This course combines all the best for advanced training: a student’s personal account, a flexible schedule, educational materials in different formats and the ability to independently regulate the duration of their studies.

Skill testing

Before and after training, you will be tested in the Finassessment service.

This will allow:

• see what knowledge and at what level you already have
• look at your learning progress
• receive a certificate confirming your professional skills

Webinars with experts

Educational materials

The course includes specially designed webinars, electronic handouts, lecture notes, tests, and tutorials.

Tests and practical tasks are created to control the assimilation of the material. Electronic handouts are available for downloading and printing (they will remain with you even after access to the course is closed).

Homework

Intermediate testing

Personal consultations with experts

If during the course you have questions about the topic, you can always ask the teacher for clarification. You can consult with him via chat in the distance learning system throughout the entire period of study. You can also receive an additional extended consultation via video conference in webinar format (this service can be ordered and paid for separately).

Mock exam

Official exam

The official IPFM diploma exam takes place monthly, according to schedule, online. Pre-registration is required to participate. The list of documents and the exam registration form are also located in the distance learning system.

The exam consists of a test and a practical part. The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Passing score: 60.

The IPFM international diploma exam is administered by administrators using a proctoring system (monitoring the student and his computer screen). Completed examination tasks are checked and assessed by IPFM accredited teachers.

Exam results are communicated to candidates 2 weeks after passing the exam by email. An international IPFM diploma will be sent to the same email within 2 months from the date of announcement of the results. electronic form, if the candidate scored 60 or more points.

Program

These 90 hours are the average time to complete the course. During the allotted period of access, you must have time to use everything that is included in the program: testing for Finassessment, educational materials, control tests, tasks, notes, personal consultations with a tutor and intensive preparation for the exam.

1moduleThe nature of management accounting. Classification of costs for decision making

7 hours of theory, 2 hours of practice (7 webinars, 3 tasks, 2 tests)

1. Nature management accounting

Theory:

• Definition of management accounting
• Fundamental differences between managerial and financial accounting
• What does management accounting include?
• The essence of management accounting
• Objectives of management accounting
• Key users of management accounting
• Persons responsible for the formation of a management accounting system in an organization
• Objectives of management accounting
• The main components of the management accounting system in the organization
• The main processes ensuring the formation and functioning of the management accounting system
• Factors influencing the organization of management accounting systems in organizations

Theory:

1. Classification of costs for decision making

• Determination of costs. How to classify costs.
• Costs: fixed, variable, average, marginal.
• Other types of costs.
• Models and methods for calculating production costs.

Practice:

• 3 tasks
• 2 tests.

2moduleCost management concept. Cost behavior. Cost-volume-profit analysis. Break even.

7 hours of theory, 5 hours of practice (13 webinars, 4 tasks, 1 test)

1. Cost management concept. Cost Behavior

Theory:

• Dividing costs into fixed and variable.
• Cost calculation.

Theory:

• The essence of CVP analysis. Break-even analysis
• Firms with high fixed and variable costs

Practice:

• 4 tasks
• 1 test.

3moduleManagerial format of profit and loss statement. Analysis of sales structure and profitability of individual types of products

8 hours of theory, 5 hours of practice (7 webinars, 3 tasks, 1 test)

1. Management analysis: methods for maximizing profits. Managerial format of the profit and loss report

Theory:

• Income Statement for Acceptance management decisions. Possible options for constructing the control center
• Algorithm for compiling operating statements for management accounting purposes

Theory:

• Sales analysis. ABC sales analysis
• XYZ sales analysis
• Sales profitability analysis
• Factor analysis of profitability of sales

Practice:

• 3 tasks
• 1 test.

4modulePricing

5 hours of theory, 5 hours of practice (4 webinars, 4 tasks, 1 test)

Theory:

• Setting pricing objectives.
• Types of costs
• Pricing Method Costly methods pricing
• Market pricing methods
• Conclusions on the analysis of pricing methods
• Price Elasticity of Demand
• Parametric Pricing Methods

Practice:

• 4 tasks
• 1 test.

5moduleBudgeting; types of budgets; general budget. Responsibility centers.

