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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for First-time QuickBooks users will learn the basic features of the software. Experienced QuickBooks users will quickly learn the new features and functionality of QuickBooks 2015, 2016 or 2018. Overview Upon completion of this course, students will be able to work with memorized transactions, customize forms, work with credit card, fixed asset, and long-term liability accounts, work with and customize reports, create graphs, track and pay sales tax, and understand how to prepare to use payroll with QuickBooks. From reporting to automating tasks, working with more advanced features and accounts, this course moves beyond the basics and enables students to work with more advanced features in QuickBooks. MEMORIZING TRANSACTIONS * Entering a New Memorized Transaction * Editing a Memorized Transaction * Deleting a Memorized Transaction * Grouping Memorized Transactions * Using a Memorized Transaction * Printing the Memorized Transaction List * CUSTOMIZING FORMS * Creating a Custom Template * Modifying a Template * Printing Forms * USING OTHER QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTS * Other QuickBooks Account Types * Working with Credit Card Transactions * Working with Fixed Assets * Working with Long-Term Liability Accounts * Using the Loan Manager * CREATING REPORTS * Working with QuickReports * Working with Preset Reports * Sharing Reports * Exporting Reports to Microsoft Excel * Printing Reports * CREATING GRAPHS * Creating QuickInsight Graphs * Using QuickZoom with Graphs * Working with the Sales Graph * Customizing Graphs * Printing Graphs * TRACKING AND PAYING SALES TAX * Using Sales Tax in QuickBooks * Setting Up Tax Rates and Agencies * Indicating Who and What Gets Taxed * Applying Tax to Each Sale * Determining What You Owe * Paying Your Tax Agencies * PREPARING PAYROLL WITH QUICKBOOKS * Using Payroll Tracking * Setting Up for Payroll * Setting Up Employee Payroll Information * Setting Up a Payroll Schedule * Writing a Payroll Check * Printing Paycheck Stubs * Tracking Your Tax Liabilities * Paying Payroll Taxes * Preparing Payroll Tax Forms * USING ONLINE BANKING * Setting Up an Internet Connection * Setting Up Bank Feeds for Accounts * Viewing, Downloading, and Adding Online Transactions * Creating Online Payments * Transferring Funds Online * Canceling Online Payments * MANAGING COMPANY FILES * Using QuickBooks in Multi-user Mode * Setting Up Users and Passwords * Setting a Closing Date * Sharing Files with an Accountant * Updating QuickBooks * Backing Up and Restoring a Company File * Condensing a Company File * ESTIMATING, TIME TRACKING, AND JOB COSTING * Creating Job Estimates * Creating an Invoice from an Estimate * Displaying Reports for Estimates * Updating the Job Status * Tracking Time * Displaying Reports for Time Tracking * Tracking Vehicle Mileage * Displaying Vehicle Mileage Reports * Displaying Other Job Reports * WRITING LETTERS * Using the Letters and Envelopes Wizard * Customizing Letter Templates *

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OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Understanding the grants coming in and their monitoring, spending and many other factors are directly proportionate to effecting Grant Accounting and Grant Management. Many different funding entities give grants to so many companies, the government sector, and private sectors with the aim to encourage growth and employment and economic viability.  It is important to recognise the government grants in the profit and loss account, so at the end, it can match the costs to which they relate. Considering these grants efficiently in the accounts is very important, as many entities (including the grant-making body) may closely monitor the accounts; and any errors will reflect badly on the accountant. Many development projects are funded through grants from donors. Therefore, it becomes the responsibility of the project management team to safeguard that the limited resources are used efficiently to achieve maximum impact.  This course is planned to train the participants with best practices and essential skills in effective grants management.

