MBA in Financial and Management Accounting

Finance & Accounting · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

The aim of the MBA Finance programmer is to develop a broad but critical understanding of the major areas of finance and enable the student to apply this theoretical understanding to the practical management of the financial affairs of a business, both domestically and internationally.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to build and use financial statements to evaluate the financial/strategic performance of an organization
• How to interpret financial reports
• Apply various techniques to understand areas of concern
• Identify key success factors, weak financial signals, and strong financial signals in your own industry sector
• Learn the metrics used by the world’ leading companies, how to use them, & why
• Confidently project your firm’s future performance

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for managers with direct financial responsibilities, executives, managers, and other professionals seeking to strengthen their capability in this area.

• Managers with direct financial responsibilities
• Executives
• Managers
• Supervisors from every discipline and department
• Cost and management accountant
• Financial planners and cost analysts
• Senior managers
• Financial and budget controllers

Course Outline

Day 1 — Introduction

• The development of a conceptual framework
• The Statement of Principles
• Types of business entity
• Users and their information needs

Day 2 — Further reading

• Analyzing transactions using the accounting equation
• Illustration of accounting for a service business
• A process for summarizing the transactions: a spreadsheet
• Financial statements as a means of communication

Day 3 — Deferred income

• Long-term liabilities
• Supplement: Bookkeeping entries for provisions and deferred income
• Definition and recognition
• Presentation of ownership interest

Day 4 — The terminology of management accounting

• Cases for study groups
• Definition of a cost
• The need for cost classification
• The meaning of 'activity'

Day 5 — Shorter budget periods

• Purpose of using standard costs
• The level of output to be used in setting standards 669
• The control process
• Direct materials cost variance

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
22–26 November 2026	Dubai, UAE	Public	5 days	3,900
7–11 December 2026	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Public	5 days	4,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses cover?

The portfolio covers IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and IPSAS, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost and management accounting, accounts payable and receivable, internal controls and audit, and finance for non-finance managers.

Who should attend a finance and accounting course?

These courses suit accountants and financial analysts, finance managers and controllers, budgeting and planning staff, internal auditors, accounts payable and receivable teams, and non-financial managers who own a budget or read financial statements.

How long are finance and accounting courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can finance and accounting training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa finance and accounting course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.

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