Accounting Skills for New Supervisors

Accounting Skills for New Supervisors level 3

CPD Accredited Certificate with 30 CPD points. This course comes with easy to understand e-learning study materials.

Many of us flinch when we hear terms like depreciation, cash flow, balance sheet, and (worst of all!) budgets. However, these are all important concepts to understand if you’re going to succeed in today’s business world, particularly as a supervisor. Even better, financial terms are not as scary as they seem!

This self-paced programme is available 24/7 providing you with the flexibility to train at the pace, location and time of your choosing. Certificate of achievement can be claimed on course completion. College registration, tutor support, course materials and additional supporting material are all included in the course fee

What Will Students Learn?

• Describe the art of finance and key financial terms
• Determine your role in company finances
• Find the rules and regulations for your area and industry
• Discuss various types of financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and statements of retained earnings
• Explain how a chart of accounts is created
• Tell the difference between cash and accrual accounting
• Explain single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping
• Differentiate between debits and credits
• Identify and analyze important financial data and make financial decisions
• Read annual reports
• Determine whether a company is financially high or low risk
• Recognize different types of organizational financial plans
• Explain what budgets are and how to prepare them
• Recognize what computer skills you need to make you a financial whiz
• Deal with financial situations that impact the people that work for you

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Unit 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Finance

The unit 1 covers the following topics:

• General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• The Accounting Cycle
• The Key Reports
• Understanding the Chart of Accounts
• Single vs. Double Entry Accounting

Unit 2 - Understanding Debits and Credits

The unit 2 covers the following topics:

• Understanding Debits and Credits
• Working with Debits and Credits
• Financial Analysis Toolbox
• Useful Ratios
• Net and Gross Profit Margin
• Reading Annual Reports
• Using Ratios for Decision Making
• Identifying High and Low Risk Companies

Unit 3 - The Basics of Budgeting

The unit 3 covers the following topics:

• Defining a Budget
• The Budgeting Process
• Computer Survival Skills

Course Benefits:

• Full Tutor Support
• Self paced, no fixed schedules
• Available to students anywhere in the world
• 24/7 Access to the LMS ( Learning Management System )
• Easy to understand quality e-learning study materials

Course Material

All course materials are included in the course price. All your study material will be available on our learning management system for which you will get access once you are enrolled. The material can be downloaded and printed as well.

Our distance learning course materials are specially written for home study and contain a wealth of knowledge in easy to understand language. We use variety of media to help you learn. Your course may use any of the following different media which you can use from home or where ever you choose to study:

• Online course materials
• Question papers
• Additional Supporting Material
• Useful Links

Course assessment

You will be continually assessed throughout the course. Your assignment will be marked by your tutor and independently moderated. The feedback on your assignment will then be sent to you. On receipt of this, you may wish to contact your tutor to discuss the feedback.

Tutor Support

When you enrol on a course with Staff Training Solutions you are allocated your personal tutor. Tutor’s help and support will be available throughout your studies with the college. He/she will assess your work and will provide you with regular feedback on your progres

There is no particular entry requirement. We do not ask for any previous qualification or experience.

Option 1

CPD Accredited Certificate (issued by CPD Standard Office)

(PDF format)=£30

(Hard copy)=£75 + postal charges

Option 2

Certificate in Counselling Skills issued by CPD (Courses for Professional Development)

PDF Certificate - FREE

Hard copy - £25 + postal charges

*Postage Charges: National £9, International £15

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