Advanced Certificate in Accounting for the Modern Business

• Advanced Financial Accounting: This unit covers complex financial accounting issues, including consolidated financial statements, foreign currency transactions and translations, and partnership accounting.
• Management Accounting and Decision Making: Students will learn how to analyze financial information for decision-making purposes, including cost accounting, budgeting, and performance evaluation.
• Auditing and Assurance Services: This unit covers the audit process, including risk assessment, internal controls, and audit evidence, as well as assurance services such as attestation and direct financial statement audits.
• Advanced Taxation: This unit explores advanced taxation issues, including business and individual tax planning, international taxation, and tax compliance.
• Corporate Governance and Ethics: This unit covers the principles of corporate governance and the importance of ethical decision-making in accounting and finance, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations.
• Financial Statement Analysis: Students will learn how to analyze financial statements to assess a company's financial health and performance, including ratio analysis, trend analysis, and common-size analysis.
• Advanced Accounting Information Systems: This unit covers advanced topics in accounting information systems, including database management, data analytics, and cybersecurity risks.
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring: This unit explores the accounting and financial implications of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring, including due diligence, purchase price allocation, and financial forecasting.
• Advanced Fraud Examination: This unit covers advanced topics in fraud examination, including fraud schemes, investigation techniques, and legal and ethical issues in fraud examination.