Alalamia Diploma in Financial Management and Business Accounting
A complete grounding in business accounting, from recording transactions to producing a full set of financial statements. You then move on to costing, budgeting and the basics of audit, so you can support financial decisions as well as keep the books. It suits anyone building a career in an accounts or finance department.
Junior accountants, bookkeepers and finance assistants who want a structured qualification, graduates in commerce or economics preparing for their first finance role, and business owners who want to understand their own numbers. No prior accounting experience is needed beyond basic numeracy and spreadsheet use.
What you receive: Alalamia Diploma in Financial Management and Business Accounting, awarded on completing all courses and the final assessment.
- Record business transactions accurately and apply the core principles of double-entry accounting
- Prepare an income statement, statement of financial position and cash flow statement
- Calculate product and service costs and use cost information to support pricing and planning
- Build a departmental budget, track actual results against it and explain the variances
- Understand how an external audit works and prepare records that stand up to review
The courses, in order
210 training hours · 6 courses
- Foundation
Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Finance & Accounting
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Intermediate Accounting
Finance & Accounting
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Cost and Management Accounting
Finance & Accounting
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Preparing Financial Statements
Finance & Accounting
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Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Control
Finance & Accounting
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Auditing Financial Statements
Audit, Fraud & Risk
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How the diploma runs
Runs as an evening or weekend cohort at our Damascus centre, as live online classes, or privately for a finance team. Expect roughly 22 to 24 weeks on an evening timetable, or less on an intensive schedule. The diploma closes with a practical capstone: preparing a full set of financial statements and a budget for a case-study company, reviewed by your trainer.
Questions and answers
An Alalamia diploma is our own award. It shows that you completed a planned programme of several courses with us, passed its practical assessments and met the attendance requirement. An international certification is awarded by the vendor or awarding body after you pass its official exam. Many of our diplomas prepare you for such a certification, but the certification itself is earned through that exam, not through the diploma.
No. The diploma fee covers training and course materials. Exam fees are separate and are paid directly to the exam provider. We will tell you which exam applies and what it involves. Many exams can be sat at our Authorised Test Centre for Pearson VUE and Prometric in Mazzeh, and we confirm the exact exam before you book.
Yes. You can start with the first course of a diploma and continue at your own pace, or take a single course on its own. Each completed course earns an Alalamia certificate, and the courses you complete count towards the diploma if you decide to finish it later.
Yes, instalments are possible and are agreed in writing before you start. Quotes are given in writing in US dollars. Payment is made at our office and you always receive a receipt. Your place is confirmed once your registration form is complete and we have received the first payment or agreed instalment.
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