Short Course in Financial Accounting

Course Objective

The Objective of the course is to support you to gain an insight in to the nature of Financial Accounting and its functions in keeping accounting records in business organizations. This course will guide you to gain basic knowledge in financial accounting which covers from recording a basic transaction in a business to preparation and interpretation of financial statement for stakeholders to decision making.

Course Content

1. Introduction of Accounting
2. Basic of Accounting
3. Book Keeping and Accounting
4. Double Entry System
5. Financial Statement Formats
6. Accounting for Sole Proprietorship
7. Accounting for Adjustment
8. Accounting Errors & Suspense Account
9. Bank Reconciliation
10. Accounting Concept
11. Preparation of Financial statements of other business
12. Interpretation of financial statements
13. Accounting for Taxation
14. Present trends in Financial Accounting
15. Computerized Accounting
16. Project Report

• Bank paying voucher should be downloaded from the given link.
• Pay the course fee, to any branch of Bank of Ceylon (BOC). Account No 7417821
• Send the below mentioned documents through registered post.
• Paid Bank paying voucher (Original slip) and
• Certified copy of National Identity Card (N.I.C.)

to the following address of “Assistant Director, Colombo Regional Centre (CRC), The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala Nugegoda”.

(The course applied should be clearly mentioned on the top left – hand corner of the envelope)

You should further email soft copies of above-mentioned documents to crcsc@ou.ac.lk

 Bank paying voucher     

(Please write your National Identity Card number instead of the registration number)