Occupational Certificate:
Management Accounting Officer NQF Level 5

About this programme

The combination of modules that make up this qualification provides entry into the field of management accounting and prepares a learner for a junior management accounting position. The qualification also provides a foundation in the essential elements of accounting and business to people in other occupations that need such a foundation.

The qualifying learner will be able to:

• Provide information on areas of economic activity relevant to an organisation’s decisions and apply within this context the numerical techniques to support such decisions.
• Identify and classify costs and cost behaviour and apply budgetary control measures.
• Prepare financial statements within a conceptual and regulatory framework.
• Apply ethical values in the context of corporate governance and company administration.

Minimum Admission requirements

NQF Level 4 with Mathematical Literacy or Mathematics.

CAREER opportunities

This qualification is the first step in the learning pathway to becoming a professional Management Accountant. A Management Accountant is currently one of the occupations in high demand in South Africa. This qualification was designed in co-operation with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and their stakeholders and is aligned to international management accounting standards. This alignment will assist in keeping South African business practices in line with international norms. It will also enhance South Africa’s international competitiveness and standing in the global economy.

Horizontal Articulation:

• This qualification articulates horizontally with:
• Occupational Certificate: Bookkeeper, Level 5.

Vertical Articulation:

• This qualification articulates vertically with:
• Occupational Certificate: Management Accounting Specialist, Level 6

Duration

• Duration:  12 months (1 year)

Course content

This qualification is made up of the following compulsory Knowledge and Practical Skill modules: