Accounting and Finance
Accounts Payable: Accounting and Management Best Practices
19–23 Oct 2026 · Jeddah
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Preparing Financial Statements and the Annual Report
Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages
- Duration5 days
- FormatClassroom or live online
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic or a European language
- CertificateARUK Certificate of Attendance
- FeeFrom £2,280 + VAT
Finance professionals and accountants who need to produce IFRS-compliant financial statements will benefit from this five-day course. Delegates work through the full accounting cycle, covering chart of accounts design, adjusting entries and the preparation of balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements and the accompanying notes.
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Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Online (live)
With a trainer, on dates to suit your team
This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.
£1,850 + VAT
Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Course overview
Financial statements are the primary means by which a company communicates its position to investors, regulators and other stakeholders. When those statements rest on a poorly designed chart of accounts, or when adjusting entries are missed, the reports lose credibility. Getting the process right, from initial recording through to the notes and audit section, demands a clear sequence that finance teams can follow consistently.
The programme follows transactions through the accounting cycle. Supporting documents and transaction recording lead into ledger preparation, the general ledger and trial balances, including the adjustments needed before closing the books. Work on the chart of accounts addresses its design and maintenance. Delegates also process deferrals and accruals and prepare the post-closing trial balance.
Five days combine accounting theory with practical Excel work and workplace cases. The later modules address preparing income statements, balance sheets, cash flows and statements of owners' equity. Delegates examine the accompanying notes and the role of external audit, including how to interpret an audit opinion. Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) receives separate attention within the reporting content.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Explain each stage of the accounting cycle and prepare ledgers and trial balances
- Design and maintain an effective chart of accounts
- Perform adjusting entries for deferrals, accruals and corrections
- Map adjusted trial balances to the relevant financial statements
- Prepare income statements, cash flows, balance sheets and the required notes
Target competencies
- Understanding the accounting cycle
- Designing the chart of accounts
- Performing adjusting entries
- Preparing and analysing income statements
- Preparing and analysing balance sheets
- Preparing and analysing cash flow statements
- Reviewing financial statement notes
- Using Excel functions
Who should attend
This course suits:
- Senior and junior accountants
- Finance and accounting professionals
- Chief accountants
- Accounting supervisors and managers
- Financial controllers
Training methodology
- Core accounting theory introduces the statement preparation work.
- Excel is introduced as a tool for preparing statements.
- Delegates study workplace cases and give presentations.
Course modules
- Module 1
The accounting cycle
- Stages of the accounting cycle
- Working with supporting documents
- Analysing transactions and recording in the system
- Preparing ledgers and general ledgers (GL)
- Converting the GL to a trial balance (TB)
- Types of adjusting entries
- The adjusted trial balance (ATB)
- Mapping the ATB to financial statements
- Preparing the final financial statements
- Completing the accounting close
- The post-closing trial balance (PCTB)
- Module 2
Chart of accounts and design
- Designing a new chart of accounts
- Maintaining existing accounts
- Analysing the chart of accounts
- Reconciliation and important issues
- Compiling a trial balance
- Module 3
Adjusting entries for deferrals
- How deferrals work
- Entries for deferred revenues
- Entries for deferred expenses
- Module 4
Working with accruals
- Recording adjustments to accrued revenue
- Entries for accrued expenses
- Other adjustments and corrections
- Preparing the adjusted trial balance
- Module 5
Preparing the financial statements
- Mapping the adjusted trial balance to the statements
- Preparing the income statement
- Preparing the balance sheet
- Preparing the cash flow statement
- Preparing the owners' equity statement
- Objectives of external audit
- External audit versus internal audit
- Reading and interpreting the audit opinion
- Management discussion and analysis (MD&A)
- Module 6
Notes to the financial statements
- Requirements for the notes
- Organisation and activities covered in the notes
- Basis for preparation
- Summary of significant accounting policies
- Accounting conventions
- How accounting estimates are used
- Completing the financial statements and the notes
Certificate
Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I register?
Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.
Are fees shown with VAT?
Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.
Can this course be delivered for our team only?
Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.
Is this course available online?
Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.
Is there a group discount?
Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.
Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?
Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.
What certificate will I receive?
An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
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