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Certificate in Accounting Practice and Financial Management for Accounting Staff in NGOs - Financial Accounting Practices 2

Introduction

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.

This certificate programme is conducted for staff members with accounting knowledge or financial management background - to facilitate their understanding of the funding requirement and cultural practices of the sector. It is also designed to share with these staff members on the importance of effective communications with different levels of non-accounting professionals in the organization.

Objective

NGO accounting professionals and clerical staff are facing increased challenges to discharge their proper financial and accounting roles in their organizations. A series of workshops will be organized to enable these practitioners responsible for financial and accounting duties to strengthen their knowledge on different funding requirements in managing NGO finances.

Content

To provide the participants with practical financial accounting knowledge and ways in discharging their roles properly in the workplace.

- Mastering financial accounting records and reporting, including Annual Financial

- Report for SWD’s annual requirements

- Managing SWD’s Accounting Inspection

- Implementation of financial controls in NGOs

Details

Course Code	:	14B-C16
Date(s)	:	28/1/2015
Time	:	0930 - 1700 (6 Hours)
Venue	:	Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK
Target Participants	:	Accounting professionals and accounting clerical staff with basic accounting knowledge and be responsible for finance and accounting roles of NGOs
Class Size	:	30
Language	:	Cantonese (supplemented with English)
Fee	:	HKD 1,000.00
		HKD 920.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Early Bird Fee	:	HKD 840.00 (Payment on or before 07/01/2015 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)
Enquiries	:	2876 2470 or [email protected]
Speaker(s)	:	Mr. LAM Steve 林志輝先生 BSc (Econ), MBA, FCMA, CPA (Aust), FCPA Financial Management Consultant Mr. Steve Lam was previously the Deputy Director (Finance & General Administration) of a local NGO. With his experiences in the financial profession of over 30 years and in the social service organisations, he can provide insights to NGO staff in topics relating to financial management. Prior to joining NGO sector, he had rich experiences in financial and management accounting, financial management and taxation in the commercial sector. Steve is also an experienced trainer in many similar training courses for social work professionals and is a popular speaker in many NGO seminars with topics in relation to financial management. He is now an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the Hong Kong University and currently holds the qualifications of Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant and Certified Practising Accountant (Australia).