Hone your ability to perform a wide range of accountancy and taxation tasks
9 weeks, excluding
orientation
7–10 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
The practical bookkeeping skills to manage the finance-related aspects of any business.
2
The ability to prepare budgets and implement effective internal control and credit management systems.
3
An understanding of business tax, and the expertise to assess and bolster the financial stability of a company.
4
A digital certificate from Africa’s leading university1 as validation of your accounting-related skills.
1QS Top Universities (Jan, 2023).
Module 1
The Fundamentals of Accounting: Part 1
An introductory “crash course” on the basic principles of accounting.
Module 2
The Fundamentals of Accounting: Part 2
Expand your understanding of various fundamental accounting principles.
Module 3
Drafting Financial Statements: Part 1
An introduction to drafting financial statements.
Module 4
Drafting Financial Statements: Part 2
A continuation of the concept of drafting financial statements.
Module 5
Drafting Budgets
Learn the definition and purpose of budgeting.
Module 6
Measuring and Evaluating Financial Performance
Discover how a firm measures and evaluates financial performance.
Module 7
Internal Control and Accounting Systems
Discover the important role that internal controls play in a business.
Module 8
Business Tax
Learn about the various taxes that are applicable to businesses.
Module 9
Credit Management and Control
Discover the importance and impact of legislation on the credit control function.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Mariam Bardien
Chartered Accountant (SA) Senior Lecturer, College of Accounting, UCT
Bardien has been a lecturer in the financial reporting section within the College of Accounting since 2015. She has extensive experience in second- and third-year accounting courses, and has a passion for teaching and learning. She is a contributor to the Financial Accounting: IFRS Principles textbook, both commissioned and published by Oxford University Press. She holds a master’s in higher education studies, with accounting education as her area of research, as well as a bachelor of commerce specialising in accounting, and a postgraduate diploma in accounting from UCT.
Shelly Herbert
Chartered Accountant (SA) and Senior Lecturer, College of Accounting, UCT
Herbert has served as a lecturer at the College of Accounting since 2009. She is currently the course convenor for the accounting honours programme, and lectures on both the postgraduate diploma in public sector accounting and on second- and third-year financial reporting courses. She is a co-author of the Financial Accounting: IFRS Principles and Financial Accounting: Groups textbooks, both commissioned and published by Oxford University Press. Herbert holds a Master of Commerce degree in financial accounting, as well as a bachelor of commerce (honours) and postgraduate diploma in accounting from UCT.
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