SHORT DESCRIPTION

Obtain a SAIBA Certificate of completion in Accounting III for part completion of the designation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

By enrolling for this upskilling course you will cover the following:

• Regulation and preparation of financial statements in accordance with international standards and local regulations.
• Competencies required to produce financial statements for legal entities, related and consolidated and groups using appropriate international financial reporting standards (IFRS)

DESCRIPTION

Financial accounting III covers the regulation and preparation of financial statements in accordance with international standards and local regulations. It provides the competencies required to produce financial statements for legal entities, related and consolidated and groups using appropriate international financial reporting standards (IFRS).

*The assumption is made that the accounting standards not mentioned in this module are covered in previous financial accounting modules (NQF 6 level)

PRICE

The following pricing apply: R5,500.00
The upskilling course does not form part of a subscription package.
Any recommended textbooks and webinars are an additional cost for your own expense.

CONTENT

Study Unit 1

Financial statements and the international financial reporting standards.

Accounting standards measurement and recognitionAccounting standards disclosureFinancial statements of all legal entitiesConsolidated financial statements.

Study Unit 2

Analysis of financial performance and position

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for this course are required to have the relevant degree/diploma with all the core subjects as specified, missing no more than 2 subjects.

The law and best practice require that you must have an:

• accounting qualification
• plus relevant experience
• plus a designation with a professional body, such as a Business Accountant in Practice (SA), BAP(SA)

In this way society knows you are competent and they are assured of quality work.

In addition, it is required that your qualification should consist of the following core subjects:

• Accounting (3rd year University level)
• Auditing (2nd year University level)
• Tax (2nd year University level)
• Management accounting (2nd year University level)
• Commercial law (2nd year University level)

If your qualification does not include these subjects you can register as a SAIBA Academy student and write our assessments as evidence that you are competent in these subject areas. We call this recognition of prior learning or RPL.

Once you have gained all the missing subjects for non-degree purposes you will be eligible for the SAIBA designation BAP(SA) and start working for yourself as an Accountant in Practice.

*Please note approval from the Saiba membership department is required before proceeding to apply for this course. Please contact your Personal Portfolio Consultant (PPC) for more information. 

PRESENTER

Nicolene Steenkamp

Nicolene Steenkamp is currently the Programme Coordinator for the B.Com (Financial Planning) and Post Graduate Diploma in Taxation programmes at Akademia. She is also a lecturer in Accounting and Taxation. Nicolene has a B.Com and B.Com Hons in Financial Management Sciences and completed her Masters degree in Taxation at the University of Pretoria in 2018.
She is an Accountant in Practice and is involved in various professional institutes.

ACCREDITATION

The Southern African Institute for Business Accountants NPC is a professional body accredited by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) –  Professional Body ID 874.

On successful completion of the final exam you will receive a certificate of completion issued by SAIBA that serves as evidence of competency in the analysis, preparation and reporting of financial statements in accordance with International Standards and Local Regulations for legal entities, related and consolidated groups. The certificate is issued in terms of the National Policy for the Implementation of the Recognition of Prior Learning as authorized by SAQA and is regarded by SAIBA as meeting the competency criteria approved by SAQA for admission as a BAP(SA).