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[calendar]December 4th – 6th 2013 – PREPARING FINAL ACCOUNTS: Understanding IFRS Conversion Process
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
THE LAGOS MAINLAND DISTRICT SOCIETY
DATE: December 4th – 6th , 2013
PREPARING FINAL ACCOUNTS:
Understanding IFRS Conversion Process
Venue: SIGNALHOUSE Learning Center – 61 Kudirat Abiola Way Oregun, Ikeja Lagos. Near IRORUN Plaza.
Objectives
At the end of this workshop, Participants should be able to
■ Develop understanding of how final account is prepared and reported
■ Follow international Financial Reporting Standards in preparing final account
■ Apply International Standards of Financial Reporting (IFRS) in preparing final accounts
■ Use IFRS requirements in making disclosure in final accounts
Course Highlights
■ Overview of IFRS Framework: Historical background of International Standards of Financial Reporting
■ Presentation of financial statement under IFRS: Inventories and events after the Balance sheet date
■ Introduction to property, plant, equipment, revaluations and investment properties: Borrowing costs, government grants and disclosure of government assistance
■ Overview of IFRS Transition roadmaps
■ IFRS/IAS Vs. SAS Which way is up ?
■ Introduction to Group Accounting: Consolidation of Income Statement and Tangible Assets
■ Information Technology Implication of IFRS transitioning.
Audience
This course is designed for Chief Accountants, Controllers, Accountants, Managers and other Executives with supervisory responsibilities for preparing final accounts.
Registration/ Fees
The workshop fee is N63,000 per participant. This fee covers tuition, course folios, materials, tea/coffee/snacks, and lunch only. Please make all nominations in favour of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and send to any of the addresses indicated below. Intending participants may also register and pay at the venue.
All enquiries should be directed to the:
Course Director / Liaison Officer: ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society, 259, Borno Way Yaba. Tel:0803-300-8104, 070-8829-4312, 01-850-9123
Workshop Facilitators
Your course leaders comprised of experience Chartered Accountants and consultants. They include: Chizea Nnamdi,FCA,MBA; Seyi Olarewaju, ACA; Richmond Femi, ACA; Dr. Martin.
December 2nd – 4th 2013 – EFFECTIVE CASH OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
THE LAGOS MAINLAND DISTRICT SOCIETY
DATE: December 2nd – 4th , 2013
EFFECTIVE CASH OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING
Venue: SIGNALHOUSE Learning Center – 61 Kudirat Abiola Way Oregun, Ikeja Lagos. Near IRORUN Plaza.
Objectives
At the end of this workshop, Participants should be able to
■ Understand the nature and procedures for effective cash operations
■ Apply cash handling and management techniques
■ Understand the nature of cash collections , deposits, and funds transfer procedures
■ Recognize basic cash controls and follow rules
■ Understand problem cheques and ways of detecting counterfeit bills;
■ Reconcile cash and non-cash items
■ Raise daily and periodic cash reports
■ Apply various security precautions within the cash operation environment
Course Highlights
■ Nature and Purpose of cash operations
■ Basic accounting concepts and transactions involving cash
■ Payment procedures: Cheque request and signing authorities
■ Cash receipts and deposits: basic rules and guidelines
■ Effective cash collection system: general guidelines
■ Reconciling cash book with bank statements: Rules and Techniques
■ Cashiering: Information Holdings and Third party issues
■ Identifying security devices on financial instruments
■ Cash handling and cashier’s duties
■ Internal audit of cash operations: creating effective cash controls
Audience
This course is designed for Treasury officers, Cash Operations personnel, Senior Accounts Officers and Bank Tellers.
Registration/ Fees
The workshop fee is N60,000 per participant. This fee covers tuition, materials, tea/coffee/snacks, and lunch only. Please make all nominations in favour of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and send to any of the addresses indicated below. Intending participants may also register and pay at the venue.
All enquiries should be directed to the:
Course Director / Liaison Officer: ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society, 259, Borno Way Yaba. Tel:0803-300-8104, 070-8829-4312, 01-850-9123
Guest Speakers
Don Ogbonnaya, ACA,MBA; Babtunde Pearce, FCA,MBA; Niyi Ogunkunle, ACA
November 26th – 28th 2013 – ENTERPRISE-WIDE COMPUTER NETWORKS: Security, Audit and Control
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
THE LAGOS MAINLAND DISTRICT SOCIETY
DATE: November 26th – 28th , 2013
ENTERPRISE-WIDE COMPUTER NETWORKS:
Security, Audit and Control
Venue: SIGNALHOUSE Learning Center – 61 Kudirat Abiola Way Oregun, Ikeja Lagos. Near IRORUN Plaza.
Course Profile:
Computer Networks provides the most cost effective transmission of voice, data, text and images between workgroups. Corporate networks continue to evolve in response to technological innovations and business demands. As the business community continue to witness new technologies and information models, greater challenges lie ahead of IT managers and audit professionals. Disgruntled employees and hackers may be on rampage against organizations while virus infestation across the net may be wrecking havoc on corporate networks and databases. Auditors and information technology experts in organizations and agencies of government must brace up to the challenge posed by computer savy criminals to their corporate networks. This “clinic” is a sure ‘BET’ for acquiring advanced skills and knowledge to secure and audit your corporate networks. An introduction will be made into COMPUTER FORENSICS as a preparatory module for more advanced work in audit and investigation. Below are the highlights
■ Computer network fundamentals
■ Network components and devices: Cables, NICs, Hubs, Bridges etc
■ Types of computer networks: LAN, WAN, MAN
■ Network operating systems: Novel, UNIX, Windows NT – What works best ?
