Speaker for balance sheet accounting and controlling practice with DATEV

Free of cost

by funding

You will gain knowledge in controlling and will be able to evaluate and analyze operational information with DATEV. You will also learn about balance sheets and accounting records with the DATEV software in a practical way and gain knowledge of tax law and the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Consultant for balance sheet accounting"
    Certificate "Controlling practice with DATEV"
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Controlling"
    Certificate "Balance sheet accounting with DATEV"
    DATEV training partner certificates of attendance
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Controlling basics

Introduction to controlling (approx. 1.5 days)

Controlling as part of the management process

Overview of the various controlling instruments and methods

Strategic and operational controlling


Cost accounting and cost management (approx. 3.5 days)

Introduction to cost and activity accounting

Cost element accounting

Cost center accounting

Cost unit accounting


Cost accounting systems (approx. 3 days)

Actual, normal and planned cost accounting

Partial and full cost accounting

Activity-based costing


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Corporate planning and budgeting (approx. 4 days)

budget planning

Liquidity planning

investment planning


Key figures and key figure systems (approx. 3 days)

Contribution margin

Balanced scorecard


Reporting (approx. 2 days)

reporting

BWA

Data protection in controlling


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Balance sheet accounting with DATEV

National accounting (HGB) (approx. 10 days)

Interim and annual financial statements and management report

The monthly/annual financial statements: Balance sheet and income statement

Overview of annual financial statements and P&L

Fundamentals of tax law, commercial law and company law

Postings required to prepare for accounting with DATEV

Accounting and valuation - asset accounting and annual financial statements with DATEV

Creating a company report/balance sheet report with DATEV


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


International Accounting (IAS/IFRS) (approx. 7 days)

Why international accounting?

The shortcomings of the HGB Investor protection and the principle of prudence

Differences between HGB/IAS

The first introduction in 1998 and the extended introduction in 2005 - The ten-point program

Structure of the IAS and its bodies: conception and implementation

Fair value (IFRS 13) with DATEV

Accounting for fixed assets (IAS 16) with DATEV

Investment property - Investment property (IAS 40) with DATEV

Leasing (IFRS 16) with DATEV

Intangible assets and development costs (IAS 38) with DATEV

Financial assets and liabilities (IAS 37) with DATEV

Segment reporting and cash flow statement - Statement of comprehensive income with DATEV


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Tax law and business taxation with DATEV

Introduction to taxation (approx. 0.5 days)

Classification of taxes

Tax laws

Implementing regulations

Administrative instructions

Working with tax laws


Tax Code (approx. 2 days)

Basics of the tax code

Legal bases of the AO

Responsibility of the tax offices

Definition and notification of administrative acts

Deadlines and dates

Tax obligations, taxpayers

Accounting, record-keeping and tax declaration obligations

Tax returns, tax assessment, tax assessment

Legal remedies

Objection


Valuation law (approx. 1 day)

Basics of the valuation law

Standard valuation

Needs assessment

Material value method

Comparative value method

Income capitalization approach


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Recording and calculating income tax with DATEV (approx. 5 days)

Income tax basics

Legal bases of income tax

Personal tax liability

Material tax liability

Determination of taxable income

Income tax return forms and attachments in DATEV

Understanding the DATEV income tax program structure

Creating a new client in DATEV Income Tax


Separate and uniform assessment (approx. 0.5 days)

Basics of separate and uniform assessment

Forms and attachments of the P&L in DATEV


Recording and calculating corporate income tax with DATEV (approx. 3 days)

Corporate income tax basics

Legal bases of corporation tax

Corporate tax liability

Determination of taxable income

Forms and attachments for corporate tax returns in DATEV

Understanding the DATEV corporation tax program structure

Fiscal processes Workflows for the preparation of annual financial statements with DATEV

Transferring data from the annual financial statements to corporation tax


Income tax (approx. 1 day)

Payroll tax basics

Definitions of terms

Wage tax deduction

Wage tax classes

Flat-rate wage tax

Wage tax registration


Trade tax (approx. 2 days)

Basics of trade tax

Legal bases of trade tax

Administration of trade tax

Trade tax liability

Taxation bases

Calculation of trade tax

Forms and attachments for the trade tax return in DATEV

Understanding the DATEV trade tax program structure


Value added tax (approx. 3 days)

Basics of value added tax

Legal sources of VAT

Taxable services

Exchange of services

Intra-Community acquisition

Taxable import

Tax exemptions

Place of supply

Basis of assessment

Tax rates, invoices, input tax deduction

Tax liability and tax debtors

Advance VAT return and advance VAT payment

Tax calculation

Application for permanent extension

Small business taxation

Forms and attachments for the VAT return in DATEV

Understanding the DATEV sales tax program structure


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Controlling practice with DATEV

Cost accounting with DATEV (approx. 7 days)

Creation of basic data

Creation of the cost center plan

Setting up the evaluations

Adaptation of cost accounting to operational requirements

Account allocations

Internal activity allocations and apportionments

Entering and processing batches

Displaying and printing evaluations

Setting up evaluation packages


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Business planning with DATEV (approx. 5 days)

Overview and functionality of DATEV

Basics of planning calculation

Planning strategies - setting up a planning and control system with integrated profit and liquidity planning

General planning approaches

Detailed planning options using detailed objects

Investment planning (investment and financing)

Program links

Target/actual comparison and DATEV controlling report

Evaluations: Brief overview and standard evaluations as well as planning report


Analysis and planning in accounting (approx. 5 days)

The monthly analysis

Profit analysis: comparison with previous year, target/actual comparison, industry comparison, time series presentation for trend statements

Liquidity analysis: static liquidity, withdrawal behavior, payment habits, account management, cash flow statement with cash flow calculation

Use and origin of funds

Special solutions and occasions

Determination of debt servicing capacity

Individual BWA (adaptation of the standard BWA)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Specialist knowledge in the field of accounting is required for this course.

The course offers you a systematic introduction to balance sheet accounting, starting with basic knowledge in controlling. You will master the topics of balance sheets, accounting records and annual financial statements, be able to competently take over the organization of operational finance and accounting and master the evaluation of payments with DATEV. You will also have knowledge of tax law and business taxation.

You will also have the necessary specialist knowledge to strategically plan, monitor and optimize performance processes within the company. With the help of the DATEV controlling software, you will be able to visualize meaningful information in company figures.

The course is aimed at employees from corporate finance and accounting, specialists from tax consulting and auditing firms and from controlling.

As an accounting officer, you will support and advise the management, reconcile internal and external processes and act as a competent point of contact for external partners such as auditors. This opens up a wide range of career prospects for you in all sectors, especially in larger companies where you can support group accounting in the future.

With sound knowledge of controlling, you can also support the management of larger companies. You can act as a consultant in companies in almost all sectors of the economy and in public administration.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.