FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING

 
CONTINUE READING
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
FINANCIAL CONTROL
                                                                      CLIENT ACCOUNTING
                                                                               TRAINING
                                                                            CONSULTING

             Providing tailored accounting and consulting solutions
                           across the Channel Islands

e: training@offshore.gg   Offshore View
 t: +44 (0)1481 201320    Les Bas Courtils Road, St Sampson
    u: www.offshore.gg    Guernsey, GY2 4BH
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
Your employees are your greatest asset.

      Training          By supporting your employees with the right
                        training, you will enhance and utilise their
                                                                              We are committed to avoiding ‘death by
                                                                              PowerPoint’, and all courses contain exercises
                        skills to their full potential. Given the current     and group examples to maximise learning
                        economic climate, it is important to invest in        opportunities and deliver engaging education.
                        your employees to support, maintain, grow and
                        strengthen your organisation.                         Our training team have ‘hands-on’ experience
                                                                              on the subjects they teach, which provides
                        Our courses can be tailored to your business          an enriched learning experience. They have a
                        requirements and are available on or off-site,        wealth of experience in teaching professional
                        for half or full days, and can include lunch or       qualifications as well as designing and providing
                        breakfast courses.                                    in-house training programmes.

                        As well as our “off-the-shelf” courses, we can
                        develop courses to suit your requirements
                        and create tailor-made training programmes
                        specific to your organisation’s products and
                        processes.

                                                        Content:
  Page 3: Our Team        Page 6-7: Accountant Development       Page 10: System Training             Page 12: Contact us

Page 4-5: Bookkeeping    Page 8-9: Tax and Payroll               Page 11: Industry Specific courses
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
TRAINING

Our Team

           Will Morgan ACA/CA : Director
           will@offshore.gg
           In 2001 Will joined Ernst and Young in an audit role and qualified with the Institute
           of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. After leaving Ernst and Young, Will joined
           BPP Professional Education in Guernsey as a tutor specialising in accounting and
           tax. Whilst at BPP Will won several BPP ‘Best Tutor’ awards.
           Will founded Offshore in 2007 along with partner John Richardson to provide
           accounting, training and consulting solutions to numerous regulated and commercial
           clients in a wide variety of industries. Will has an exceptional knowledge of IFRS,
           FRS102, US GAAP and IAS, as well as being adept with several accounting systems.

           Vicky Le Poidevin FCA : Senior Manager
           vicky@offshore.gg
           Vicky is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
           with over 15 years’ experience in the finance sector. She trained with a big four
           firm and spent time in senior roles in both the Fund and Trust sector before joining
           Offshore in September 2016.
           Vicky’s previous training experience includes delivering courses for both qualified
           and unqualified staff at a big four firm, evening classes at a professional training
           agency and to industry professionals in her role at Offshore.

                                                                                                              3
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
Our Courses
    As well as the courses listed below, we would be delighted to develop courses to suit your requirements and create tailor made training
    programmes specific to your organisation’s products and processes. If you would like to find out more about how we can support your
    training requirements, please contact training@offshore.gg.

    Bookkeeping

     BKA1      Course:        Introduction to Bookkeeping and                    BKA2       Course:        Introduction to Bookkeeping and
                              Accounting - Part 1                                                          Accounting - Part 2
               Code:          BKA1                                                          Code:          BKA2
               Time:          Half day                                                      Time:          Half day
               Price:         from £695                                                     Price:         from £695
               Overview:      This course provides personnel new                            Overview:      This course builds on the lessons
                              to client accounting with a sound                                            learned in course BKA1 to further
                              grasp of the basic principles of                                             enhance knowledge of key areas in
                              bookkeeping and accounting.                                                  bookkeeping and accounting.
               Topics:                                                                      Topics:
               • The purpose of accounting                                                  • Accruals and prepayments
               • Primary statement overview                                                 • Bank reconciliation process
               • Ledger accounting and ‘T' accounts                                         • Correction of errors and suspense accounts
               • The trial balance                                                          • Overview of property transactions
               • Double entry bookkeeping                                                   • Overview of investment accounting
               • Basic financial statement preparation                                      • Foreign exchange transactions
                                                                                            • Accounting for loan transactions

    All courses can be tailored to include relevant and specific examples across the following industries; Trust Accounting, Fund Accounting, Insurance
4   Accounting, Trading company, generic accounting as required.
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
TRAINING

Bookkeeping

ITCA3   Course:      Intermediate Accounting
        Code:        ITCA3
        Time:        Half day
        Price:       from £695
        Objective: The objective of the intermediate accounting course is to
                   provide delegates with further knowledge and practical
                   application of accounting issues.
        Topics:
        • Overview of company accounting methodolgy
        • High level overview of key areas of FRS102 and related accounting
          treatment
        • Interactive industry specific account preparation question and debrief
        • Interactive company account preparation question and debrief
        • Interactive financial statement review question and debrief

