Dates for this course

25/10/10 - 29/10/10

Who should attend:
• Those requiring a basic introduction as part of their personal development
• Departmental managers requiring a general appreciation of accounting principles
• Those needing to understand basic budgeting principles at all levels
• Administrators who need to relate their work to accounting procedures and reports 

Course objectives:
• To show, in simple terms, the principles that underlie all accounting systems
• To demonstrate that everybody can understand and use the principles in their work
• To understand how accounting information is used
• To demonstrate that accounting relies heavily on commonsense and realism
• To show that accounting provides a basic input to all business decisions 

Course content:
• Introduction to accounting and operations data
• Outline of company accounts
• Basic departmental budgeting and reporting
• Ratio analysis
• Introduction to costing techniques and methods
• Introduction to Management Accounting