Staff members in the social service sector are required to handle accounting duties and financial management for their services / projects.  Training programs on Accounting Practices and Financial Management in form of certificate courses were conducted by HKCSSI to facilitate NGO staff to equip with ample knowledge on the subject area and be competent in handling such management duties.

Good accounting practices and financial management can support steady growth of an organization and serves as a sign of good management behind.  The course is organized to enable non-financial background NGO staff members who are responsible for accounting / financial issues to strengthen their knowledge in managing NGO finance, with the following objectives:

To provide essential knowledge of financial management and accounting for center supervisors / service managers in handling the accounting records

To provide knowledge for the accounting staff to handle a full book of accounts effectively with due diligence

To help managerial staff in mastering cost function and control for decisions made

To assist centre supervisors / service managers in developing and implementing internal control for their service units

Significance of sound internal control, how to develop and implement accounting policies & procedures, and equipping knowledge & skills of internal auditing to add value and improve an organization’s operations

• The financial control system – Developing / improving control guidelines and procedures in internal control system to safeguard organization assets
• Importance & fundamentals of internal control
• Roles of internal audit
• Deciding control objectives and areas for investigations
• How to read and master the guidelines given in Lump Sum Grant Manual by SWD
• Internal control reports for management review and action
• Monitoring of risk management activities