        If you would like to find out more about how we can support your training requirements, please contact training@offshore.gg

                                                                                                                                        5
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
Accountant Development

    FRS102   Course:       FRS 102 and revised UK GAAP                         BKF7      Course:       Bookkeeper to financial statement preparer
             Code:         FRS102                                                        Code:         BKF7
             Time:         Half day or full day to include practical                     Time:         One day
                           exercises.                                                    Price:        from £1,195
             Price:        from £695                                                     Overview:     This course is designed to help bookkeepers transition into
             Overview:     This course provides a refresher on the                                     competent preparers of financial statements. It would ideally
                           key changes resulting from FRS102.                                          suit candidates solid in their core bookkeeping skill but would like
             Topics:                                                                                   some formal guidance on how to progress to efficiently prepare
             • Overview of the abolishment of UK GAAP                                                  year-end financial statements.

             • FRS 101, 102, 103, 104 & 105                                              Topics:

             • Impact on Guernsey financial sector                                       • Purpose of financial statements and core principles
             • Accounting policy disclosure                                                            • Trial balance review and year end closing journals including
                                                                                                         review of:
             • Investment property
                                                                                                          •   Bank reconciliations             •    Deprecations and fixed
             • Presentation of financial statements
                                                                                                          •   Accruals/prepayments                  assets
             • Difference between FRS 102 and FRS 102 Section 1A                                          •   ETI/wages reconciliations        •    Intangibles
                                                                                                          •   Trade debtors/creditors          •    Loans
             • Review of FRS 102 templates/applications
             • Understanding the impact of FRS 102 Section 1A                                          • Statutory financial statement preparation including tips for
                                                                                                         processing this efficiently and effectively
             • Are there any shortcuts? / true and fair override /
               undue cost option                                                                       • How to review the financial statement to reduce the risk of
                                                                                                         inherent errors

              All courses can be tailored to include relevant and specific examples across the following industries; Trust Accounting, Fund Accounting, Insurance
6             Accounting, Trading company, generic accounting as required.
FINANCIAL CONTROL CLIENT ACCOUNTING TRAINING CONSULTING
TRAINING

Accountant Development

ARC5   Course:      Accounting Refresher                                FC01      Course:       Budget preparation and cash flow
                                                                                                monitoring
       Code:        ARC5
                                                                                  Code:         FC01
       Time:        Half day
                                                                                  Time:         Half day
       Price:       from £695
                                                                                  Price:        from £695
       Overview: This course provides a refresher on the
                 key areas of GAAP to assist accountants                          Overview:     This course is aimed at providing
                 in practice.                                                                   budget holders and approvers with high
                                                                                                quality budgeting training enabling them
       Topics:
                                                                                                to engage in both annual and ad hoc
       • Core accounting principles refresher. Including:
                                                                                                budgeting. The course demonstrates
       • FRS102, and its impact on the valuation of assets,                                     setting up a cash flow monitoring tool
         exceptional items, lease incentives, holiday pay                                       to reliably track future cash flows.
         accruals, intercompany loans, and accounting policy
                                                                                  Topics:
         disclosures
                                                                                  • Understand the theory of budgeting and forecasting
       • Provisions, contingent liabilities, and commitments
                                                                                  • Baseline knowledge sufficient to create a budget
       • Related party transactions
                                                                                    and cash flow
       • Going Concern
                                                                                  • Have the skills to effectively manage a firms cash flow
       • Post balance sheet events
                                                                                  • Tracking budgets to actual results effectively

                                                                                                                                              7
       If you would like to find out more about how we can support your training requirements, please contact training@offshore.gg
Tax and Payroll

     POT1      Course:       Principles of Tax                                     OT1      Course:        Offshore Taxation
               Code:         POT1                                                           Code:          OT1
               Time:         Half day                                                       Time:          Half day
               Price:        from £695                                                      Price:         from £695
               Objective: The objective of the Principles of Tax                            Overview:      The objective of the Offshore Tax course
                          course is to provide delegates with a                                            is to provide a high-level overview of
                          solid grounding of the principles of                                             the key tropics surrounding offshore
                          Guernsey tax.                                                                    taxation.
               Topics:                                                                      Topics:
               • Introduction to Guernsey tax:                                              • Residency and domicile
                 • Zero 10                                                                  • Trust and Company structures
                 • Guernsey company taxation                                                • Inheritance tax
                 • Guernsey personal taxation                                               • Capital gains tax
                 • Impact of taxation on running a Guernsey business                        • Non-resident landlord scheme
                 • Taxation workshop and tax computations                                   • UK resident non doms
                                                                                            • Withholding tax
                                                                                            • Income tax
                                                                                            • International corporation tax

