edX Introduction to Management Accounting

Overview
Interested in a career in business? Knowledge of accounting will be key to your success. By studying at your own pace, this Introduction to Management Accounting course is an ideal starting point if you want to:

• Start a career in business, finance or accountancy
• Study business or finance at school or college
• Launch your own start-up
• Prepare for ACCA’s exam in Management Information (MA1)

And the best thing is you do not need any previous knowledge of accounting- Simply sign up and start learning straight away.

Course discussions will be moderated.

This course does not offer an edX certificate.

However, you can earn the ACCA Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting by registering with ACCA as a student, passing the ACCA’s exams in Management Information (MA1) and Recording Financial Transactions (FA1) and completing a free online module called "Foundations in Professionalism." A free exam preparation course for FA1, called Introduction to Bookkeeping, is also available through ACCA-X

What you'll learn
In this course we will guide you on the next step of your finance journey by exploring:

• The nature and purpose of cost and management accounting
• How to record and classify costs
• How to use spreadsheets

Taught by
Barry Walsh,Tara Askham and Linsey Taylor