ACCA Certificates

The certificate offers an introduction to the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), covering the principles and application of ISAs through online tuition and objective assessment. This ACCA qualification is structured in an accessible and user-friendly way that underlines key information and provides useful summaries. It provides topic-by-topic exploration of specific ISAs.

There are many exercises, multiple-choice questions and sample answers for you to test your knowledge with as you progress through the course. The course is also updated every year to make sure it stays relevant, and includes a topic by topic explanation of the specific ISAs. Duration: 25 hours. Available online.

Learning outcomes: understand how ISAs are used around the world, be aware of the fundamental requirements of ISAs on a standard-by-standard basis, know how to use ISAs in practice.

This financial reporting course offers a broad introduction to the field of International Financial Reporting and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It traces the history of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from its early roots through to recent changes and updates and future developments. The qualification is structured in an accessible and user-friendly way that underlines key information and provides useful summaries. It examines and breaks down specific standards topic-by-topic. Duration: 20 hours. Available online.

There are case studies, which are based on real-life examples, and many exercises, multiple-choice questions and sample answers for you to test your knowledge as you progress through the course.

Learning outcomes: to help you understand how International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are used around the world, to explain how the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRSF) / International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) work and how these are being changed, to examine the fundamental requirements of IFRS on a standard-by-standard basis, to provide guidance on how to use IFRS in practice.

IPSAS® have been developed to enhance the quality, consistency and transparency of public sector financial reporting worldwide. Issued by the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB), they are cash-based standards and accruals standards used for the preparation of general purpose financial statements by governments and other public sector entities around the world.

The ACCA Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards – known as Cert IPSAS - has been specifically developed to help you meet the challenges of implementing IPSAS by: examining the fundamental requirements of accrual-based IPSAS on a standard-by-standard basis, for the benefit of preparers, auditors and users of financial statements, providing guidance on how to use IPSAS in practice, with the aid of cases, interactive exercises and formative questions, explaining the difference between the cash basis IPSAS and accrual-based IPSAS, providing an overview of how IPSAS are used around the world, explaining the workings of the IPSASB and how these are developing. Duration: 20 hours. Available online.

The ACCA Certificate in Integrated Reporting focuses on how to implement Integrated Reporting in your organisation. It outlines what’s required to develop a successful Integrated Report and takes you through how to go about it.

On successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: apply the fundamental concepts of value creation, the capitals and the value creation process to an organisation, participate effectively as part of a team preparing an integrated report, participate effectively as part of a team planning and coordinating the implementation of Integrated Reporting, including integrated thinking, within an organisation.

Preparing an Integrated Report requires a particular set of skills. It requires cultural change, integrated thinking, communication, and appropriate management systems across the organisation. Duration: 21 hours. Available online.

This certificate is aimed at accountancy, finance, business and advisory professionals who wish to develop their knowledge, skills and awareness of innovations in digital technology and its impact on the finance profession. It provides an opportunity for professionals working in organisations to increase their knowledge, develop broader technology skills, and understand how technology can create value. Duration: 20 hours. Available online.

Learning outcomes: understand how digital technology is disrupting the finance profession, increase awareness of emerging technologies, understand what digitalisation can mean for your role and how to make informed decisions about adopting and using new technologies, develop a digital mindset to take a considered view of the emerging technologies, stay up to date in this ever-changing and fast-moving area.

More than ever, business leaders need to be sure that the decisions they make are rooted in a deep understanding of the latest issues and trends. As organisations become ever more customer centric, it’s important that finance teams, as guardians of organisational data, are leveraging data analytics to provide the forward-looking insights required to support decision-making.

The ACCA Certificate in Data Analytics (CertDA) is aimed at business professionals who wish to develop their understanding of data, and the skills and techniques available for data analytics. Using real practical business examples, learners are able to develop an understanding of how data analytics and data modelling can be used to garner business insights.

Learners will learn about big data, the various sources of data, types of analytics, and become familiar with the range of tools and techniques required to extract, manipulate, interpret and present data. They’ll also learn about the need to be both sceptical and ethical when working in the data analytics field. Many of the data tools introduced in the certificate are widely and freely available, such as spreadsheet or database software. Learners will also be introduced to popular statistical and programming tools such as SQL, R and Python, as well as an introduction to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Duration: 4 hours. Available online.