6 hours of theory, 4 hours of practice (7 webinars, 2 tasks, 1 test)

1. Budgeting, types of budgets, general budget.

Theory:

• Budget and types of budgets.
• What is budgeting
• Factor analysis of cost by cost item

Theory:

• The essence of central federal districts, their role, advantages and disadvantages.
• Financial responsibility centers and their main indicators
• Accounting by cost centers

Practice:

• 2 tasks
• 1 test

6moduleFinancial control: financial performance indicators. Financial control tools: flexible budget and transfer pricing

6 hours of theory, 4 hours of practice (7 webinars, 3 tasks, 1 test)

1. Financial control: financial indicators activities.

Theory:

• System of financial ratios.
• Operational Analysis Indicators
• Transaction cost indicators
• Asset management performance indicators
• Liquidity indicators
• Profitability (profitability) indicators
• Capital structure indicators
• Debt service indicators
• Market indicators

1. Tools financial control: flexible budget and transfer pricing

Theory:

• Flexible budgets and control.
• Transfer pricing
• The essence, necessity and goals of transfer pricing
• Factors influencing the setting of transfer prices
• Transfer pricing mechanism based on market price
• Pricing based on market prices
• Types of pricing based on full and marginal costs
• Other types of transfer pricing

Practice: 3 tasks and 1 test.

7moduleSegment reporting. Management control: non-financial performance indicators.

6 hours of theory, 4 hours of practice (3 webinars, 2 tasks, 1 test)

1. Segment reporting.

Theory:

• The role of segment reporting using a real example.
• The procedure for generating segment management reporting

Theory:

• Internal non-financial indicators.
• External non-financial indicators.
• Relationship between financial and non-financial indicators

Practice:

• 2 tasks
• 1 test.
• 1 assignment from the teacher.

8moduleDevelopment of a management control system: a balanced performance indicator system.

3 hours of theory, 6 hours of practice (1 webinar, 6 tasks, 2 tests)

Theory:

• Development Goals balanced system indicators (Balanced Scorecard, BSC).
• Contents of the Balanced Scorecard
• Typical project for developing a balanced scorecard
• Usage financial analysis within the framework of the balanced scorecard

Practice:

• 6 tasks
• 2 tests.

9moduleFinal test. Mock exam.

• Module 9 is an analogue of the future online exam:
• consists of a test (20 questions worth 2 points each, maximum score - 40 points, checked and scored automatically)
• and assignments (4 tasks, maximum total score - 60, checked by a proctor).
• As in the exam, you need to score a total of 60 points out of 100 possible (for the test and assignment)

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Teachers

Each teacher of our courses is an expert practitioner in their field. Their knowledge and experience are in demand among eminent and respected clients and employers. Their qualifications are confirmed by many certificates, diplomas, and successful cases.

Natalia Trofimova

Tutor of the Financial Academy "Active". Consultant on budgeting and management accounting. Diplomas: CIMA Dip PM (Rus).

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  Renata Korshikova

  Tutor-methodologist of the Financial Academy "Active". Candidate of Economic Sciences. Expert on financial management And strategic management IFA level. IPFM accredited trainer in the International Financial Reporting Standards program. BEA accredited teacher. Teacher of programs on P(S) Accounting of Ukraine and IFRS at the DipIFR-Rus level.

  Specialization

  • accounting policy
  • accounting and reporting international standards financial reporting and accounting
  • management accounting
  • conducting master classes and webinars on accounting, tax accounting, foreign economic activity, development of programs, teaching materials and presentations.

• Yulia Voistinnykh

  Tutor of the Financial Academy "Active". Head of the corporate reporting department at Pronto Media Holding. Teacher with experience at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Business School, Association of Continuing Professional Education, International Financial Academy.

  Specialization

  • preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS
  • management of audits for general and tax audits of enterprises in various sectors of activity (manufacturing, construction, foreign trade activities, trade, services)
  • checking the work of audit team members
  • writing reports on the results of inspections, developing recommendations for eliminating identified violations
  • preparation of audit reports
  • development, implementation, updating of systems of in-house standards and methods for general audit, tax audit, due diligence
  • development methodological basis for special audit assignments
  • developing and conducting lectures and seminars for company employees and outsiders audit companies on issues of external and internal audit, accounting and tax accounting

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Payment for training

You can pay for training using a bank card in any electronic currency, mobile commerce services (MTS, Megafon, Beeline), through Internet banking of leading banks of the Russian Federation, through ATMs, instant payment terminals, and also using the iPhone application using the ROBOKASSA service link, which you will receive from your personal consultant.
You can also pay the bill at any branch of a Russian bank.
Tuition can be paid in installments. Academy managers will tell you all the conditions.

