Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting Sheridan College - Hazel McCallion Campus, Canada

This program gives you a clear pathway to becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Once you’ve successfully completed this program, you can apply to CPA’s Professional Education Program (PEP) — the final step before you write your Common Final Exam (CFE). Even if you don’t have an accounting background, you’ll soon be on your way to becoming a CPA.

Learning Outcomes

• Integrate ethical and socially responsible decision-making processes into all aspects of the accounting profession.
• Apply recognized accounting principles to the systematic recording of transactions relating to assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses for sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations.
• Prepare accurate and relevant transactions, business reports including financial statements, and operating budgets to meet international accounting standards for partnerships and corporations.
• Analyze financial and managerial accounting information to assist in effective management decision-making.
• Formulate accurate and timely financial information using business applications software and information systems.
• Evaluate various product and service costing methods appropriate to specific business situations.
• Utilize statistical techniques effectively in the analysis of financial information.
• Calculate and apply appropriate corporate finance measures to common financial and accounting management situations.
• Recommend appropriate accounting and financial reporting information system structure, planning and usage as they relate to their role in a business.
• Determine appropriate accounting practices to reduce legal risk within a business situation.
• Communicate across various levels in an organization clearly, concisely and accurately in both the written and spoken form to fulfill the intended purpose.
• Analyze the economic and fiscal context in which the entity operates and its impact on financial reporting.
• Plan effective external, internal, and information systems audits to meet compliance and assurance requirements.
• Identify and manage financial priorities by leveraging strategic thinking as well as economic, operational and technological knowledge.
• Prepare tax submissions for personal and corporate clients to meet legal standards.
• Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.