    All courses can be tailored to include relevant and specific examples across the following industries; Trust Accounting, Fund Accounting, Insurance
8   Accounting, Trading company, generic accounting as required.
TRAINING

Tax and Payroll

VAT4   Course:       VAT                                                 PR9      Course:       Payroll
       Code:         VAT4                                                         Code:         PR9
       Time:         Half day                                                     Time:         Half day
       Price:        from £695                                                    Price:        from £695
       Overview:     This course provides a high-level                            Overview:     This course will provide participants with
                     overview of the core VAT principle                                         an introduction to the operations of a
                     affecting various Guernsey structures.                                     Guernsey payroll and how to deal with
       Topics:                                                                                  common issues or pitfalls they might
                                                                                                encounter.
       • An introduction to VAT
                                                                                  Topics:
       • Option to tax
                                                                                  • Setting up a Guernsey payroll
       • Methods of accounting for VAT
                                                                                  • Benefits in kind
       • VAT administration
                                                                                  • Payroll software
       • VAT example
                                                                                  • Pitfalls
                                                                                  • Social Security visits

                                                                                                                                             9
       If you would like to find out more about how we can support your training requirements, please contact training@offshore.gg
System Training

     QBB10      Course:        QuickBooks - Beginners                              QBA11      Course:       QuickBooks – Advanced
                Code:          QBB10                                                          Code:         QBA11
                Time:          Half day                                                       Time:         Half day
                Price:         from £500                                                      Price:        from £500
                Overview:      This course will provide participants                          Overview:     This course operate in a work shop style
                               new to QuickBooks with hands on                                              and will aid participants in advancing
                               experience of this accounting program.                                       their QuickBook skills.
                Topics:                                                                       Topics:
                • How to set up a new QuickBooks file                                         • Automated transactions
                • The importance of a well-structured Chart of                                • Uploading data
                  Accounts                                                                    • Payroll software
                • How to navigate between the various screens in                              • ODBC
                  QuickBooks
                                                                                              • Complex transactions
                • How to carry out manual postings
                • Setting up customers and vendors
                                                                                              This course can be delivered as a presentation or a
                • Reconciliation of bill payments and banking                                 one to one session with participants at their offices.
                • Reporting functionality

                This course can be delivered as a presentation or a
                one to one session with participants at their offices.

     All courses can be tailored to include relevant and specific examples across the following industries; Trust Accounting,
10   Fund Accounting, Insurance Accounting, Trading company, generic accounting as required.
TRAINING

Industry specific courses
In addition, we are delighted to offer the following industry specific courses, all of which can be developed to suit your personal or business
requirements.

                        Fund Administration                                                         Trust & Company
 Topic                                     Duration        Price            Topic                                     Duration        Price

 Introduction to Funds - Part 1            Half day     From £695           Bookkeeping for Trust and Companies -
                                                                                                                      Half day     From £695
                                                                            Part 1

 Introduction to Funds - Part 2            Half day     From £695
                                                                            Bookkeeping for Trust and Companies -
                                                                                                                      Half day     From £695
                                                                            Part 2

 Administration of Property Funds          Half day     From £695
                                                                            Effective reviews of Trust and Company
                                                                                                                      Half day     From £695
                                                                            Financial Statements
 Effective reviews of Private Equity
                                           Half day     From £695
 Financial Statements
                                                                            Overview of Corporate Governance for
                                                                                                                      Half day     From £695
 Overview of Corporate Governance for                                       fiduciary Businesses
                                           Half day     From £695
 Investment Businesses

 Accounting for Investments in Fund                                         Accounting for Investments in Trust and
                                           Full day     From £695                                                     Full day     From £695
 Structures                                                                 Company Structures

For further information on any of our courses, or if you wish to discuss specific courses please contact us via:
                 e: training@offshore.gg | t: +44 (0)1481 201320 | u: www.offshore.gg                                                             11
Our Alliances and Contact Information

Offshore Consulting is privileged to work with the GTA University Centre to offer a wide range of public courses to finance and non-finance workers. These courses include a
range of topics including accounting, taxation and industry specific training, some of which are offered exclusively through the GTA. If you cannot find the course you are looking
for in this brochure, please either contact our team as outlined below to discuss your requirement or visit the GTA website ( https://www.gta.gg/ ) to explore further options.

                                       Offshore is proud to be accredited as a chartered accountancy practice and
                                            a corporate member of the association for project management.

                        e: training@offshore.gg               Offshore View
                           t: +44 (0)1481 201320              Les Bas Courtils Road, St Sampson
                              u: www.offshore.gg              Guernsey, GY2 4BH
You can also read