Helpful to know the answers to questions

How do I know if this course is right for me?

It's simple. Register and take the first lesson of the course for free to find out how everything works and whether this training format is right for you. If you like everything, sign a training agreement, pay for it and continue studying. If not, ask our managers for advice, they will help you find the best program advanced training.

How can I prove that I am your student? Do you provide any documentation about your services?

Before the start of training, we conclude appropriate agreements with all our students.
Upon completion of training, we issue certificates of completed work (for legal entities), and for individuals - relevant diplomas and certificates.

Is it possible to receive a personal income tax refund after your courses?

Each of our students has the right to a refund of income tax on education, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, after receiving educational services. Take any course at the Aktiv Financial Academy and get 13% back of its cost. If you pay tuition for any of our online courses yourself, how individual, you can reduce personal income tax calculations for yourself (in accordance with clause 2 of article 219 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation). The cost of the course you choose will be deducted from your total taxable income. To do this, you need to provide a package of documents to the tax office. Please check with the managers for details of personal income tax refund.

What is a distance learning system?

Distance learning system (DLS) - educational environment, where all educational materials for courses are stored, webinars and consultations with lecturers, tests and diploma exams are held. All students who have registered for a trial lesson (limited access) or paid for the course (full access) have access to the LMS.

What is a student's personal account?

Personal account student - the student’s personal territory, which is available only to him and the portal administrators. The office contains educational materials (webinars, electronic handouts, lecture notes, tests, problem books, study guides) and a chat for consultations with the teacher.

Is it possible to download course materials?

Course students can download and print workbooks and handouts for webinars, as well as notes and problem books sent by portal administrators by email for study. They remain available even after access to the course is closed. Webinars are the intellectual property of the Aktiv Financial Academy and are not available for downloading and storing recordings by students outside the distance learning system. Upon completion of the course, access to all educational materials, except for the first module of the course, is closed.

What should I do if I missed an online class?

Is it possible to pause training?

Our listeners are practicing specialists; they also experience emergency situations at work, unplanned business trips and other unforeseen situations.
Therefore, any of our courses that involve online interaction between students and the teacher can be suspended for 10-20-30 days (maximum). To do this, you need to indicate the reason and duration of the suspension of training to the portal administrators.

What should I do if access to the course has ended or is ending, and I have already spent all the days of suspension?

If access to the course is coming to an end and there are no days of suspension left, then you can renew access to the course at any time. The service for extending access to the course is paid. To order it, you need to contact the administrators of the distance learning system or your personal manager.

If I fail the IPFM exam, what should I do?

According to inexorable statistics, 80% of our students successfully pass the IPFM exams the first time. They are helped in this by the IPFM trial exam at the end of the course and consultations with teachers. If you still fail to pass the official exam, repeated attempts are unlimited. To retake the exam, you will need to register for the exam and pay a fee.

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Management accounting courses for those who prefer to be ahead

You have been in business for a long time and know the state of the company. To maintain the brand of a specialist, you need to constantly improve your qualifications...

For this purpose, training courses “Management Accounting and Decision Making” by CiBest have been created. Here you will get maximum benefits:

• Gain in-depth knowledge in the field of accounting;
• You will be able to meet international professional standards;
• Earn an international diploma that is valued by employers.

During the program you master practical skills budgeting, learn to manage costs, calculate the break-even point, understand how to prepare management reporting, evaluate business performance and build its future strategy.

All knowledge is applicable in practice. You will receive confirmation of your own qualifications and powerful career prospects.

Distance learning in management accounting and UCPM certification is carried out under the guidance of specialists from our business academy. Test results are reviewed by British experts United Certified Professional Managers

During training you will be able to:

• master the program “Management Accounting and Management Decision Making”
• receive support from practitioners who have certificates and international certificates
• master global practices in Russian, without going to a training center
• receive a diploma from the British Association of Certified Professional Managers

The UK Diploma in Management Accounting is:

Springboard for career growth.
Become the person employers want in your position! Take a management accounting course!

Applicable skills.
Gain new knowledge on improving the efficiency of business processes,
identify risk areas and allocate company resources in accordance with its goals.

Learning process

After payment, the candidate fills out a form to enroll in the course (information is sent to UCPM for certification). After enrollment, you can take training in management accounting at a convenient time, all you need is a computer and Internet access. We provide students with materials in electronic form, which remain after mastering the program and are used in their professional activities.

