Accounting and Financial Control

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Accounting and Financial Control
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F3244

Online

14 Dec 2025 -18 Dec 2025

1900

Overview

Introduction:

Accounting and financial control refer to structured systems used to document, classify, and govern financial transactions in alignment with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. These systems ensure institutional accountability, support resource allocation, and maintain the integrity of financial reporting. This training program focuses on frameworks for accounting processes, internal control structures, and financial oversight mechanisms within corporate and public entities. It provides models for recording, reviewing, and supervising financial activities across controlled environments.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify institutional structures for accounting operations and financial control.

  • Classify types of financial records and documentation systems.

  • Analyze models of budgetary control and expenditure governance.

  • Evaluate internal control procedures and compliance requirements.

  • Review reporting systems aligned with audit and oversight functions.

Targeted Audience:

  • Junior Accountants and Financial Assistants.

  • Internal Control Officers.

  • Budget and Finance Coordinators.

  • Audit Support Personnel.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Foundations of Accounting and Financial Systems:

  • Institutional definitions of accounting and financial control.

  • Classifications of accounting systems and entry types.

  • Structure of the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.

  • Financial statement elements and documentation flow.

  • Governance frameworks of accounting cycles within institutional settings.

Unit 2:

Recording and Documentation Models:

  • Double entry system and chart of accounts classification.

  • Journal entry structure and posting procedures.

  • Reconciliation models for accounts and balances.

  • Documentation standards for financial integrity.

  • Regulatory formats for record retention and reporting.

Unit 3:

Budget Control and Expenditure Governance:

  • Institutional budgeting models, operational vs capital.

  • Procedures for aligning expenditures with approved budgets.

  • Authorization hierarchies and fund control mechanisms.

  • Structures for variance analysis and corrective planning.

  • Documentation measures of budget performance within reporting systems.

Unit 4:

Internal Control and Compliance Frameworks:

  • Principles and elements of institutional internal control systems.

  • Oversight on the segregation of duties process, authorization protocols, and access control.

  • Monitoring procedures for fraud prevention and error detection.

  • Integration process of compliance with financial procedures.

  • Evaluation criteria of risk exposure through control assessments.

Unit 5:

Reporting and Oversight Structures:

  • Models for preparing institutional financial statements.

  • Reporting measures for internal and external stakeholders.

  • Interfaces between accounting units and audit functions.

  • Classification principles of reports for governance and decision making.

  • Standard procedures for oversight, documentation, and review.