Year-End Reconciliation Procedures for Finance Teams Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply year-end reconciliation procedures to verify the accuracy of financial records and accounts.
• Analyze discrepancies in financial data and implement corrective actions to ensure integrity of year-end reports.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare and review reconciliation statements in line with organisational policies.
• Evaluate the completeness of year-end financial records and identify areas requiring adjustment.
• Implement control measures to prevent errors and ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Document reconciliation processes and outcomes for audit trail purposes.

Target Audience

Finance team members, accounting clerks, and bookkeepers responsible for year-end reconciliations and financial close processes in corporate or public sector organisations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in performing reconciliation tasks using sample data and accounting software. Learners will apply techniques covered in theory to real-world scenarios, building confidence and competence.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Bank Reconciliation — Learners reconcile a company's bank statement against the general ledger, identifying and adjusting for outstanding items and errors. (2h)
• Practical 2: Debtors and Creditors Reconciliation — Learners reconcile debtor and creditor sub-ledgers to the general ledger, resolving discrepancies and preparing age analysis summaries. (2h)
• Practical 3: Year-End Adjustments and Reporting — Learners process year-end adjusting entries for accruals, prepayments, and provisions, then compile a reconciliation report for management. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.