Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting

Course description

The Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting (Previously the Certificate in International Public Financial Management) consists of two modules: Management Accounting and Financial Accounting.

The Management Accounting module provides an introduction to the principles of costing and budgeting and their use in providing information to support management decision making. The skills and knowledge that students develop in this module are crucial in performing the finance professional roles of steward, enabler and innovator and underpin much of the activity associated with the business partner role.

The Financial Accounting Module provides an introduction to accounting theory, ethics, bookkeeping and the preparation of financial statements, which are all fundamental to the stewardship role performed by finance professionals in modern organisations.

The Module Content is as follows:

Management Accounting Module
The Management Accounting module provides an introduction to the principles of costing and budgeting and their use in providing information to support management decision making. The skills and knowledge that students develop in this module are crucial in performing the finance professional roles of steward, enabler and innovator and underpin much of the activity associated with the business partner role.

Financial Accounting Module
The Financial Accounting Module provides an introduction to accounting theory, ethics, bookkeeping and the preparation of financial statements, which are all fundamental to the stewardship role performed by finance professionals in modern organisations.

The Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting Module Dates for September to November 2023 are outlined below.

Management Accounting (MA)

Full Day Workshops: 9:30am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:00pm

21 September 2023*, 2 November 2023 and 16 November 2023 *(Revision Session)

Half Day Workshops (Online): 9:30am – 12:30pm

28 September 2023, 6 October 2023, 16 October 2023 and 27 October 2023

* Denotes in person workshops at the IPA, Dublin. Remaining dates are online.

Exam Date: 4 December 2023

Financial Accounting (FA)

Full Day Workshops: 9:30am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:00pm

15 September 2023*, 26 October 2023 and 17 November 2023 *(Revision Session)

Half Day Workshops (Online): 9:30am – 12:30pm

20 September 2023, 29 September 2023, 13 October 2023 and 10 November 2023.

Exam Date: 5 December 2023

Dates may be subject to change.