It’s that time of the year again when we send out our “course nominations”  to HAT member firms whose students / staff have previously attended one of our courses, but bookings are also now open for any other HAT member or non-member Accountancy / Audit practices that would like to make use of our extensive range of courses in 2025. Overview details and dates of the courses can be found below and more detail can then be found here: https://hatgroup.co.uk/courses

 

Introduction to Accounting– London – 27^th to 31^st Jan 25 and 1^st to 5^th Sep 25

The course introduces students to practical accounting and covers the preparation of a set of financial statements from source documents, via the principles of double entry bookkeeping, books of prime entry, nominal ledger and trial balance. The majority of the course consists of a detailed case study, completed on Excel.  The week concentrates on the practical problems that will be encountered by trainees over the first few months of their career. There is no required prior knowledge for this course.

 

Advanced Accounting  – London – 6^th & 7^th Jan 25 and 5^th & 6^th June 25

The course prepares participants for their coming year’s work which will see them completing larger and more complex assignments on their own. Introducing identification of client errors and omissions in accounting records, other accounting adjustments (depreciation, prepayments, accruals) and completion of extended trial balance. Usually attended by those that have been on the Introduction to Accounting course in the previous 6 – 12 months (but previous attendance not essential).

 

Introduction to Auditing  – London – 3^rd to 7^th Feb 25 and 8^th to 12^th Sep 25

The course prepares participants for working on audit assignments, explaining the purpose of an audit and the types of audit procedures they will likely initially undertake.  The course includes a simulated audit assignment which tests student comprehension of the principles covered. The results of this exercise are assessed by the HAT team and detailed feedback provided to attendees at the end of the course. The course utilises the HAT Audit System to illustrate the topics above. However, it is suitable all trainees regardless of the audit methodology they will follow in practice.

The course assumes a basic understanding of the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and preparation of financial statements covered on our Introduction to Accounting course.

 

Practical Auditing  – Ipswich – 23^rd to 27^th June 25 and 20^th to 24^th Oct 25

The course is designed to follow the Introduction course above (for those now having 6 to 12 months audit experience) and prepares participants for their coming year’s work which will see them completing more assignments on their own, moving up in larger teams and re-visiting clients with a generally enhanced role. This includes the auditing of major Balance Sheet areas (stock, debtors and creditors), dealing with complex areas and accounting estimates, effective analytical procedures , dealing with fraud and the Laws &  Regulations.

 

Becoming an Effective Senior – residential – 12^th to 16^th May 25 and 6^th to 10^th Oct 25

The course follow the Practical Auditing course and prepares participants for their coming year’s work as seniors responsible for assignments and supervising trainees. The course concentrates on the personal skills required and the practical technical skills the clients will expect them to know about which aren’t covered in their exams. The course engages the delegates by incorporating lecture style teaching, case studies, role plays, outdoor exercises, and video recordings including on  the senior’s overall role on an audit, • planning and risk assessment, • supervision and review, ethics,  leadership and the importance of teamwork, time management, prioritisation and delegation.

 

Becoming an Effective Supervisor – residential – 1^st to 4^th April 25 and 11^th to 14^th Nov 25

The course covers by the use of lectures, case studies, role plays, outdoor exercises, including the following areas (the content of the course does depend on the requirements of the participants drawn out in the introductory session), communication, delegation, team work, leadership, completion of assignments, client meetings, supervising staff, planning

 

Practical Introduction to UK GAAP – London – 16^th & 17^th Jan 25 and 24^th & 25^th Jul 25

This course provides an excellent overview of UK GAAP financial statements for trainee accountants, covering the following areas:

• The financial reporting options available for UK companies
• The auditor’s responsibilities for the financial statements, strategic reports and Directors’ reports;
• Common disclosure problems when adopting FRS 102;
• Key differences between FRS 102 and IFRS / FRS 101;
• The advantages and disadvantages of FRS 105 and s1A of FRS 102
• Disclosure in FRS 102 s1A financial statements.

 

Practical Guide to Tax for Companies – London – 15^th Jan 25 and 23^rd Jul 25

This course is ideal for trainees with limited practical experience of corporate tax work. It is designed to give them sufficient awareness to highlight issues when preparing tax computations and covers:

• The basics of corporation tax;
• Common corporation tax adjustments and how to identify them from the financial statements;
• Capital allowances for companies;
• Capital gains for companies;
• How losses can be used;
• Tax groups;
• How to avoid common practical problem areas.

 

HAT Group also run a ”Manager’s” course and “Effective RI” and details of these (along with all our Professional CPD courses) can be found here: Courses Archive – HAT Group Specialist Assignment Training – HAT Group