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ACCA Curriculum
ACCA Course Curriculum is divided into 3 levels
ACCA Applied Knowledge Level
This consists of 3 ACCA subjects – Business and Technology, Management Accounting, and Financial Accounting.
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY (BT)
ACCA paper on Business and Technology aims to develop an understanding of the modern business environment and the functioning of accounts and finance domains in businesses and provide insight into the principles of efficient management. In ACCA subjects, the Business and Technology paper is short-coded as BT and termed an ACCA F1 paper.
* Organizational structure, leadership, and management in business
*Business Environmental factors
*Accounting in business, Accounting functions
*Accounting and Finance control processes in a business
*Managing a business, its resources and finances
*Building efficient teams and business functions
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (MA)
ACCA paper on Management Accounting is more of a quantitative-focused subject which makes you learn management decision-making processes, prepare various financial reports for a business and analyze quantitative information. In ACCA subjects, a Management Accounting paper is short-coded as MA and termed an ACCA F2 paper.
*Concept of cost and management accounting
*Types of costs, behavior, and goal
*Fundamentals of business mathematics, spreadsheets
*Cost Accounting Techniques, Calculations
*Costing, Budgeting, Planning and Analysis
*Management Techniques for making decisions
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (FA)
The ACCA paper on Financial Accounting starts from the basics of accounting, such as double-entry accounting, financial statements, laws of financial accounting, profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, principles of accounting etc. In ACCA subjects, a Financial Accounting paper is short-coded as FA and termed an ACCA F3 paper.
*Principles of financial accounting
*Double-entry accounting methods use
*Financial reporting basics
*Journal, Ledger, Trial balance preparation
*Financial data and preparation of financial statements
*Analyzing Income, Cash flow statement and balance sheet
ACCA Applied Skill Level
This consists of 6 ACCA subjects – Corporate and Business Law, Performance Management, Taxation, Financial Reporting, Financial Management, Audit and Assurance.
CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW (LW)
ACCA paper on Corporate and Business Law builds your understanding of the legal system with context to the business world. You learn various terminologies and concepts of law from the angle of accounting and finance. In ACCA subjects, the Corporate and Business Law paper is short-coded as LW and termed as an ACCA F4 paper.
*The overall structure of the legal system,
*Laws related to business, companies and financial affairs
*Establishment and structure of business organizations
*Capital, business finance and regulation of companies
*Acts of Company Law, application of laws in business
*Acts of Business Law, application of laws in business
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (PM)
ACCA paper of Performance Management is the next level of management accounting you studied in knowledge level. It includes quantitative and qualitative data and uses financial information to plan, make business decisions, and evaluate performance. In ACCA subjects, a Performance Management paper is short-coded as PM and termed an ACCA F5 paper.
*Cost accounting principles and different methods
*Use financial data for Decision-making, business forecasting and planning
*Business Math's and Statistics, application to analyze
*Standard Costing, variance analysis and other statistical tools
*Performance evaluation and management for business
*Combining Quantitative and Qualitative data for business performance
TAXATION (TX)
The ACCA paper on taxation is intended to build a conceptual understanding of the taxation system, how tax systems typically work, and the impact of taxes on businesses, firms, people and other stakeholders in a company. In ACCA subjects, Taxation paper is short-coded as TX and termed ACCA F6 paper.
*The concepts of taxation, tax systems across the world
*Taxes on Capital, Profits, Income, Business
Personal tax and Business Tax computations
*Corporation tax structure, how it works
*Income tax, Capital gains tax, Value added tax,
*Tax framework of the UK as a base for other countries
FINANCIAL REPORTING (FR)
The ACCA paper on Financial Reporting is an extension of the financial accounting subject, aimed at building skills in analyzing and interpreting financial statements and how to collectively put together the statements in the shape of financial reports. In ACCA subjects, the Financial Reporting paper is short-coded as FR and termed an ACCA F7 paper.
*Making financial statements for a business
*Analyzing and interpreting financial statements
*Ratio analysis and other tools
*Regulatory requirements for financial reporting
*Financial reporting based on statements
*Reporting to various stakeholders of the business
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (FM)
ACCA paper on Financial Management focuses on an organization's management techniques of finances. From sourcing capital to generating profits to the company's valuation, financial management helps you learn a business's whole financial life cycle. In ACCA subjects, a Financial Management paper is short-coded as FM and termed an ACCA F8 paper.
*Concepts of financial management
*Valuation of businesses, parameters
*Management of the company's finances and capital
*Managing the working capital of a business
*Financial risk analysis for businesses
*The financial life cycle of a business
AUDIT AND ASSURANCE (AA)
ACCA paper of Assurance and Audit covers the most essential area of chartered accountancy: audit. You learn about the audit process, requirements, guidelines, and how an audit has to be performed for any business. In ACCA subjects, Audit and Assurance paper is short-coded as AA and termed ACCA F9 paper.
