Accounting for Non-Finance Officers

The understanding and application of accounting skills is very essential in today’s business transactions and operations especially for non-finance professionals to ensure sustainable result. Continuous exposures of managers/officers to important financial concepts will help them to take better decisions on the business of financial implications on the business and strengthen their internal control mechanisms for the organizations.

The programme is designed for participants with little or no knowledge of accounting in decision-making positions within their organizations, to gain or improve their understanding and use of financial information as well as to apply the essential features of accounting in their various businesses and job situations.

Participants will also gain practical insight into the crucial financial measurements used by top management.      

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Interpret and apply basic accounting /finance terminologies
• Generate reports on financial dealings in their various responsibility areas.
• Keep basic books of accounts to enhance transparency and accountability.
• Better decisions making based on accounting and financial information
• Master costing techniques and the problems of overhead statement

Course Content

• Introduction to and foundations of Financial Accounting
• Components of Financial Statements, analysis and budgeting
• Introduction to and foundations of cost and management accounting
• Strategic Revenue and cost management: Cost and revenue analysis
• Corporate Financial accounting and reporting
• Budgeting and financial Management
• Investment Appraisal Techniques

Who should attend?

Senior Executives; Non-Finance Managers; Company owners, Marketers; Relationship officers in Banks, Microfinance Institutions regulatory Intuitions, Human resource managers; Corporate organizations, Fellows, associates and Microfinance Certified Members of the Institute.                             

Mode of Payment

Certified bank cheque/draft should be drawn in favour of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria or e-payments to CIBN Access Bank Plc Account No: 0019395540.