This course content is aligned to the ACCA Cert IFR syllabus and ACCA Cert IPSAS syllabus. It includes integrated preparation for either the ACCA Cert IFR certificate or Cert IPSAS certificate exam, which may be taken at the end of week two.

IPSAS and IFRS standards are designed to assist organisations to improve their financial reporting, financial management, transparency and accountability, introducing a common accrual-based approach that should enhance financial accountability and corporate governance.

Delegates will learn how to achieve improvements in financial management and reporting while moving to full compliance with the Standards. It assists delegates to analyse the impacts on their organisations and to plan the journey towards compliance, using case studies to illustrate the practical application of the Standards.

Course Objectives

On completion, you will be able to:

• Understand the key principles and the application of the Standards in both the public and private sectors
• Financial reporting under the IFRS and IPSAS regimes including: the core statements; the style of annual reporting; the consequences for governments, organisations etc.
• Changed approaches and improving financial management under the Standards
• Using the systems to improve financial monitoring and control in an accruals environment
• Systems requirements for successful implementation

Key Topics

• How core concepts such as accruals, capital and revenue spending depreciation and financial instruments should be reported on
• The requirements of specific sectors (adapted to match delegates’ business areas)
• How actions will affect reported financial performance and how financial management should be amended to deal with these

All courses will be conducted entirely in English. A proficient level of both spoken and written English is required by all delegates so that they are able to fully benefit from the course and participate in our interactive style of training.