Programme 08 · Long programme · 12 months
Financial management and reporting
Keep full accounts to the OHADA standard, produce financial statements, and build the dashboard that warns management before the numbers turn.
- Duration
- 12 months · 1,180 hours
- Entry level
- Basic arithmetic
- Schedule
- Four hours a day · 8:00–12:00 or 17:00–21:00
- Of which specialisation
- 640 h
- Fee
- 500,000 F
The programme
What it is.
AI-augmented financial management and reporting diploma programme — MINEFOP DQP, 12 months. 1,180 h over 12 months, including 9 months of classes at a pace that varies by module, 2 months of work placement in a company and 1 month writing the end-of-programme dissertation. Like all our programmes from this year on, it includes a foundation in AI and prompt engineering: professional software now embeds AI, and knowing how to drive it is part of the job. Examination fees are not included in the tuition: 35,000 FCFA.
Five blocks
The specialisation comes in five blocks.
Each can also be taken on its own, in three months, and leads to a CQP.
Block 1 — AI-augmented accounting assistant · 128 h · can be taken on its own in 3 months and leads to a CQP — Certificate programme: AI-augmented accounting assistant — 3 months
Block 2 — Payroll and social declarations manager · 128 h · can be taken on its own in 3 months and leads to a CQP — Certificate programme: Payroll and social declarations manager — 3 months
Block 3 — Dashboard analyst · 128 h · can be taken on its own in 3 months and leads to a CQP — Certificate programme: Dashboard analyst — 3 months
Block 4 — Corporate tax and statutory obligations · 128 h · can be taken on its own in 3 months and leads to a CQP — Certificate programme: Corporate tax and statutory obligations — 3 months
Block 5 — Management control, treasury and forecasting · 128 h · can be taken on its own in 3 months and leads to a CQP — Certificate programme: Management control, treasury and forecasting — 3 months
Specialisation programme
A structured progression.
01
AI-augmented accounting assistant
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h Day-to-day transactions
Module 0332 h Accounting software and assisted data entry
Module 0432 h Period-end work
02
Payroll and social declarations manager
Module 0132 h Cameroonian labour law applied to payroll
Module 0232 h Build a payslip
Module 0332 h Declarations and dealing with the relevant bodies
Module 0432 h Payroll software and HR administration
03
Dashboard analyst
Module 0132 h Read financial statements
Module 0232 h Advanced spreadsheets for management
Module 0332 h Design a management dashboard
Module 0432 h Analyse variances and make recommendations
04
Corporate tax and statutory obligations
Module 0132 h The Cameroonian tax system
Module 0232 h VAT and withholding taxes
Module 0332 h Corporate income tax and the annual tax return package
Module 0432 h Tax audits and relations with the tax authorities
05
Management control, treasury and forecasting
Module 0132 h Costs and profitability
Module 0232 h Budget and monitoring
Module 0332 h Treasury and financing
Module 0432 h Forecasting and assisted decision-making
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
By the end of the programme, the learner is able to:
• record day-to-day transactions under the OHADA standard;
• keep the journals, the general ledger and the trial balance in accounting software;
• prepare the annual financial statements and routine tax returns;
• use AI tools for assisted data entry and consistency checks.
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Accounting assistants, SME managers, people aiming for careers in accounting and finance.
Requirements
What you need beforehand.
- Basic arithmetic. Some knowledge of the OHADA standard is a plus.
Common core
240 hours shared by every long programme.
Before the specialisation, every cohort shares this foundation — including a signature introductory module on artificial intelligence.
- The professional workstation and digital literacy40 h
- Introduction to generative AI and prompt engineering40 h
- AI in business software: uses and limits40 h
- Augmented office skills: documents, spreadsheets, presentations40 h
- Professional communication and written expression40 h
- Personal data, ethics and responsible use of AI40 h
Work placement in a company
300 hours in a company, and a professional dissertation.
After the common core and the specialisation, the programme ends on the job. The work placement is supervised by a school tutor and concludes with a dissertation defended before a panel — it completes the 1,180 hours.
- Finding a work placement, the placement agreement and scoping the assignment
- Weekly logbook and progress reviews with the school tutor
- Mid-point progress report
- Writing the professional dissertation
- Preparing the defence and presenting to the panel
Certification
What you obtain.
- DQP — Diplôme de Qualification Professionnelle, awarded under MINEFOP accreditation. Examination fees set by MINEFOP: 35,000 FCFA, not included in the tuition.
- MINEFOP-accredited programme.
- Entry level: Basic arithmetic.
Career prospects
A recognised skill.
The programme leads to a certification recognised by MINEFOP. The target jobs are agreed with you before enrolment.
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