*Principles of Audit, Processes of doing an audit
*Regulations wrt auditing
*Areas for auditing, parameters to audit
*Management of business risk, identifying risks thru audit
*Quality assurance for a business, processes
*How to perform audits, how to prepare audit reports
Strategic Professionals Level
This consists of 4 ACCA subjects out of which 2 are compulsory papers whereas 2 are electives. For elective papers, there is a choice of 4 ACCA papers, out of which one has to opt for 2 for exams.
STRATEGIC BUSINESS LEADER (SBL)
ACCA paper on Strategic Business Leader is more of a management skill subject to build governance in organisational management. It includes risk assessment, ethical framework, professional judgement and values, etc. In ACCA subjects, the Strategic Business Leader paper is short-coded as SBL and termed ACCA P1 and ACCA P3 papers.
*Efficient management of an organization
*Role and function of governance in the management
*Ethical framework for professional values and decision making
*Business strategies and corporate governance
*Developing policies of internal control and audits
STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORTING (SBR)
In this ACCA subject, you learn the accountant's role in terms of professionalism and ethics, the financial reporting framework, financial statement preparation, and work on case studies to develop an understanding of more complex financial reporting issues. In ACCA subjects, Strategic Business Reporting paper is short-coded as SBR and termed ACCA P2 paper.
*Framework for financial reporting in a business
*Corporate Governance with Financial Reporting
*Probable financial reporting issues and their implications
*Implications of changes in accounting regulations
*Current developments in accounting and audit and business impact
*Case studies for complex business reporting environments
ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (AFM)
ACCA paper on Advanced Financial Management aims at making you a senior finance professional with an advanced understanding of financial markets and financial industry structure and combines the elements of business economics with finance. In ACCA subjects, the Advanced Financial Management paper is short-coded as AFM and termed an ACCA P4 paper.
*Investments for a business, structure of the financial industry
*Introduction to Investment banking, Acquisitions and mergers
*Financial and Regulatory ways to Restructuring companies
*Fund Management, Treasury and advanced risk management
*Business Finance, Economic environment, Global trades
*Emerging concepts in finance and financial management
ADVANCED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (APM)
ACCA paper on Advanced Performance Management aims at teaching you the skills needed for performance measurement, optimization and strategic development of companies, including multinational organizations, and integrating economic conditions and external aspects. In ACCA subjects, an Advanced Performance Management paper is short-coded as APM and termed an ACCA P5 paper.
*Performance management techniques,
*Using strategic planning and control models, the impact of risk and uncertainty
*Identify and evaluate design features of performance management systems
*Strategic performance measurement and optimization
*Analyzing external factors and economic conditions
*Case studies of business performance management
ADVANCED TAXATION (ATX)
ACCA paper of Advanced Taxation is an extension of the Taxation paper at the Skill level. It aims to provide knowledgeable guidance on global tax systems, how they work, and practical use cases of taxation in business through case studies. In ACCA subjects, the Advanced Taxation paper is short-coded as ATX and termed as ACCA P6 paper.
*UK taxation system and how other tax systems have been derived
*Aspects of the modern tax system
*Tax effects and how taxes interact, taxes for business
*Tax planning for business operations,
*International Taxation framework, Customs and other duties
*Case Studies of complex tax planning systems
ADVANCED AUDIT AND ASSURANCE (AAA)
ACCA paper on Advanced Audit and Assurance builds combining the Advanced Audit and Assurance and Strategic Business Reporting subjects and teaches to implement them in a real business case. Current issues, exposure drafts and developments in audit, including emerging technologies, also feature. In ACCA subjects, Advanced Audit and Assurance paper is short-coded as AAA and termed ACCA P7 paper.
*Advanced concepts of audit, regulatory framework
*Audit of complex financial statements
*Preparing complex and comprehensive audit reports for business
*Analytical tools and techniques to interpret audit reports
*Assurance engagement reporting
*Case studies of audit and assurance reporting for complex business scenarios
ACCA ETHICS MODULE
ACCA Ethics and Professional Skills module is an online self-learning module which takes approximately 15 hours to complete. This is a mandatory part of ACCA Qualification. ACCA Ethics module intends to increase your employability and workplace effectiveness. The learning of this module is done using realistic business simulations to develop many professional skills such as leadership, professional ethics, business communication and commercial awareness.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
ACCA Practical Experience Requirements mandate the learner to have 36 months of relevant experience; only then do they qualify to be an ACCA member. Those without appropriate accounting or finance experience need an internship for 36 months, which should meet the 9 performance goals stated by ACCA for Practical Experience Requirements. These 9 critical skills are mapped to the 13 modules of ACCA.
Besides completing 3 ACCA levels, one must also undertake a quick online self-learning course in Ethics from ACCA and complete a supervised internship of 3 years, referred to as the Practical Experience Requirement (PER) in ACCA.