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Accounting (Tax and Finance) Online
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Certifications:
In recent years, the globalization of financial markets, the emergence of international banking regulations and the rapid growth of new sophisticated products have dramatically elevated the role risk management plays in an organization. The Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exam leads to the Financial Risk Manager Certification - a prestigious designation granted by Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) since 1997. GARP certifies Risk professionals, Practitioners & Regulators as eligible for independent risk management analysis and decision making for the benefit of the company and its investors.
61 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $450
Professional Risk Manager (PRM)
The Professional Risk Manager Program is a competitive exam that tests a professional’s competence in the field of risk management. This program is certified by The Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA). Visit their website www.prmia.org. Today's risk professional is expected by regulators and shareholders alike to know and understand industry best practices and to be committed to using them. The PRM certification sends the message to stakeholders that you set the standards. ProTrain in partnership with Kesdee, with its expertise in developing online tutorials for certification exams, has developed ePRM Coach, a comprehensive self-study guide for the Professional Risk Manager (PRM).
70 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $450
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA))
Chartered Financial Analyst ® (CFA®) charter has become known as the gold standard of professional credentials within the global investment community. Investors recognize the CFA designation as the definitive standard for measuring competence and integrity in the fields of portfolio management and investment analysis.
76 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $450
Chartered Tax Professional(CTP)
The Chartered Tax Professional (CTP) designation is the undisputed professional credential for persons who typically advise clients on income tax situations. After completing this comprehensive program, certificants will be prepared to handle almost any individual and small business income tax situation encountered. Candidates must successfully complete a series of six 30-hour, computer-administered courses in income tax preparation. All courses are offered via the Internet and can be completed anywhere, anytime 24/7 – instructor support is included with each module. Each module consists of ten 3-hour lessons and can be completed in 5-10 weeks (one or two lessons per week). The entire program could be completed in less than eight months, but generally students complete the program in 18-24 months. Books Included
180 hours 12 month access Mentor Supported $2,199
Professional Tax Preparer Certification
Each year, nearly every adult in the nation is faced with the daunting task of determining whether they will owe taxes or receive a refund. Since taxes have become an ever-increasing part of a family's budget, they receive a lot of attention, making knowledgeable tax professionals some of the most sought-after individuals in the U.S. today. As the tax laws continue to increase in complexity, individuals that have done their own taxes are now looking for someone to help them resulting in annual growth for tax preparation firms. In response to the increasing demand for income tax professionals, we offer The Professional Tax Preparer™ (PTP) Designation that certifies individuals fully in personal and business returns. Upon certification, qualified individuals receive the PTP designation, assuring potential employers and clients that they are qualified to take care of all their income tax needs expertly. Fittingly, those with the PTP designation find better, higher paying opportunities. DVDs and Manuals included.
100 hours 6 month access Mentor Supported $2,199
Certificates:
Corporate Treasury Management Certificate
This program is designed to introduce students to the many career options in the finance profession, including cash and treasury management. It also provides students with the analytical expertise and practical knowledge necessary to excel in finance professions.
100 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $575
Financial Planning and Wealth Management Certificate
Financial Planning and Wealth Management is a course designed to prepare students for a career in paraprofessional work for investment companies, banks, insurance companies, or corporations. This comprehensive distance learning course covers the key details of the financial planning process for individuals who would like to assist financial planners. This class is not designed to prepare students for the Certified Financial Planner Certification exam.
100 Hours 12 Months Access Instructor Supported $575
Global Capital Markets Certificate
The certificate in Global Capital Markets’ is a specialized program for professionals who want to acquire in-depth understanding of the financial markets. The course integrates the conceptual knowledge with procedural information about how markets function along with analysis skills.
100 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $575
Banking Management Operations Certificate Online
This program acquaints the participants with an in-depth understanding of various knowledge areas that are required of banking professionals. The students will be equipped with the knowledge of the various banking products, operational aspects, and various technology and regulatory requirements. The students will also be provided with essential management and operational technology skills required to work effectively.
100 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $575
This program acquaints the participants with an in-depth understanding of various knowledge areas that are required of a modern banking professional. The students will be equipped with the knowledge of the various retail banking products, how to effectively sell these products and services, and how to build a long-term relationship with their customers. The students will also be provided with essential technology skills required to work effectively.
100 Hours 12 Months Access Mentor Supported $575
Courses:
Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $119
Give yourself skills that are in high demand by exploring corporate accounting with a veteran instructor.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $119
Advanced Income Tax Preparation
If you are an enrolled agent, accountant, lawyer, financial planner, business owner, experienced tax preparer, or just interested in increasing your tax knowledge, the Advanced Course will enable you to prepare more complex individual tax returns. This Course provides the critical education and knowledge that make the graduates more competent and successful than their competitors. Students normally enroll in this Course after completing the 10-week Comprehensive Income Tax Class and working at least one season as a tax preparer. Books Included
30 hours 4 month access Mentor Supported $499
Increase your potential and maximize your value by becoming an expert Microsoft Excel user.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Asset Securitization (AS) has revolutionized the field of finance. It provides an opportunity for financial institutions to enhance liquidity, generate fee-based income and optimize the usage of capital. It can be a source of competitive financing for corporations. For investors, securitized assets offer additional investment opportunities with different risk/return trade-offs.