The CertDA will teach learners: how to use commercial awareness to articulate business questions, identify and manipulate relevant data and deeply analyse it by applying appropriate techniques, how findings from analysis can and should be visualised and communicated, enabling relevant stakeholders to make sound business decisions, learn and understand ethical security issues around data analytics.

CertFinTech consists of three courses, which ensure finance professionals have the practical skills needed to develop an effective and productive understanding of key technologies. What you will learnCertFinTech is designed to help you: understand what lies under the surface of a Machine Learning output, better interrogate a model, and partner with data scientists and others in an organisation to drive adoption and use of Machine Learning, understand how automation can assist in the efficiency of the finance function, appreciate the steps needed to manage the risk of potential threats, threat actors, and the vulnerabilities they may exploit and the business impacts of a cyber-attack, apply the principles of cyber threat intelligence to your organisation. Duration: 50 hours. Available online.

A practical insight into the range of FinTech technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process and intelligent automation, that integrate to transform finance operations and business models in successful organisations. 

Understand how to apply the principles of business valuation in order to better service your clients’ needs with the Certificate in Business Valuations. The importance of business valuation is growing. As reported by ACCA members, more professional accountants are expected to hold expert knowledge in business valuations for supporting increased mergers and acquisitions activity.

ACCA and the Conseil Superiéur Ordre Des Experts-Comptables (CSOEC) have collaborated through a strategic partnership to develop the Certificate in Business Valuations; a high-quality specialist qualification requested by qualified accountants, finance business professionals and employers globally. Duration: 20 hours. Available online.

Learning outcomes: understand the different contexts of business valuation, and the considerations which need to be made before undertaking a valuation, select the appropriate method of business valuation for any given situation, practice how to successfully apply business valuation techniques in a practical context.

Given the pace of change and size of expenditure in the public sector, it’s critical that finance professionals working in the sector have the right skills to deal with the challenges ahead. In response to demand from the public sector, we have developed the Certificate in Public Financial Management to help support and build strong public financial management.

The ACCA Certificate in Public Financial Management will transform the finance capabilities of your organisation. By delivering the public finance knowledge, skills and ethical values needed by organisations like yours, our new Certificate will help you build financial capability and assess your employees. It introduces the essentials of public financial management. It provides a practical and broad-based knowledge of public financial management, teaching the foundations of public sector finance and ensuring finance professionals in the public sector have a core understanding of what is involved. Duration: 40 hours. Available online.

Sustainability is one of the burning issues of our times and is relevant to us all, regardless of where we live or how we earn our living. On successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: explain why sustainability is important to society, to organisations, and to finance professionals, evaluate business value chains, business models and business practices for sustainability and related issues, define climate change risks and the associated financial implications, and understand the reporting frameworks for climate risk disclosures, explain the UN SDGs, their significance for organisations in terms of risks and opportunities and the definitions of impact, explain why ESG issues are important for your organisation and evaluate processes and systems for collecting, analysing and reporting ESG information, explain why sustainability analytics is important for your organisation and evaluate the approach for compiling, analysing and interpreting ESG data.

As organisations are rebuilding from the pandemic, there is a growing desire for a transformative and sustainable global recovery, which is providing a fresh focus for organisations to drive forward their position in relation on sustainability. Accountants and finance professionals have an important part to play, helping organisations adapt to the sustainable practices required to prevent resource depletion, facilitate long term success, and build a more sustainable future. Duration: 16 hours. Available online.

The Certificate in Global Business Services (GBS) gives you the skills and expertise to process accounting and produce reports, and helps you understand the shared services, processes and standards.

The GBS, shared services and outsourcing industry is one of the fastest growing worldwide and is a key component of many finance transformation programmes. The Certificate in GBS provides the fundamental knowledge and skills required to perform successfully in a GBS organisation.

It has been developed in consultation with over 50 major employers across the world, and is designed to develop the technical skills, industry knowledge, business acumen and analytical capabilities needed to add value across the entire delivery model.