Corporate Training

Basic Accounting Course

An introduction to accounting principles and practices — from double-entry bookkeeping and financial statements to ratio analysis and basic taxation — built for beginners with no prior accounting background.

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What this programme covers

Everything included in this programme

We show the full range up front. Your consultation call narrows this down to what fits your team or your own goals.

Introduction to Accounting — principles, concepts and the accountant's role in business

Double-Entry Accounting — debits, credits, T-accounts, the general ledger and the accounting equation

Recording Transactions — journal entries, posting to the ledger, chart of accounts and source documents

Adjusting Entries — accrual vs. cash accounting, prepaid expenses, accruals, deferrals, depreciation and amortisation

Financial Statements — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and statement of owner's equity

Closing the Books — closing entries, post-closing trial balance and retained earnings

Special Journals & Subsidiary Ledgers — cash receipts/disbursements, sales and purchases journals, AR/AP subsidiary ledgers

Merchandising & Inventory — FIFO, LIFO, weighted average, perpetual vs. periodic systems and cost of goods sold

Receivables & Payables — accounts receivable and payable, bad debt expense and day-to-day management

Financial Ratios & Analysis — liquidity, profitability and solvency ratios for decision-making

Budgeting & Managerial Accounting — budgeting fundamentals, cost behaviour and cost-volume-profit analysis

Introduction to Taxation — basic tax concepts, VAT and UAE Corporate Tax

Who this is for

Is this programme right for you?

Built for professionals and teams who recognise themselves below.

Small business owners who need to read and manage their own books with confidence.

Managers and non-finance professionals who want to understand the numbers behind their department.

Bookkeepers and junior accountants building a solid grounding in core accounting principles.

Students and career-changers taking their first structured course in accounting.

Why it matters

What you gain from this programme

Starts from zero

No prior accounting background needed — the course builds from the accounting equation and double-entry basics up to full financial statements.

Covers the full accounting cycle

From recording transactions and adjusting entries to closing the books, you follow one complete cycle end to end, not isolated topics.

Practical, not just theoretical

Inventory valuation, receivables management and financial ratio analysis are grounded in real business scenarios you'll actually use.

A foundation for what comes next

The taxation module introduces VAT and UAE Corporate Tax, a natural next step into our dedicated Finance Training and tax certification courses.

FAQ

Basic Accounting Course — your questions answered

It runs 15–20 hours in total, available online or offline (in-person). We confirm exact scheduling on your free consultation call.

No — the course is designed as a genuine introduction, starting from the definition of accounting itself before building up to full financial statements.

It introduces the basics of both as part of the taxation module. For in-depth, UAE-specific compliance training, see our dedicated VAT and Corporate Tax courses.

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