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Financial Statement Preparation

Advanced preparation work: consolidations, group accounts and the disclosure notes that auditors examine most closely.

IHM Accountant boardroom session on the Financial Statement Preparation framework, with the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow components on screen

IHM Accountant boardroom session on the Financial Statement Preparation framework, with the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow components on screen

Status
Specialist course
Subject
Accounting
Level
Advanced
Duration
50 guided learning hours — typically nine days intensive or twelve weeks part time
Delivery
Live online, or on site for groups
Options
Individual, group or corporate
Certificate
Certificate of Completion · eligible for the academic pathway
Availability
Worldwide — Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, or in the UK
Study options
Online from your own country, or in person in the UK
Course fee
Quoted on request
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Course overview

An advanced programme for accountants who already prepare single-entity accounts and now need to handle groups, complex disclosures and the questions an auditor will ask. It covers consolidation mechanics, associates and joint arrangements, deferred tax, and the construction of the notes to the accounts. The programme is deliberately technical and assumes a working knowledge of financial reporting.

Who this course is for

  • Senior accountants and financial controllers
  • Group reporting accountants
  • Audit staff moving to industry
  • Finance managers preparing consolidated accounts for the first time

Learning objectives

By the end of the programme learners will be able to:

  • Prepare consolidated financial statements including goodwill and non-controlling interests
  • Account for associates and joint arrangements
  • Calculate and present deferred tax
  • Construct a complete set of disclosure notes
  • Anticipate and respond to audit queries on judgemental areas
Course content

What the programme covers

  1. Group structures, control and the consolidation process

  2. Goodwill, fair value adjustments and non-controlling interests

  3. Associates, joint ventures and equity accounting

  4. Deferred tax recognition and measurement

  5. Related parties, segments and other disclosure requirements

  6. Preparing for the external audit

Assessment and certification

How you are assessed

A full consolidation case study prepared to submission standard, plus an oral defence of the judgements made.

IHM Certificate of Completion in Financial Statement Preparation

Issued on successful completion and verifiable against our certificate register. The exact wording of your certificate is confirmed in writing before enrolment.

UK academic certification pathway

Financial Statement Preparation is one of the programmes eligible for our academic pathway. Where a formal partnership agreement is in place, credit earned on this programme can be carried towards a UK academic award. IHM does not describe any certificate as awarded by a UK university unless a written agreement permits that description, and the awarding body is named on your enrolment agreement before you pay. How the pathway works.

Delivery and options

  • Individual: one-to-one with a trainer, scheduled around your working week. Individual training
  • Group: private cohort for your team, syllabus adjusted to your sector. Group training
  • Corporate: multi-cohort programmes with progress reporting to the sponsor. Corporate training

Delivered live online across all GCC time zones, or on site where a group booking makes it practical.

Fees and enrolment

How pricing works

We publish no fixed price list, because a one-to-one intensive and a twenty-person corporate cohort are different pieces of work. Tell us what you need through the form and you receive a written quotation, the next available dates, and the exact certificate wording — normally within one working day.

  1. Send the enquiry

    Two minutes. Course, country, and whether you are booking for yourself or a team.

  2. An adviser contacts you

    By WhatsApp, phone or email, whichever you prefer, within one working day.

  3. You receive a written quotation

    Fee, dates, delivery method and certificate wording, in writing before you commit.

Or contact us directly: WhatsApp · +44 330 133 2038 · info@ihmaccountant.com

Request course dates and a fee quotation

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You will receive a written fee quotation and the next available dates. Prefer to talk first? Message us on WhatsApp or call +44 330 133 2038.

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