Foundations in Accountancy: FIA

Diploma in Accounting and Finance

All the specified topics are fully covered by carefully paced course units, and you are able to practice your skills and to prepare for the exams with a combination of activities and mock exams - all with full tutorial support. The study topics include:

Paper FAB - Accountant in Business

• Organising Work
• Recruitment and Selection
• Development and Performance Review
• Motivation
• Working with People
• Computer Hardware and Software
• Systems Design

Paper FFA - Financial Accounting

• Users of and good qualities of accounting information
• Revision of basic accounting and accounting concepts
• Club Accounts
• Incomplete records
• Partnership accounts
• Limited company accounts for publication
• Regulatory and conceptual framework and statement of principles
• Post balance sheet events
• Contingencies, goodwill and taxation
• Cash flow statements
• Ratio analysis
• Simple consolidated accounts

Paper FMA - Management Accounting

• Management accounting and information
• Cost accumulation
• Costing Methods
• Budgets
• Standard costing
• Cost reduction and performance measurement
• Decision making Options (two from four)

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Achieve full Certified Accounting Technician status with this home study course from Premier Training. This course offers a clear path through the Technician Level of the prestigious CAT award.

Options (two from three):

Paper FAU (UK)- Foundations in Audit

• The statutory and professional regulations governing auditing
• Audit planning
• Computers in auditing
• Audit testing
• Audit reporting
• Auditor liability

Paper (FTX) - Foundations in Tax

• Calculation of income tax
• Prepare computations of property and investment income
• Prepare tax computations for trades and professions
• Prepare capital gains tax computations
• Account for Corporation Tax
• Prepare Corporation tax computations and returns

Paper FFM - Foundations in Financial Management

• Cash flow cycle and forecasts
• Sources of finance
• Cash budgets
• Working capital management
• Investment appraisal

Before you start: you will need Intermediate Certificate or an equivalent ACCA approved qualification (such as a BTEC National in Business) to take this course.

This course will help you:

• Prepare for the CAT Level examinations
• Achieve full Certified Accounting Technician status
• Gain a qualification for many jobs in Taxation, Auditing, Corporate Insolvency, Management Consultancy and Accounting Services etc.

Should you have any queries about the course and its suitability for you, please do not hesitate to contact Premier Training for an impartial no-obligation discussion with one of our tutors.

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