Accounting
Leaving Certificate
Syllabus
Accounting is concerned with the preparation, recording, extraction, presentation and analysis of financial information for the purpose of making economic decisions. The course also involves a Management Accounting section where the student will learn how to analyse business costs and how to prepare budgets.
Topics covered include:
- Financial Statements Preparation
- Farm Accounts
- Club Accounts
- Company Accounts
- Manufacturing Accounts
- Financial Statements Analysis and Interpretation
- Budgeting
- Break-even Analysis
- Cost Classification
- Accounting Theory and Principles
Examination
Higher and Ordinary Level (Examination Paper – 3 hours)
The exam paper is made up of three sections, the first two are based on the Financial Accounting section of the course and the third covers the Management Accounting section.
Related Careers:
- Administration (Hotel, Business),
- Banking,
- Clerical Work
- Business Teacher
- Insurance
- Management
- Purchasing
- Store Management
- Stock broking
- Customs and Exercise
- Law