This 2 hour session will combine knowledge as well as practical interactive scenarios to work through to assist delegates in evaluating themselves to identify areas they might need to improve on.  The course will cover: * The purpose of the role (reminder) * How the role has evolved * What lessons can be gained so far * How do you create a culture of compliance * What good systems, policies and procedures look like * Easy tips on what, where and how you should be looking TARGET AUDIENCE This online course is suitable for those new to the COFA role, those supporting the COFA and for those that would like a refresher of the role and their responsibilities. RESOURCES An information pack including the course slides, scenarios and suggested answers will be provided to all delegates, which may be useful for ongoing reference. Please note a recording of the course will not be made available. SPEAKER SARAH CHARLTON, CONSULTANT, DG LEGAL [https://dglegal.co.uk/the-team/sarah-charlton/] Sarah has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants. Her career spans over 35 years working within the legal sector, fulfilling roles from COFA through to CEO. During her career she has worked with a number of legal regulators, professional bodies and government organisations. Sarah has been a member of the Institute of Legal Finance and Management throughout her career, qualifying as a Fellow member in 2005. Sarah also served as chairperson between 2010-2012 and continues to serve as an Executive Council Member.

No-one in business will succeed if they are not financially literate - and no business will succeed without financially-literate people. This is the ideal programme for managers and others who don't have a financial qualification or background but who nonetheless need a greater understanding of the financial management disciplines essential to your organisation. This course will give the participants a sound understanding of financial reports, measures and techniques to make them even more effective in their roles. It will enable participants to: * Overcome the barrier of the accountants' strange language * Deal confidently with financial colleagues * Improve their understanding of your organisation's finance function * Radically improve their planning and budgeting skills * Be much more aware of the impact of their decisions on the profitability of your organisation * Enhance their role in the organisation * Boost their confidence and career development 1 REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS * What each statement contains * Outline * Detail * Not just what the statements contain but what they mean * Balance sheets and P&L accounts (income statements) * Cash flow statements * Detailed terminology and interpretation * Types of fixed asset - tangible, etc. * Working capital, equity, gearing 2 THE 'RULES' - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS * Fundamental or 'bedrock' accounting concepts * Detailed accounting concepts and conventions * What depreciation means * The importance of stock, inventory and work in progress values * Accounting policies that most affect reporting and results * The importance of accounting standards and IFRS 3 WHERE THE FIGURES COME FROM * Accounting records * Assets / liabilities, Income / expenditure * General / nominal ledgers * Need for internal controls * 'Sarbox' and related issues 4 MANAGING THE BUDGET PROCESS * Have clear objectives, remit, responsibilities and time schedule * The business plan * Links with corporate strategy * The budget cycle * Links with company culture * Budgeting methods * 'New' budgeting * Zero-based budgets * Reviewing budgets * Responding to the figures * The need for appropriate accounting and reporting systems 5 WHAT ARE COSTS? HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR THEM * Cost definitions * Full / absorption costing * Overheads - overhead allocation or absorption * Activity based costing * Marginal costing / break-even - use in planning 6 WHO DOES WHAT? A REVIEW OF WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCOUNTANT DO * Financial accounting * Management accounting * Treasury function * Activities and terms 7 HOW THE STATEMENTS CAN BE INTERPRETED * What published accounts contain * Analytical review (ratio analysis) * Return on capital employed, margins and profitability * Making assets work - asset turnover * Fixed assets, debtor, stock turnover * Responding to figures * EBIT, EBITEDIA, eps and other analysts' measure 8 OTHER KEY ISSUES * Creative accounting * Accounting for groups * Intangible assets - brand names * Company valuations * Fixed assets / leased assets / off-balance sheet finance