■ Virtual Private Networks: Issues and Cases
■ Internet and Intra-nets: Basic principles and technologies
■ Network exposures and threats
■ Network security and Authentication process
■ Biometrics technology
■ Implementing Cryptography: Basic principles , technologies and cases
■ The Internet and Firewall: Operational relliance and reviews
■ Privacy Audits, Attestations and Seals
■ Computer Forensics: An Introduction
■ Data Sniffers and other forensic tools
■ Auditing the network infrastructure: Penetration Testing tools
■ Post-Disaster Recovery Issues of a Network environment
Audience
This course is designed for computer and Audit professionals in both public and prvate sector organizations, including Computer Managers, Audit Managers, Chief Internal Auditors, Internal Control Executives and Regulators, LAN Administrators, Finance Executives will also benefit from this course
Registration/ Fees
The workshop fee is N60,000 per participant. This fee covers tuition, documentation, tea/coffee, lunch and executive leather bags. Please make all nominations in favour of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and send to any of the addresses indicated below. Intending participants may also register and pay at the venue.
All enquiries should be directed to the:
Course Director / Liaison Officer: ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society, 259, Borno Way Yaba. Tel:0803-300-8104, 070-8829-4312, 01-850-9123
Course Faculty
The faculty for this course will be led by Messers. Greg U. Ezeilo, FCA,CISA,CRISC, CEH, CHFI and Ben Anyalenkeya, ACA,CISA and Dr. C. Nwosu
November 26th – 28th 2013 : ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS and INTERPRETATION OF STATEMENTS
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
THE LAGOS MAINLAND DISTRICT SOCIETY
DATE: November 26th – 28th , 2013
ADVANCED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS and INTERPRETATION OF STATEMENTS
Venue: SIGNALHOUSE Learning Center – 61 Kudirat Abiola Way Oregun, Ikeja Lagos. Near IRORUN Plaza.
Objectives
At the end of this workshop, Participants should be able to
■ Appreciate the nature and components of financial statements
■ Use appropriate analytical techniques for analyzing financial statements
■ Generate reasonable conclusions based on the analysis
■ Advice management on appropriate course of action for effective decision making
Course Content
■ General concepts in financial reporting
■ Understanding financial account and IFRS
■ Basics of financial reporting and Auditors responsibilities
■ Overview of interpretation of accounts
■ Financial ratios and uses in interpretation of accounts
■ Key issues in balance sheet reporting
■ Financial forecasting using ratios
■ Use of excel spreadsheet in financila analysis and interpretation
■ Project appraisals techniques and decision accounting
■ General ledger reconciliation issues
■ Break-even analysis using Excel
■ Sensitivity analysis using Excel
Audience
This course is designed for Accountants, Controllers, Accounts Managers and other Executives with supervisory responsibilities in preparing or overseeing accounts and bank reconciliation processes.
Registration/ Fees
The workshop fee is N60,000 per participant. This fee covers tuition, materials, tea/coffee/snacks, and lunch only. Please make all nominations in favour of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and send to any of the addresses indicated below. Intending participants may also register and pay at the venue.
All enquiries should be directed to the:
Course Director / Liaison Officer: ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society, 259, Borno Way Yaba. Tel:0803-300-8104, 070-8829-4312, 01-850-9123
Workshop Facilitators
Your course leaders comprises of experience Chartered Accountants and consultants. They include: Greg U. Ezeilo, FCA,CISA;Babtunde Pearce, FCA; Tom Satimehin, ACA, CISA; Adeolu Oni, ACA, MBA.
December 2nd – 4th 2013 – EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTS AND BANK RECONCILIATIONS: Best Practices and Guidelines
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
THE LAGOS MAINLAND DISTRICT SOCIETY
DATE: December 2nd – 4th , 2013
EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTS AND BANK RECONCILIATIONS:
Best Practices and Guidelines
Venue: SIGNALHOUSE Learning Center – 61 Kudirat Abiola Way Oregun, Ikeja Lagos. Near IRORUN Plaza.
Objectives
At the end of this workshop, Participants should be able to
■ Manage common account reconciliation problems
■ Establish risk based criteria to guide the timing of accounts reconciliations
■ Facilitate faster identification of errors through timely reconciliations
■ Improve account reconciliation process to enhance effective financial reporting
Course Content
■ Overview of accounting concepts and principles
■ Accounting errors and reconciliation
■ Reconciliation as a key control process
■ Meaning and nature of account and bank reconciliation
■ Risk-based criteria for timing of accounts reconciliations
■ Components of the reconciliation process
■ General ledger of reconciliation
■ Intra-company items: Reconciling charges to Departmental Accounts
■ Separation of duties in the reconciliation process
■ Revenue and Expenses reconciliation
■ Questions on Budgets and Progress reports
■ Expenditure transfer forms
■ Bank reconciliation process and standard templates
■ Documentations for the activities
■ Accounting Listserv
■ Reconciliation Reports : Structure and Framework
Audience
This course is designed for Accountants, Controllers, Accounts Managers and other Executives with supervisory responsibilities in preparing or overseeing accounts and bank reconciliation processes.
Registration/ Fees
The workshop fee is N60,000 per participant. This fee covers tuition, materials, tea/coffee/snacks, and lunch only. Please make all nominations in favour of ICAN Lagos Mainland District Society and send to any of the addresses indicated below. Intending participants may also register and pay at the venue.
All enquiries should be directed to the:
Course Director / Liaison Officer: ICAN, Lagos Mainland District Society, 259, Borno Way Yaba. Tel:0803-300-8104, 070-8829-4312, 01-850-9123
Workshop Facilitators
Your course leaders comprised of experience Chartered Accountants and consultants. They include: Greg U. Ezeilo, FCA, CISA; Babtunde Pearce, FCA; Donatus Ogbonnaya, MBA, ACA