60 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $425
Asset/Liability Management for Insurance Companies
Asset Securitization (AS) has revolutionized the field of finance. It provides an opportunity for financial institutions to enhance liquidity, generate fee-based income and optimize the usage of capital. It can be a source of competitive financing for corporations. For investors, securitized assets offer additional investment opportunities with different risk/return trade-offs.
60 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $600
Corporate governance deals with the complex set of relationships between the corporation and its board of directors, management, shareholders, and other stakeholders. In the recent years, the regulators and legislators have intensified their focus on how businesses are being run. They are endeavoring to create a template for new corporate governance and disclosure measures, which is beneficial for both the stakeholders and controllers.
20 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $295
The development of credit derivatives is a logical extension of two significant developments: securitization, and derivatives. Credit derivatives are contracts that transfer an asset’s risk and return from one counterparty to another without transferring ownership of the underlying asset. The choice of the contract depends upon the goals a financial institution is looking to achieve. The global market for credit derivatives is still quite small compared with other derivatives markets, but it is growing rapidly. A number of impediments could slow the growth of this market, most of which revolve around the complexity involved in pricing and documenting these transactions.
60 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $585
Financial Mathematics is a building block to learners in the field of finance. The topics expose the user to fundamental concepts such as cash flows, present value, future value, yield and probability that form the basis for further advanced learning.
16 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $250
Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2003
Work faster and more productively by learning to use some of Excel 2003's most powerful tools.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2007
Master advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2007, including charting and PivotTables, and discover how this powerful MS Office program can boost your productivity.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Introduction to Crystal Reports 10
Make the points you want to make by converting raw database or accounting information into impressive and meaningful reports.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003
Discover the secrets to setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007
"Work with numbers? You need to know Excel.Learn the secrets of this powerful application."
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Introduction to QuickBooks 2010
Learn how to quickly and efficiently gain control over the financial aspects of your business.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Market Risk – Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Every professional involved in the global financial services industry would benefit from this training! This comprehensive course covers several important topics in the industry such as: Statistical concepts such as Probability Distribution, Volatility, Correlation and Regression, Bond Pricing and Yield Analysis, Risk measurement concepts such as Gap Analysis, Duration Analysis, Simulation Analysis and Basis Point Value, Back Testing and Stress Testing , Value at Risk methodologies used by leading financial institutions worldwide
40 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $600
Changes in markets, techniques, technologies, and products have altered the landscape of Operations and fueled the explosive development of Operational Risk management. The regulators of financial and public companies are demanding a far greater level of disclosure and awareness by directors about the risks they manage and the effectiveness of the controls they have in place to reduce or mitigate these risks. There is also a greater realization that a major source of earnings volatility can be attributed to the way a firm operates and not “financial risk”. All these changes have triggered the need for an efficient Operational Risk Management system in organizations.
60 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $450
Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2010
Learn to use QuickBooks 2010 to create paychecks, pay tax liabilities, and produce dazzling payroll reports.
6 weeks Instructor Supported $99
Quickbooks for Small Business Owners
This course is developed for owners of small businesses, all of which may have different needs. The topics are more advanced then the QuickBooks Introduction course. You will learn step-by-step, how to set-up QuickBooks Pro, track customer information that is important to you and handle all of the day-to-day accounting needs of a business. With this software you will have options to create estimates, track job costs and progress, track inventory, invoice customers, track receivables, pay bills including sales tax, handle payroll, track employees' time worked, write form letters in Microsoft Word, create reports in Microsoft Excel, and create financial statements. Students will need to have a copy of QuickBooks. Book Included.
16 hours 5 weeks access Instructor Supported $275
This course is developed for employees of small businesses using QuickBooks Pro, all of which may have different needs. You will learn step-by-step, how to set-up QuickBooks, track customer information that is important to you and handle all of the day-to-day accounting needs of a business. With this software you will have options to create estimates, track job costs and progress, track inventory, invoice customers, track receivables, pay bills including sales tax, handle payroll, track employees' time worked, write form letters in Microsoft Word, create reports in Microsoft Excel, and create financial statements. Students will need to have a copy of QuickBooks Pro. Book Included.
130 hours 12 months access Instructor Supported $275
Right On the Money: Personal and Practical Personal Finance
Today's ever changing financial situations require that solid and practical personal financial planning should be available to each person with income and responsibilities. This class is designed to provide that basic personal financial planning. The class provides a curriculum with the plans and procedures that will help anyone identify, understand and accomplish their financial goals. We cover basic personal financial planning, asset and credit management, savings/investment and retirement planning.
8 hours 3 weeks access Instructor Supported $245
The series of corporate financial scandals that took place in the United States has led to the framing of new legislation called Sarbanes-Oxley Act that strengthens corporate governance and restores investor confidence and eliminates corporate corruption and fraud. The law was intended to bolster public confidence in the nation's capital markets and imposes new duties and significant penalties for non compliance on public companies and their executives, directors, auditors, attorneys and securities analysts.
24 hours 3 months access Instructor Supported $325