ABOUT THIS TRAINING COURSE This 5-day intensive training course is designed to improve the skills of those involved in the financial and contractual auditing of upstream Oil & Gas Exploration and Production activities. The objective of this course is to enhance your understanding of the various audit principles and practices being applied in this industry today and to equip you with the knowledge and tools to deal with complex audit cases. The course concentrates on aspects of auditing unique to the E&P business. Training Objectives After the completion of this training course, participants will be able to: * Apply a structured methodology for conducting oil industry internal, production sharing and joint venture audits * Implement the benefits of a multi-discipline team audit approach * Adopt a model of best practice for conducting audits * Analyse, interpret and decide complex cases using the contracts and documents, the principles and auditor's judgement Target Audience This training course is suitable and will greatly benefit the following specific groups: * Personnel with an Internal audit background who are totally new to the discipline of Joint Venture (JV) or Production Sharing Contract (PSC) audit * Experienced audit practitioners who wish to update their auditing techniques * Personnel from Finance or any discipline who intend to take part in internal or joint venture audits * Personnel with a background in statutory audit in the accountancy profession who require an insight into the internal and joint venture audit areas Course Level * Intermediate Training Methods The training instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all participants gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught in their own organization. Course Duration: 5 days in total (35 hours). Training Schedule 0830 - Registration 0900 - Start of training 1030 - Morning Break 1045 - Training recommences 1230 - Lunch Break 1330 - Training recommences 1515 - Evening break 1530 - Training recommences 1700 - End of Training The maximum number of participants allowed for this training course is 25. Trainer Your expert course leader has more than 30 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, covering all areas of Finance and Audit, including involvement in Commercial roles. During her 19 years with ENI she worked in Italy, Netherlands, Egypt and UK and was CFO for 2 major ENI subsidiaries. She has delivered training courses in Accounting, Audit, Economics and Commercial topics in many Countries. She has a Degree in Economics & Accounting and is a Certified Chartered Accountant. She is also a Chartered Auditor and an International Petroleum Negotiator. Outside of work, she is inspired by the beauty of nature and art, helping disadvantaged people, sports (football, golf) and her cat. Courses Delivered Internationally: * E&P Accounting, Auditing in the Oil & Gas Industry * Cost Control & Budgeting * Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry * Petroleum Project Economics * Contracts Strategy * International O&G Exploitation Contracts POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations

ABOUT THIS TRAINING COURSE The aim of this exclusive 5-days training course is to raise an intermediate level to your knowledge and understanding of international E&P finance and accounting. This is achieved by in-depth examination of international practices and current developments across a broad range of relevant topics. You are encouraged to challenge existing methods as a basis for reviewing procedures and introducing improvements in your own work place. Training Objectives After the completion of this training course, participants will be able to: * Enhance your comprehension of accounting and reporting issues unique to the E&P industry with emphasis on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) * Improve your understanding of the accounting and reporting of Sales Revenue, Farm In/Farm Out, and Carried Interest * Enhance your knowledge of Production Sharing Contracts and Joint Venture Accounting issues including Unitisation & Redetermination * Advance your knowledge of the Corporate Budget and Planning process including a review of Key Performance Indicators and Company Strategy * Raise your awareness of the E&P business activity for which we are accounting and reporting Target Audience We recommend that, to derive maximum benefit from this course, you should first attend our predecessor Level 1 course. Otherwise, this course is suitable for personnel with a good foundation knowledge in exploration and production accounting. Course Level * Intermediate Training Methods The training instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all participants gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught in their own organization. Course Duration: 5 days in total (35 hours). Training Schedule 0830 - Registration 0900 - Start of training 1030 - Morning Break 1045 - Training recommences 1230 - Lunch Break 1330 - Training recommences 1515 - Evening break 1530 - Training recommences 1700 - End of Training The maximum number of participants allowed for this training course is 25. This course is also available through our Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) format. Trainer Your expert course leader has more than 30 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, covering all areas of Finance and Audit, including involvement in Commercial roles. During her 19 years with ENI she worked in Italy, Netherlands, Egypt and UK and was CFO for 2 major ENI subsidiaries. She has delivered training courses in Accounting, Audit, Economics and Commercial topics in many Countries. She has a Degree in Economics & Accounting and is a Certified Chartered Accountant. She is also a Chartered Auditor and an International Petroleum Negotiator. Outside of work, she is inspired by the beauty of nature and art, helping disadvantaged people, sports (football, golf) and her cat. Courses Delivered Internationally: * E&P Accounting, Auditing in the Oil & Gas Industry * Cost Control & Budgeting * Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry * Petroleum Project Economics * Contracts Strategy * International O&G Exploitation Contracts POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations

