Tuesday 23 December 2014

FIA | FAB Accountant in Business |Syllabus areas

Major syllabus areas for fia , fab  paper and detailed contents are given below:

The business organization , stakeholders and external environment 

 - Types of business organization
 - Stakeholders of business organization
 - Political and legal factors affecting business organization
 - Micro economic factors 
 - Macro economic factors 
 - Social and demographic factors
 - Technological factors
 - Environmental factors
 - Competitive factors

Business organizational structure , functions and governance

 - Business organizational structure and design
 - Formal , informal organizational structure
 - Culture of organization
 - Business organization committees 
 - Governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Accounting and reporting systems , Controls and compliance

 - The relationship between accounting and other businesses
 - Accounting and finance functions within business organization
 - Laws and regulations governing  accounting and auditing
 - The sources of internal , external financial information
 - The purpose of internal , external financial information
 - Financial systems , procedures and related IT applications 
 - Internal controls , authorization , security of data and compliance within business organization
 - Fraud and fraudulent behaviour , detection and prevention e.g money laundering

Leading and managing individuals and teams

- Leadership , management  and supervision 
- Recruitment and selection of employees
- Individual and group behaviour within business organization
- Team formation , development and management 
- Motivating individuals and groups within  organization
- Learning and training at work
- Review and appraisal of individuals performances

Personal effectiveness and communication

- Personal effectiveness techniques
- Consequences of ineffectiveness at work
- Competence frameworks and personal development
- Sources of conflicts and techniques for conflict resolution  & referral 
- Business communication

Professional ethics in business and accounting

- Fundamental principles of ethical behaviour
- Corporate codes of ethics
- Ethical conflicts and dilemma 
- The role of regulatory and professional bodies in promoting ethics and professional behaviour

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