Target:
The course is designed to equip Senior non-trained Finance Officers, in churches and church related organizations such as Treasurers,Internal Auditors, Procurators, Church Administrators, Accountants, Finance Managers, Finance Officers, Bursars etc.
Course Objectives:
• To provide participants with an opportunity to acquire understanding of sound financial
management, reporting and accountability and, to promote professional financial reporting.
Course Contents
Module 1: Fundamentals for Effective Management
• Stewardship & Accountability.
• Organizational and personal Integrity.
• Dual Nature of human beings.
• Time management and Delegation.
Module 2: Financial Management and Accountability
• Financial Management Overview.
• Financial Planning.
• Budgeting and budgetary controls.
Module 3: Financial Recording
• Books of Account.
• Inflows and outflows of money.
• Recording of Financial Transactions.
• Posting into the ledger book.
Module 4: Financial Management and Controls
• Banking and Bank reconciliations.
• Stock records and stock control procedures.
• Debtors and Credit Management.
• Internal control systems.
• Financial manuals.
• Accounting for designated funds.
Module 5: Costing of Financial Reporting
• Understanding Costs.
• Financial and Narrative reports.
• Interpretation of Financial reports.
Module 6: Purchasing and documentation.
• Auditing and working with Auditors.
• Property Management
• Resource mobilization.
• Financial sustainability.
• Creating reserves and managing deficits.
• Fund development and Investments.
• Project proposal writing.
Module 7: Computer Accounting
• Financial recording.
• Financial summary.
• Financial reporting.
Tuition Fee: US $1,148
Accommodation Fee: US $ 702
