Management Accounting Officer

Category: Accounting

Course Description:

Whether you’re aiming for a junior management role or want to boost your accounting and business skills for any industry, this programme has you covered. Get ready to take the next step towards a bright future in accounting and beyond! The combination of modules that make up this qualification provides entry into management accounting and prepares a student for a junior management accounting position.

The combination of modules that make up this part-qualification provides entry into the field of management accounting and prepares a learner for a management accounting position. As a stand-alone learning programme it also provides a foundation in the essential elements of accounting and business to people in other occupations that need such a foundation.

Curriculum Outline

Duration: 12 Months

Compulsory Knowledge Modules - 108 credits

• Fundamentals of Business Economics
• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

Compulsory Practical Modules - 36 Credits

• Apply the fundamentals of business economics to an organisational context
• Analyse the different functions of the organisation and their interactions in relation with the overall strategy of the organisation
• Apply a holistic and integrated approach to managing organisations from external and internal perspectives

Compulsory Work Experience Modules - 36 Credits

• Functioning in the role of Management Accounting Officer

Course Outcome:

Upon successful completion of the Higher Certificate in Management Accounting programme, the student should be able to:

• Provide information on areas of economic activity relevant to an organisation's decisions and apply within this context the numerical techniques to support such decisions
• Identify and classify costs and cost behaviour and apply budgetary control measures
• Prepare financial statements within a conceptual and regulatory framework
• Apply ethical values in the context of corporate governance and company administration