The accounting department within an organization is a critical component responsible for managing financial transactions, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing valuable financial insights to support decision-making.
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The goal of this great institute in our Accountancy department is
to produce technical manpower who can effectively perform a range
of functions in the field of accountancy, insurance, banking and
in financial institutions. Graduates of the programme should be
able to: assist in collection and integration of basic financial
data for use in investment decisions; prepare final accounts of
companies; assist in the preparation of short and long term budget
plans; collect and collate relevant financial information to aid
superior officers and management in making financial decisions;
interpret some basic ratio, statistical and financial data; and to
carry out preliminary survey and feasibility studies. While
demonstrating basic knowledge of financial operations of different
types of businesses.
Job opportunities in ACCOUNTING
Numerous career opportunities are available in accounting. The
importance of this very course and its function continues to be
enhanced in a complex, global business community. Accounting
positions students in range from bookkeeping clerks who maintain
financial data in computer and paper form to chief financial
officers who are responsible for providing leadership in the
design and operations of a total accounting information system and
the financial statements it produces. Opportunities for employment
are present for those with basic accounting/computer skills
acquired in our great institute. Some jobs you can do as a computer
engineering graduate include:
- Management accounting
- Financial Analyst
- Bookkeeper
- Controller
- Auditor
- Chartered accountant
- Cost accounting
- Chief Financial Officer
- Financial Manager
- Governmental accounting
- Financial Management
- Tax advisor
- Forensic accounting
- Business Analyst
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Course Requirements
To embark on the journey toward a National Diploma in Accounting, prospective students typically need to fulfill certain prerequisites. These include:
- Entry Requirements:
At least five relevant passes at credit level in the West African Examination Council (WAEC), General Certificate of Education (GCE), Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or National Examinations Council (NECO) 'O' Levels or their equivalent including English Language and Mathematics, and any other TWO subjects from Economics, Business Studies/Methods, Financial Accounting/Principles of Accounts/Book Keeping, Literature-in-English, Commerce, History, Government, Statistics, Geography, Agricultural Science/Biology, obtained at not more than two sitting.
- NBTE recognized pre-National Diploma Education:
Credit passes in an NBTE recognised preliminary ND course offered in a Polytechnics or similar post-secondary technical institution (as stated in the NBTE brochure).
- JAMB UTME: Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (JAMB UTME) scores will be used as
part of the selection process for (FULL-TIME) candidates (as stated in the UTME brochure).