Financial Management Courses

Financial Management is about the planning, organising, directing, monitoring and controlling of the financial resources of an organisation. The financial manager applies general management skills to the financial sector and has the responsibility to ensure that funding is available at a precise point to meet the specific needs of the business/organisation. A financial manager is not responsible for accounting or bookkeeping, those are careers of their own. Financial Accounting courses are very popular and if you are interested in financial management you might also be in accounting. The financial sector is so intertwined that one division cannot exist without the other.

This is a typical example of a financial department of a business:

To become a part of the financial sector you do not necessarily need a qualification, but you will stay on a junior level without one.  If you are a person who is driven, eager to learn and want to advance to senior level jobs, then you need to study a course in Finance. Financial Management studies can be time consuming and if you are already currently employed or have responsibilities at home then you may not have the time to attend classes or travel to and from a campus. College SA offer Financial Management Courses via distance learning . Distance learning is a way of studying at your own pace in the comfort of your home, at work or while travelling. You can decide if you want to study part- or full time. Thus you are able to work and study at the same time. College SA will provide an Academic Advisor, available through phone, email or Skype to help you with any questions or problems you may have regarding your course. Your course material will be couriered to you at no additional cost!

By studying one of the following courses you will improve your chances in finding Financial Management jobs that will suit your current lifestyle. You will be able to grow and advance in the company, business or organisation.  

The courses offered by College SA are:

Full courses

• Business Management Diploma: Credit Management
• Certified Financial Accounting National Diploma
• CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting
• CIMA Professional Qualification: Operational Level
• CIMA Professional Qualification: Managerial Level
• CIMA Professional Qualification: Strategic Level
• CIMA Professional Qualification: T4 part (A) and T4 part (B)
• National Certificate: ICB Junior Bookkeeper
• FET Certificate: ICB Senior Bookkeeper
• National Diploma: ICB Technical Financial Accounting
• National Diploma: ICB Certified Financial Accounting

Short Courses

• ICB Corporate Strategy                             
• ICB Accounting Theory and Practice
• ICB Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks
• ICB Management and Accounting Control Systems
• ICB Junior Bookkeeper: Bookkeeping to Trail Balance
• ICB Junior Bookkeeper: Computerised Bookkeeping
• ICB Junior Bookkeeping: Business Literacy
• ICB Junior Bookkeeping: Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns
• ICB Senior Bookkeeping: Cost and Management Accounting
• ICB Senior Bookkeeping: Financial Statements
• ICB Technical Financial Accountant: Business Law and Accounting Control
• ICB Technical Financial Accountant: Income Tax Returns

What is CIMA?

The programmes offered through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) focus almost entirely on the managerial aspects of business. Students can therefore expect to pay closer attention to the analysis
of the business environment instead of mainly working with figures, tax returns, financial statements, and such aspects that are generally associated with the auditing process. In general, these programmes tend to pay more attention to management skills within business practice.

The CIMA programmes educate and prepare students who want to work as accountants in industry, commerce or non-governmental and public sector organisations. Management Accounting Studies is therefore focused on the future and how strategies can be influenced or shaped to develop their business potential. If you are interested in budgeting, forecasting, risk assessment, cost control and project management, you would benefit from enrolling for one of the CIMA programmes.

What is ICB?

The programmes offered through the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) focus mainly on accounting and aspects related to finances. Accuracy is probably the most important skill any bookkeeper or financial reporter should possess, since they are responsible for projections and business decisions that are made on these grounds. Completing any one of these programmes would surely be to your advantage.

So, what can you expect from this group of programmes? Financial Accounting features very prominently and involves aspects such as business taxation, income tax returns, tax calculation, knowledge of the different financial laws, auditing, financial reporting, etc. Then there is also a focus on Junior and Senior Bookkeeping, which entail functions such as year-end adjustments, disposal of depreciable assets, preparation of financial statements, account management, cost accounting, analysis, etc. In general, these programmes tend to place more emphasis on the actual accounting skills one needs when working in a financial environment.

"The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket." - Kin Hubbard

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