WORKING MATERIALS

Videos and lecture notes
The program is presented in video lectures and notes, which successfully complement each other - it is convenient for students to receive materials in various forms.

Workbooks for practicing practical skills
Workbooks prepared by CiBest experts allow you to master the course as efficiently as possible and prepare for certification. The notebook is divided into 3 parts: theory with practical examples, case analysis and tests. According to feedback from listeners, these developments are successfully applied in practice.

Management accounting and budgeting help to evaluate a business and make informed decisions at all levels. The profitability and success of the business and the correct use of the company’s financial potential depend on them.

Having mastered the skills of management accounting and budgeting, an employee can optimally distribute business funds, and the company can extract maximum profit.

The Russian School of Management invites you to courses on management accounting and budgeting in Moscow. The goal of our program is to introduce specialists to effective management techniques financial resources, expenses and assets. After taking the RSHU courses, you will not only master working tools, but also be able to use them in practice.

Features of training at the Russian School of Management

Budgeting and management accounting courses involve the use of modern educational methods. During the training process, students receive not only theoretical knowledge: the courses include business games, working situations are simulated, a dialogue is held with teachers and common mistakes are analyzed.

In the Russian Management Accounting courses you will understand:

Organization of financial, economic and accounting services.

Formation of financial models of companies.

Evaluating work according to KPI criteria.

Disadvantages of traditional budget accounting systems.

Features of financial incentives.

Working capital management organizations.

Current aspects of controlling.

Courses on planning and budgeting are taught by qualified teachers with practical experience. They will be happy to share their experience, answer questions and teach you how to avoid mistakes.

Who will benefit from RSHU courses?

Budgeting courses are designed for different specialists. The training will be useful:

Accountants and management accounting specialists.

Workers of planning and economic services.

Enterprise economists.

Financial directors.

Auditors.

Executives and top managers of companies.

Investment analysis specialists.

Financial controllers.

Employees of anti-crisis departments.

It is possible in the courses distance learning. This option will be convenient for those who want to gain new knowledge and improve their skills without interrupting the work process. Taking management accounting and budgeting courses is an opportunity to learn how to accept right decisions and plan a budget.

You can sign up for courses by phone or on the website. Select best option passing the program. The cost of courses varies from 22,900 to 47,900 rubles. Studying the art of managerial financial accounting is a profitable investment in the future, because qualified specialists are always in demand in the labor market.

Practical course in Management Accounting
(cost accounting and budgeting)

The Management Accounting course examines the issues of cost in a managerial aspect, cost accounting, the basics of budgeting, calculating the break-even point, marginal and management analysis, as well as pricing.

Who is the management accounting course intended for:

• economists, accountants, managers who do not have knowledge/skills in this area, but plan to engage in in-house accounting and reporting;
• those who have any scattered knowledge in this area and would like to systematize it for successful practical application;
• those who already have any skills in the field of management accounting and want to improve their knowledge and receive an international diploma confirming their qualifications.

As a result of completing the training you will:

Know: the main methods of management accounting are cost calculation, cost calculation, the basics of budgeting and management analysis.

Be able to: apply the acquired knowledge in practical situations (using 53 examples, 62 problems, 98 tests, a large intermediate test and control task at the end of the course).

Have: skills in management accounting, management analysis and pricing, and an international diploma "Cost Accounting" confirming qualifications.

Classes are taught by an IPFM accredited management accounting teacher with international qualifications. Project manager for management accounting in large companies.

You can choose training options:

• group training in classrooms training center;
• individual form of training;
• corporate training.

Duration of the course :

48 academic hours of full-time classes + 20 hours of independent practical work outside the classroom to complete assignments and exercises.
Schedule of upcoming groups (open dates are marked in green):

(*) Classes in Day groups are conducted in a remote (online) format.

Document upon completion of the course Management accounting:

Based on the results of completing a written test at the end of the course, a personal certificate is issued from the Panorama Training Center on completion of training in Russian and English.

This course of study corresponds to the program of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers of Great Britain (Institute of Professional Financial Managers - IPFM) for the qualification "The Diploma in Cost Accounting" - DipCA.

This allows students who have completed training and passed the diploma to receive the IPFM diploma "The Diploma in Cost Accounting" - DipCA.

There are no prerequisites for candidates to take the exam, such as work experience.

Tuition fee:

24,000 rubles (for individuals) and 26,000 rubles (for legal entities).
It is possible to pay in installments for the duration of the course.