ABOUT THIS TRAINING COURSE This highly interactive 5-day training is aimed at those who wish to take their E&P accounting skills to a more advanced level than our introductory course, E&P Accounting - Level 1, and our intermediate course, E&P Accounting - Level 2.  It will help equip you for more demanding analytical roles within your organisation. Training Objectives After the completion of this training course, participants will be able to: * Carry out and manage the day-to-day financial accounting activities associated with participation in E&P joint ventures * Prepare, analyse and present information for effective financial reporting * Understand the impact of a comprehensive range of activities on the financial statements of an upstream oil and gas company * Practically apply IFRS in accounting for a wide range of typical oil and gas industry activities Target Audience This is an advanced level course designed for: * those who have already attended E&P Accounting - Level 1 and E&P Accounting - Level 2, or * those who can demonstrate, by a combination of relevant experience and previous study, sufficient prior knowledge to contribute and benefit from attending this workshop Course Level * Advanced Training Methods Training Method - Scenario Based Learning * Learning centers around highly realistic E&P company scenarios. * A computer-based simulation is used to plan, record and report the progress of your company through several years of international E&P activities. * Teams of 2 - 3 people participate in the financial management of these activities, including Operator and Non-operator accounting, recording of transactions, updating of financial statements and analysis of results. The highly interactive laptop-based scenario approach will enable you to follow the impact of each activity from initiation through to final results and analysis of company performance. You will need to bring with you to the course your own laptop PC with MS Excel™ pre-installed.  Prior knowledge of spreadsheet techniques is assumed.  Trainer will provide various Excel files which participants may retain at the end of the course. Course Duration: 5 days in total (35 hours). Training Schedule 0830 - Registration 0900 - Start of training 1030 - Morning Break 1045 - Training recommences 1230 - Lunch Break 1330 - Training recommences 1515 - Evening break 1530 - Training recommences 1700 - End of Training The maximum number of participants allowed for this training course is 25. Trainer Your expert course leader has more than 30 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, covering all areas of Finance and Audit, including involvement in Commercial roles. During her 19 years with ENI she worked in Italy, Netherlands, Egypt and UK and was CFO for 2 major ENI subsidiaries. She has delivered training courses in Accounting, Audit, Economics and Commercial topics in many Countries. She has a Degree in Economics & Accounting and is a Certified Chartered Accountant. She is also a Chartered Auditor and an International Petroleum Negotiator. Outside of work, she is inspired by the beauty of nature and art, helping disadvantaged people, sports (football, golf) and her cat. Courses Delivered Internationally: * E&P Accounting, Auditing in the Oil & Gas Industry * Cost Control & Budgeting * Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry * Petroleum Project Economics * Contracts Strategy * International O&G Exploitation Contracts POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This course will enable you to obtain a deeper understanding of what is required to ensure Cash flow success; from the calculation and interpretation of financial ratios to the developing of essential KPIs and managing vendors' risks. You will uncover how to meticulously plan and forecast your working capital and tackle day-to-day problems in commercial cash management, enabling you to identify the financial health of your business.  This financial Management course will feed you with all the skills required to manage cash flow, analyse profitable ratios, and evaluate the features that change in costs have on financial statements.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It will provide the necessary skills to develop efficient strategic planning, forecasting and budgeting processes. The main aim of the training is to enable the participants to understand the framework that builds strategies for annual budgets targeting efficient management and organisational performance.  Our course will explain financial terms and budgeting tools in such a way that a financial professional or even a non-financial profession will be able to understand and relate to them in their working environment. It will include a lot of examples, a budgeting format and case studies.