Finance & Accounting

Cost Accounting: Foundations

This Cost Accounting training course (Foundations) is an entry-level programme that builds a solid working understanding for newcomers and cross-functional staff. It combines international standards with practical cases from the Gulf, Africa and Europe.

Code: FN105Level: FoundationsField: Finance & AccountingFormats: 5 or 10 days · classroom, online, in-house

Objectives

  • Explain the core principles, terminology and governing standards of Cost Accounting
  • Apply proven methods and tools for Cost Accounting to real workplace situations
  • Analyse performance data to find risks, gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Compare your practice with international benchmarks and regional case studies
  • Build a practical action plan to apply Cost Accounting in your organisation

Who should attend

Finance professionals, accountants, auditors and budget holders.

Course outline — 5 days

  1. Day 1
    Principles, terminology and governing standardsCost Accounting
  2. Day 2
    Methods, tools and calculationsCost Accounting
  3. Day 3
    Operation, inspection and performanceCost Accounting
  4. Day 4
    Risk, troubleshooting and case studiesCost Accounting
  5. Day 5
    Best practice, assessment and action planCost Accounting
10-day outline
  1. Day 1
    Principles, terminology and governing standardsCost Accounting
  2. Day 2
    Methods, tools and calculationsCost Accounting
  3. Day 3
    Operation, inspection and performanceCost Accounting
  4. Day 4
    Risk, troubleshooting and case studiesCost Accounting
  5. Day 5
    Best practice review and mid-course assessmentCost Accounting
  6. Day 6
    Advanced analysis techniquesCost Accounting
  7. Day 7
    Digital tools, data and softwareCost Accounting
  8. Day 8
    Practical labs and simulationsCost Accounting
  9. Day 9
    Regional benchmarks and lessons learnedCost Accounting
  10. Day 10
    Capstone project and final assessmentCost Accounting

Upcoming sessions 2027–2030

CityDatesDuration
Johannesburg28 Jun 2027 – 2 Jul 20275 days
Athens11 Dec 2028 – 22 Dec 202810 days
Munich12 Feb 2029 – 16 Feb 20295 days
Abu Dhabi5 May 2030 – 9 May 20305 days
Cape Town12 Aug 2030 – 16 Aug 20305 days

No public session is listed yet. We can run this course in any city on your dates, online, or at your company.

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