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This course gives you the knowledge to identify signs of outright fraud or the bending of accounting rules to misrepresent an organisation’s financial statements. Prof. Mark Graham, an expert in accounting, teaches this course. He has watched, with both interest and disappointment, as corporate scandals reveal cases of fraudulent and creative accounting designed to exaggerate results. Through real-world examples and insights from his extensive experience, Mark offers practical guidance on spotting these deceptive practices.
This course will be especially useful to anyone who:
Some basic accounting knowledge is helpful. If you’re concerned that your accounting skills might not be strong enough, consider first taking one of Mark’s other courses on Skillfully, Understanding Financial Statements.
The course starts by exploring the broader picture of accounting and the ways creative accounting can misrepresent a business’s financial performance and position. We then dive into specific sections, such as the statement of comprehensive income, cash flows, and financial position, where financial trickery often occurs. Each technique is illustrated with authentic examples, with an emphasis on recognising ‘red flags’ that may signal issues. Participants will study well-known accounting scandals and apply this knowledge to two in-depth case studies of high-profile local cases.
Delivery: Online or in-person
Duration: 14 hours
Timing: Two full days (timing can be flexible)
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Cost: R9,568 (incl VAT) per delegate and R93,125 (incl VAT) for up to 10 delegates and an additional R4,277 (incl VAT) per additional delegate.
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For three decades, Prof Mark Graham has helped current and aspiring businesspeople to understand finance. Ask anyone who has studied at UCT’s Graduate School of Business, and they are likely to name him as their favourite teacher.
Although his career was built teaching finance and accounting at the most advanced levels, Mark’s real passion lies in making finance and accounting accessible to those who need a more basic understanding of these topics, in order to run their businesses or communicate with the finance people in their organisation.
His unique style of teaching financial literacy was honed in the classes of UCT’s MBA, where he has been voted Best Lecturer almost every year for the past 20 years.