COURSES

Pension Costs in Company Accounts

Online live, 17 October

This course examines in detail the accounting requirements for pension costs under IAS 19, FRS 102 and FRS 105. The primary focus is on the accounting treatment and disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans, and the course uses practical examples to illustrate how the standards should be applied.

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Corporate Governance: An introduction 

Online live, 25 October

Designed for those with limited or no prior knowledge of the subject, this seminar is a perfect introduction for professionals who need an overview of UK corporate governance. Gain a greater understanding of how to examine your organisation’s governance and ideas for how it could be improved.  

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Pricing Strategies and Tactics 

Online live, 6 November

This course provides an introduction to traditional and alternative determinants of price as well as its key financial, economic and psychological principles. It helps you to consider their applicability to your own business and the role the finance function can play in supporting decision-making.

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Tax Errors: The accountants’ top 40

Online live, 12 November

Gain insight into some of the areas which often give rise to compliance failures on taxpayers’ affairs. We examine some of the most common mistakes on tax returns and calculations, and other issues relating to the tax affairs of your business or personal clients.

Valuation Techniques (with valuation modelling)

Edinburgh, 24–25 October
London, 18–19 December

This two-day course provides you with an understanding of the practical uses of different valuation methodologies. The sessions include hands-on experience of applying techniques in practice, with a particular focus on the professional and credible presentation of your work in real-life scenarios.

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Finance Directors’ Update

Online live, 5 November

This concise update provides a great opportunity to build your technical skills in the areas of financial reporting and tax. Featuring practical sessions presented by industry experts, it looks at key recent developments, as well as the judgements, calculations and discussions that these changes entail. 

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Stress Management: An introduction   

Online live, 7 November

Stress can adversely affect all professionals. It can take its toll on your career, relationships and, above all, health. This one-day practical and interactive course introduces delegates to the vital resources they need to deal with stress whether at work or home.

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Excel VBA for Creative Problem Solving

Online live, 14 November

This course covers the essential skills needed to be confident when coding in VBA, with exercises that introduce problems inspired by situations you might encounter in the real world. It is also a great springboard if you wish to learn some coding that creates real impact with your work.

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Business Management: 5-pack

Length: 6.5 hours
This collection gathers together five online courses covering technical business management skills. The five-pack contains Activity Based Costing Made Easy, Building Better Business Cases, Analysing Strategic Success, Key Performance Indicators, and An Introduction to Project Management.

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Negotiation Mastery

Length: 1 hour 
Negotiation is at the heart of many professional interactions whether with clients, suppliers, colleagues or other stakeholders. This course uses the latest thinking to achieve sustainable negotiated agreements that satisfy all parties at the table, using powerful tools to deal with the most complex of negotiations.

Money Laundering and the Proceeds of Crime

Length: 1 hour
Finance professionals providing their services perform a key role, acting as gatekeepers to the financial sector. This course delivers an understanding of your responsibilities under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, helping you to ensure compliance with staff obligations.

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Speed Reading in 10 Easy Steps

Length: 1 hour 
This course provides you with 10 simple steps and techniques, which can be used in isolation or in combination with one another, to help you improve your reading speed. It also offers an understanding of the physiology and process of how we read.

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