Accounting for Performance and Control

This course provides you with an in-depth understanding of the principles of cost. You will become familiar with the techniques and key terms used in management accounting.

Taking this course will develop your knowledge of the topic and its role in decision making within an organisation. You will learn how to prepare budgets, control statements, and calculate and analyse variances and their causes. You will also learn how to use information to pinpoint pricing.

Key Facts

Module from the Postgraduate Certificate in Finance
Certified by: CPD-Continuing Professional Development
Duration: 10 weeks | 1 class per week
Mode of Study: London campus or live-online
Intake Date: January, May, September 2023
Tuition Fees: £1,150

(Flexible payment plans and group discounts available)

*The postgraduate programmes do not carry postgraduate level credit points.

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Module Contents

Budgetary planning and forecasting methods
Cost-structure analysis and profit calculation

Key Benefits:

Understand the role management accounting plays in decision making within an organisation
Prepare budgets and other budgetary control statements
Make well-informed decisions on pricing, cost control, and cost reduction
Calculate and analyse variances and their possible causes

Who Is the Course For?

This course is ideal for anyone looking to advance their technical jargon in accountancy and improve their understanding of the subject area. Upon graduation, students will be ready to succeed in the accounting industry or, in some cases, progress to a postgraduate degree.

Education - Undergraduate degree or equivalent Higher Education qualification, or relevant work experience
English language - Common European Framework (CEF) Level B2* or equivalent (all teaching and learning materials are provided in English only)

*Please note those with a B1 level of English and relevant proof of further study will be considered.

*This course is planned to run in July, October 2022, January, May, September every year.
For more information, speak to one of our advisors on: +44 (0) 20 3435 4644.

Meet Our Delegates

“I decided to study the course because of the benefits it would have on my career, after going through the contents and the modules of the programme, it covered areas that are of interest to me.’’

Ikechi Okereke

Postgraduate certificate in finance

“After this course, I have the tools to better explain myself and to give the best arguments, I can contribute better with marketing plans or communication plans’’

Laila Machado

Executive Education