Course schedules

Upcoming dates Classroom

Start date	End date	Location	Fee	Registration
12 Oct 2026	16 Oct 2026	Istanbul - Türkiye	€1,425 + VAT	→
9 Nov 2026	13 Nov 2026	Vienna - Austria	€2,125 + VAT	→
14 Dec 2026	18 Dec 2026	Barcelona - Spain	€1,925 + VAT	→
18 Jan 2027	22 Jan 2027	Rome - Italy	€2,125 + VAT	→
15 Feb 2027	19 Feb 2027	Munich - Germany	€2,125 + VAT	→
15 Mar 2027	19 Mar 2027	Amsterdam - Netherlands	€2,125 + VAT	→
19 Apr 2027	23 Apr 2027	London - United Kingdom	€2,100 + VAT	→
17 May 2027	21 May 2027	Istanbul - Türkiye	€1,425 + VAT	→

Request an in-house date

Online live Remote

12 - 16 October 2026 €1,050 + VAT → 9 - 13 November 2026 €1,050 + VAT → 14 - 18 December 2026 €1,050 + VAT → 18 - 22 January 2027 €1,050 + VAT → 15 - 19 February 2027 €1,050 + VAT → 15 - 19 March 2027 €1,050 + VAT → 19 - 23 April 2027 €1,050 + VAT → 17 - 21 May 2027 €1,050 + VAT →

Why Attend

Financial statements and the annual report are key communication channels between companies and their different stakeholders. By attending this course, you will be able to prepare financial statements as per the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which will allow you to maintain your company's financial reporting transparency and credibility.

Course Objectives

Explain each part of the accounting cycle
Design effective chart of accounts
Perform accounting adjustments including deferrals and accruals
Create trial balance and adjusted trial balance
Describe and map charts of accounts to the financial statements
Prepare and present income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
Formulate notes to the financial statements

Designed for

This program is intended for professionals involved in Accounting and Finance.

Senior and junior accountants, accounting and finance professionals, chief accountants, accounting managers and supervisors, financial controllers and any accounting and finance professionals interested in learning and updating their knowledge regarding the preparation of financial statements and notes.

Course Methodology

This course covers theoretical core topics in addition to introducing Excel for the preparation of financial statements. It also features the study of real life cases and presentations by participants.

Course content

Day1

The accounting cycle

Understanding the accounting cycle
Supporting documents
Analyzing transactions and recording in the system
Preparing ledgers and General Ledgers (GL)
Converting the GL to Trial Balance (TB)
Types of adjusting entries
The Adjusted Trial Balance (ATB)
Mapping ATB to the financial statements
Preparing financial statements
Closing the books
Preparing the Post-Closing Trial Balance (PCTB)

Day2

Chart of accounts and design techniques

Designing the chart of accounts
Maintenance of the chart of accounts
Analyzing the chart of accounts
Reconciliations and important issues
Creating the trial balance

Day3

Accounting adjusting entries

Understanding deferrals
Deferred revenues and entries
Deferred expenses entries

Day4

Working with accruals

Adjusting for accrued revenues
Accrued expenses entries
Other adjustments and corrections
Preparing the adjusted trial balance

Day5

Preparing financial statements and notes

Mapping the adjusted trial balance to the financial statements
Preparing the income statements
Preparing the balance sheets
Preparing the cash flow statements
Preparing the owners equity statements
Objectives of external audit
External audit versus internal audit
Reading and interpreting the audit opinion
Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Day 6: Notes to the financial statements
Understanding the requirements for the notes
Organization and activities of the notes
Basis for preparation
Summary of significant accounting policies
Accounting convention
Use of estimates
Completing the financial statements and the notes

The certificate

SPARK Training Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants who attend and complete the full training course.