identifying the problem areas.