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Certificate in Accounting and Financial Control - Virtual Learning

Certificate in Accounting and Financial Control - Virtual Learning

Why Attend

This course covers several activities that financial controllers practice, including preparing and reviewing financial statements, analyzing an organization’s financial health and performance, administering the budget process and control function, and managing staff performance and enhancing their productivity. It provides professionals with the chance to practice these responsibilities and sharpen the necessary skills.

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Overview
Course Methodology

This course uses exercises, case studies, Excel workshops, and individual and group presentations.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Advance the role of the financial controller and expand the main responsibilities
  • Apply latest IFRS requirements to enhance financial statement presentation
  • Analyze company financial performance and report beyond the numbers
  • Evaluate and present company budgets and assist senior management in selecting better plans
  • Assess and enhance internal controls within the finance department and the organization in general
  • Boost the efficiency of accounting and finance departments by utilizing advanced Excel functions
Target Audience

Financial controllers, chief accountants, finance or accounting managers, supervisors, staff accountants, general ledger accountants, and all professionals in accounting and finance who wish to upgrade their skills as well as prepare themselves to assume the responsibilities of a financial controller.

Target Competencies
  • Managing teams
  • Accounting and reporting
  • Analyzing financial statements 
  • Improving budgets and processes 
  • Utilizing Excel functions and tools
  • Enhancing internal controls
Note

This is a hands-on training course using laptops, which will be made available by Meirc. For courses outside the UAE, participants are required to bring their own laptops with a fully functional version of MS Excel 2019 or later.

Course Outline
  • The Main Responsibilities of Financial Controllers
    • Accounting and reporting responsibilities
    • Budget reporting and analysis
    • Managing finance and accounting staff
    • The changing role of the accounting function
    • The evolving role of the financial controller
  • Accounting and Reporting
    • Overview of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
    • An inside look at the key financial statements
      • Statement of financial position
      • Statement of comprehensive income
      • Statement of cash flows
      • Statement of changes in owners' equity
    • New IFRS standards
    • Month- and year-end close: Controller as a project manager
  • Financial Statements Interpretation and Analysis
    • Key tools in analysis
    • Building block of ratios
      • Liquidity ratios
      • Solvency ratios
      • Activity and investment ratios
      • Profitability ratios
    • Going beyond numbers reporting
    • Excel techniques used in presenting analysis to management
  • Budget Reporting and Analysis
    • Master budget components
    • The budget as an added-value activity
    • Evaluating the budget and highlighting objectives
    • Presenting the budget to top management
    • Preparing meaningful actual versus budget reports
  • Control Function
    • Internal controls
    • Control objectives
    • Examples of internal controls
    • Types of fraud
    • Structure of internal control
    • Setting and updating policies and procedures
    • Backup and disaster recovery planning 
  • Boosting Efficiency in Your Department
    • It’s all about Excel
      • The 10 must-have Excel tips
    • Personal organization and time management
      • Monitoring staff efficiency to support the accounting close
      • Tools to increase staff productivity
      • Managing staff skills and attitudes
MPC
MPC Certifications
Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training & Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for full attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.

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Schedule & Fees

2025 Schedule & Fees

Location & Date

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

Fees
Per participant

USD 3950

Fees + VAT as applicable

Discount Plans & Cancellations Policy

Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue, trainer, and to offer courses in an integrated virtual learning (IVL) format whereby face to face classroom participants and virtual learners participate simultaneously in the same course in an interactive learning experience.

Tax Registration Number: 100239834300003

Face-to-Face Courses

This course is also offered in face-to-face courses, click on the course below.

Certificate in Accounting and Financial Control
Certificate in Accounting and Financial Control
23 - 27 Nov, 2025
English
Dubai
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