Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Professional Accounting

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Professional Accounting

AFMA Bangladesh proudly presents the
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Professional Accounting (PGD-PA) program.

PGDPA is accredited by Western State University, California. After completing the PGD, participants can top up with an MBA.

Program Information At a Glance

Eligibility to join

Aspiring Accounting and Finance professionals with Graduation in any discipline

Course Duration

8 months (2 semesters)

Structure

10 courses x 3 credits = 30 credits

Class modality

Classroom + live Zoom

Program Fee

BDT 40,000 Only

[Installments
Available]

Certificate Awarded by:

Skills Development Council Canada

Learning Resources

Hard-copy IFRS Application Book


Participants will get a printed hard copy of the IFRS Application book consists of around 1000 pages during admission.

Comprehensive question bank


Participants will get IFRD Question Bank

Exam preparation support

Participants will get Examination preparation support through live Zoom online sessions.

Live Zoom Interative classes





Participants will get access to the live Zoom online classes

Close WhatsApp Group support



Participants will added to a close Whatsapp group. Where study materials and notices will share

COURSE SYLLABUS

  • Business environment and types of business organizations
  • Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
  • Double-entry bookkeeping, trial balance and year-end adjustments
  • Elements of financial statements: assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses
  • Preparing financial statements for sole traders, partnerships and companies
  • Fraud theory (the fraud triangle) and fraud risk assessment

  • Cost concepts, classification and cost behaviour
  • Costing methods: absorption, marginal and activity-based
  • Budgeting and variance analysis
  • Cost-volume-profit analysis and decision-making

  • Horizontal, vertical and ratio analysis
  • Profitability, liquidity, efficiency and solvency ratios
  • Cash-flow analysis
  • Working capital management
  • Interpreting business performance and reporting findings

  • History of IAS/IFRS
  • IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, and the move to IFRS 18 (effective 2027)
  • IAS 2 Inventories
  • IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows
  • IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment
  • Bangladesh regulatory context: Financial Reporting Act 2015 and the FRC

  • Internal control frameworks (COSO)
  • Risk assessment and risk-based audit planning
  • Audit evidence, procedures and sampling
  • Control testing
  • Audit reporting and follow-up
  • Introduction to external audit and the ISAs

  • Fundamentals of income tax and residency
  • Heads of income and tax computation for individuals
  • Corporate taxation
  • Tax planning vs tax avoidance vs tax evasion
  • Returns, withholding tax (TDS), assessment and appeals
  • Practical Bangladesh cases under the Income Tax Act 2023

  • VAT fundamentals: supply, value, rates and exemptions
  • Registration and turnover tax
  • VAT calculation, input tax credit and supplementary duty
  • Invoicing, records and returns
  • Audit, penalties and compliance
  • Practical Bangladesh cases under the VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012

  • Governance theories and board structure
  • Role of the audit committee and internal and external auditors
  • Bangladesh Corporate Governance Code (BSEC) and the Companies Act 1994
  • Anti-money laundering and whistleblowing
  • IESBA Code of Ethics
  • Introduction to ESG and sustainability reporting (IFRS S1 and S2)

  • Digital payments and mobile financial services
  • Digital banking and open banking
  • FinTech ecosystem and business models
  • Blockchain and digital assets, including CBDCs
  • RegTech
  • Cybersecurity and data-protection risks in finance

  • Generative AI for accountants and prompt engineering
  • Data analysis and visualisation
  • AI in audit, reporting and fraud detection
  • Hands-on tools and workflows

Assessment

ComponentWeight
Continuous assessment (assignments, quizzes, case work)40%
Mid-term20%
Final examination40%

PGD-PA Program Facilitator Panel

Mr. Sukanta Bhattacharjee FCA
Partner
Snehasish Mahmud & Co
Chartered Accountants

Mr. Emdadul Haque
FCA CMA (Aus)
Finance Director
Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh PLC


Certification

After completing the Course, participants will get the prestigious
”Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting” certification from
the Skills Development Council Canada

Value Added Certification

PGD-PA course is accredited by the Association of Accounting Professionals, UK.
After successful completion of the course, participants can obtain the Certified Accounting Professional (CAP) & Certified Accounting Associate (CAA) designation & membership from AAP, UK. (Fee GBP 50 each)

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