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Finance and Accounting
Cost Accounting Techniques and Skills For Businesses and Industries
Overview:
Introduction:
This training program focuses on cost accounting techniques and skills essential for businesses and industries. Through it, participants will learn how to apply various cost accounting methods to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
Program Objectives:
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
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Understand and apply key cost accounting techniques.
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Analyze and manage costs to improve financial performance.
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Implement cost control measures and budgeting techniques.
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Utilize cost information for strategic decision-making.
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Interpret cost data to support business operations and planning.
Targeted Audience:
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Accountants and financial analysts.
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Cost accountants and managers.
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Business owners and industry professionals.
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Financial controllers and budget officers.
Program Outline:
Unit 1:
Introduction to Cost Accounting:
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Fundamentals of cost accounting and its importance in business.
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Types of costs: fixed, variable, and mixed.
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Cost behavior and cost allocation methods.
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Overview of cost accounting principles and concepts.
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The role of cost accounting in financial reporting and decision-making.
Unit 2:
Cost Accounting Techniques:
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Job order costing vs. process costing.
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Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and its benefits.
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Standard costing and variance analysis.
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Marginal costing and contribution analysis.
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Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis and break-even analysis.
Unit 3:
Budgeting and Cost Control:
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Developing and managing budgets: operating and capital budgets.
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Techniques for effective cost control and reduction.
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Variance analysis: identifying and addressing cost variances.
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Implementing budgetary control systems.
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Best practices for monitoring and managing costs.
Unit 4:
Advanced Cost Analysis:
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Advanced cost allocation techniques and methods.
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Cost estimation and forecasting techniques.
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Strategic cost management and competitive analysis.
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Cost analysis for pricing and profitability decisions.
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Case studies on cost management and analysis.
Unit 5:
Using Cost Information for Decision Making:
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Cost information in planning and decision-making processes.
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Evaluating cost data for strategic business decisions.
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Cost analysis for project evaluation and financial planning.
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Integration of cost accounting with other business functions.
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Examples of cost accounting in practice.