Accountant in Business

Let's understand what an accountant does for a business.

by Rowan Malherbe
Financial and Business LectureFollow

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Description
This course is designed too introduce knowledge and understanding of the business and its environment and the influence this has on how organisations are structured and on the role of the accounting and other key business functions in contributing to the efficient, effective and ethical management and development of an organisation and its people and systems. This course will allow you to obtain the necessary knowledge to understand exactly what is involved in the world as an accountant.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand the purpose and types of businesses and how they interact with key stakeholders and the external environment.

2. Understand business organisation structure, functions and the role of corporate governance.

3. Recognize the function of accountancy and audit in communicating, reporting and assuring financial information and in effective financial control and compliance.

4. Recognize the principles of authority and leadership and how teams and individuals are recruited, managed, motivated and developed.

5. Understand the importance of personal effectiveness as the basis for effective team and organisational behavior.

6. Recognize that all aspects of business and finance should be conducted in a manner which complies with and is in the spirit of accepted professional ethics and professional values.

And much more...

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This course contains 19 video lectures