Development Training Course on
Mastering
Accounting, Budgeting
& Performance Measurement
Course Schedule
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Why Choose Mastering Accounting, Budgeting & Performance Measurement Training Course?
The Structure
This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10-Day Training event, or as individual, 5-Day training courses.
Module 1 - Financial Bootcamp for Non-Financial Professionals
Module 2 - The Essentials of Budgeting & Cost Control
The Course Content
- The development of business organizations
- The role of Finance and the Finance Function
- Sources and types of finance for business organizations
Teamwork exercise: preparing a business plan to present to potential investors
- The purpose and format of the Annual Financial Report (AFR), prepared according to IFRS.
- The financial and non-financial elements of the AFR
Teamwork exercise: Assessing the effectiveness of the AFR as a means of communicating with our key stakeholders
- Understanding the difference between management accounting and financial accounting
- Calculating the cost of our products and the problem of overheads (indirect costs)
- Overhead apportionment – absorption costing versus Activity Based Costing
Teamwork exercise: Preparing cost estimates for a contract bid
- The time value of money – future values and present values, perpetuities and growth
Group discussion: Identifying new investment opportunities for your business:
- Interest rate risk
Group discussion: The role of Treasury
- The complexity of managing contemporary organizations
- Strategic planning, budgeting and management control systems
- The key elements of budgeting: objectives, initiatives and resources
- Understanding the context for budgeting & the role of the controller
- What are the advantages and the disadvantages of budgeting
- What is it the situation in your organization? How to improve it?
- What are the essential inputs of the budgeting process?
- What is zero-based budgeting?
- Costing for budgeting: key terms and concepts
- Variable vs. Fixed costs
- The important role of contribution margin
- Cases, problems and examples
- Complementing traditional costing with activity-based costing
- Direct vs. indirect cost
- Cost allocation: traditional costing and activity-based costing (ABC)
- From traditional budgeting to Activity-based budgeting (ABB)
- The importance of costs analysis
- Cases, problems and exercises
- Capitalized vs. period costs
- Capital budgeting
- Payback period
- Net-present value
- Internal rate of return
- What is it the situation in your organization?
- What are the limits of budgeting and financial reporting?
- What are the drivers of the business model?
- What are the trades-off in place?
- Beyond budgeting: integrating financial and non-financial issues
- The balanced scorecard and KPIs
- Case, problems and examples
Certificate
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
How Saudi Aztech Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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