HND · Business & Economics
HND Accounting
- Qualification
- HND
- Duration
- 3 years
- Region
- Northern
Overview
You build practical skills for recording, analysing and reporting financial information in businesses and institutions. The programme is important in Northern Ghana and across the country because growing enterprises, public agencies, NGOs and financial institutions need dependable accounting support and stronger financial controls.
What you will study
You study financial and management accounting, taxation, auditing, economics, business law and computerised accounting systems. You learn to prepare ledgers and financial statements, manage cash and budgets, investigate discrepancies and support audit and compliance work.
Career prospects
You can work as an accounts assistant, finance officer, audit assistant, payroll officer, tax clerk or junior accountant in banks, NGOs, schools, hospitals, local businesses and public-sector offices. Further opportunities are available with accounting practices, the Ghana Revenue Authority, development projects and professional qualifications through ICAG, ACCA or CIMA.
Who this programme may suit
You thrive if you are dependable, organised and interested in how money flows through an organisation. Careful reasoning, numerical ability and integrity are essential qualities.