Registration fee for the exam under the IPFM DipCA program: 6,000 rubles (for individuals) and 7,000 rubles (for legal entities).

Included in the cost of training training manual more than 200 pages in length, developed by teachers of the Panorama Training Center. Additional teaching materials are provided free of charge electronically through the course support page on our website.

Topic 1. The essence of management accounting.

1.1. Management accounting concept
1.2. Account Information Users
1.3. Differences between management and financial accounting
1.4. Production accounting and management accounting
1.5. Management process and the role of the accountant in the management process
1.6. Practical tasks

Topic 2. Classification of costs.

2.1. Concept and objectives of costs
2.3. Costs from a decision-making perspective
2.4. Costs from a planning and control perspective
2.5. Practical tasks

Topic 3. Accounting for costs of materials and labor.

3.1. Materials accounting
3.2. Accounting for labor costs
3.3. Practical tasks

Topic 4. Accounting for overhead costs.

4.1. The need to allocate overhead costs
4.2. Overhead allocation rates
4.3. Accounting for over- and under-allocated costs
4.4. Practical tasks

Topic 5. Custom costing.

5.1. Characteristics of custom costing
5.2. Basic approach to job-order costing
5.3. Actual and normal costing
5.4. Contract costing
5.5. Practical tasks

Topic 6. Process costing.

6.1. Characteristics of process costing
6.2. Counting equivalent units
6.3. Distribution of production costs without remaining work in progress
6.4. Distribution of production costs taking into account the balance of work in progress
6.5. Practical tasks

Topic 7. Planning and budgeting.

7.1. Drawing up: sales budgets, production budgets, inventory budgets, wages budgets, overhead budgets, cost budgets for commercial and administrative purposes
7.2. Financial Statement Forecast
7.3. Practical tasks

Topic 8. Standard costing and variance analysis.

8.1. Monitoring and evaluation of performance results
8.2. Types of deviation meters
8.3. Calculation of deviations
8.4. Causes and interdependence of deviations
8.5. Practical tasks

Topic 9. Costing and marginal income.

9.1. The difference between costing and full distribution costs and costing based on variable costs
9.2. Comparison of the profit impact of costing with full cost allocation and costing based on variable costs
9.3. Arguments in support of full cost allocation and variable costing
9.4. Practical tasks.

Topic 10. Analysis “Costs - production volume - profit”.

10.1. Break-even point and target profit.
10.2. Margin (edge, range) of safety
10.3. Operating leverage(operating leverage, operating gearing)
10.4. Assumptions adopted in the analysis of “costs - production volume - profit”
10.5. Practical tasks

Topic 11. Distribution of costs of complex production.

11.1. Basic concepts of integrated production
11.2. Methods for allocating complex costs
11.3. Accounting for by-products
11.4. Practical tasks

Topic 12. Pricing decisions.

12.1. Key Factors Influencing Pricing Decisions
12.2. Cost-plus pricing
12.3. Target Pricing
12.4. Special Order Pricing
12.5. Practical tasks

Topic 13. Capital budgeting.

13.1. Objectives and stages of capital budgeting
13.2. Undiscounted Capital Budgeting Methods
13.3. Discounted investment valuation methods
13.4. Practical tasks

Tests by topic:
1. The essence of management accounting
2. Cost management
3. Accounting for materials and labor costs
4. Accounting for overhead costs
5. Custom costing
6. Process costing
7. Preparation of the main budget and forecast of financial statements
8. Monitoring and evaluation of performance results
9. Costing with full cost distribution and variable costs
10. Analysis of “costs - production volume - profit”
11. Cost accounting for complex production and by-products
12. Pricing decisions
13. Capital Budgeting

Practice exam.

Independent completion of practical assignments on all course topics. Checking the work by the teacher. Analysis of errors and discussion of results.

Qualifying exam.

The duration of the exam is 3 astronomical hours. The passing score is 60 out of 100. The exam is in written form. Examination tasks include:

• testing on theory and computational microtasks;
• large tasks for calculating benefits (losses) for orders;
• tasks for drawing up budgets for sales, purchases, cash flows;
• tasks: preparation of a management report on cost, profit and loss report.

Exam results, including diplomas, will be received no later than 4 weeks from the date of the exam.

• You will learn more complex issues of cost accounting, pricing and budgeting in the course Management Accounting 2 - "Managerial Accounting" (DipMA).
• All modern budgeting techniques are discussed at