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Finance training catalogue · Messina Group

Master your numbers. Decide with confidence.

100% practical training in OHADA and IFRS accounting, management control, treasury, tax, audit, funding and group finance, designed for SMEs and multinationals operating in Africa. You leave with models, spreadsheets and procedures ready to use the very next day.
60
courses
10
fields
1 to 5 days
of training
Open & in-house
face-to-face or online

What changes after the training

1

Practice, not theory

70% practice: role plays, real cases from your company, workshops on your own products.
2

Deliverables to take away

Every course ends with a ready-to-use tool: model, spreadsheet, procedure, Excel tool, checklist.
3

Measured results

Entry and exit tests, a 30-day action plan, and a remote follow-up to check results.
4

Prices for SMEs

Prices adapted to the African market, group discounts and discounted paths.

Course catalogue

Price per participant, in CFA francs (XAF), excluding tax. Euro and dollar equivalents are indicative.

Management control & budgeting

Management control, level 1

Set up the foundations of management steering

4 days500,000 XAF≈ 760 € · 855 $

You leave with: A first management dashboard for your company

See the syllabus
  • Role of the management controller
  • Costs and margins
  • Budget
  • Dashboards
Management control & budgeting

Management control, level 2

Improve steering and variance analysis

4 days500,000 XAF≈ 760 € · 855 $

You leave with: A monthly reporting system with variance analysis

See the syllabus
  • Advanced budgeting
  • Variance analysis
  • Full and partial costing
  • Reporting to management
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Introduction to OHADA accounting

Understand and apply the SYSCOHADA chart of accounts

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A set of annotated entries on a company case

See the syllabus
  • SYSCOHADA principles
  • Chart of accounts
  • Everyday entries
  • Basic statements
Audit, internal control & fraud

Auditing and checking accounts

Check the reliability of the company’s accounts

3 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: An account review programme and a model report

See the syllabus
  • Audit approach
  • Controls by cycle
  • Tests and sampling
  • Audit report
Treasury & banking

Cash management by value dates

Cut bank charges and optimise your balances

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A tracker for value dates and bank charges

See the syllabus
  • Value dates
  • Statement analysis
  • Negotiating with the bank
  • Daily steering
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Finance for non-financial managers, level 1

Understand the numbers without being an accountant

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A financial reading grid for your company

See the syllabus
  • Balance sheet and income statement
  • Margins and profitability
  • Cash
  • Key indicators
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Finance for non-financial managers, level 2

Make decisions from financial data

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A financial decision file on a real case

See the syllabus
  • Ratio analysis
  • Costs and prices
  • Budget and investment
  • Dashboards
Management control & budgeting

Preparing and monitoring the company budget

Build a reliable budget and track it month after month

5 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A full annual budget with a tracking model

See the syllabus
  • Assumptions and targets
  • Budgets by department
  • Cash budget
  • Variance tracking
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Preparing year-end financial statements

Produce compliant balance sheet, income statement and notes

4 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A set of financial statements on a case

See the syllabus
  • Year-end inventory work
  • Balance sheet and income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Notes
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Principles and techniques of financial accounting

Master financial accounting from A to Z

5 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A full accounting cycle from opening to trial balance

See the syllabus
  • Accounting principles
  • Journals and general ledger
  • Everyday transactions
  • Trial balance and closing
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Business valuation

Value a company to buy, sell or raise funds

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A business valuation model in Excel

See the syllabus
  • Asset-based methods
  • Discounted cash flow
  • Multiples
  • Price negotiation
Investment & funding

Writing a business plan

Convince banks and investors with a solid plan

3 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A full business plan with 3-year forecasts

See the syllabus
  • Market study
  • Sales plan
  • Financial forecasts
  • Pitching
Tax & compliance

Introduction to tax audits

Understand how a tax audit works

1 day150,000 XAF≈ 230 € · 255 $

You leave with: A tax audit preparation checklist

See the syllabus
  • Types of audits
  • Rights and obligations
  • How it unfolds
  • First responses
Tax & compliance

Company tax audits

Prepare for and handle a tax audit calmly

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A tax audit preparation file

See the syllabus
  • Preparing the company
  • The audit
  • Assessment notices and replies
  • Appeals and negotiation
Multinationals & group finance

Consolidation: OHADA accounting principles and techniques

Consolidate the accounts of a group of companies

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A consolidation worksheet on a group case

See the syllabus
  • Scope of consolidation
  • Restatements
  • Intra-group eliminations
  • Consolidated statements
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Financial analysis

Diagnose the financial health of a company

5 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: A full financial analysis report

See the syllabus
  • Financial structure
  • Intermediate management balances
  • Ratios and flows
  • Diagnostic report
Management control & budgeting

Cost analysis and decision making

Decide with the right costs and margins

3 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A decision table based on your costs

See the syllabus
  • Full and variable costs
  • Break-even point
  • Range and pricing decisions
  • Make or buy
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Advanced OHADA accounting: year-end operations

Succeed at the year-end inventory and closing

4 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: A ready-to-use year-end closing procedure

See the syllabus
  • Depreciation and provisions
  • Inventory and accruals
  • Reconciliations
  • Closing entries
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Bookkeeping with software (Sage, Odoo)

Keep your SME’s books with a modern tool

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: Books kept in software on a practical case

See the syllabus
  • Set-up
  • Entry and matching
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Reports and returns
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Introduction to IFRS

Understand IFRS and how it differs from OHADA

4 days500,000 XAF≈ 760 € · 855 $

You leave with: An OHADA-IFRS comparison table for your company

See the syllabus
  • Conceptual framework
  • Key standards (IFRS 15, 16, 9)
  • Presentation of statements
  • Practical cases
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

From SYSCOHADA to IFRS for group subsidiaries

Reconcile local accounts with group reporting

3 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: An OHADA-IFRS reconciliation model

See the syllabus
  • Differences between frameworks
  • Restatements
  • Conversion procedure
  • Controls
Accounting (OHADA & IFRS)

Accounting for NGOs and development projects

Report to donors with rigour

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A donor financial report template

See the syllabus
  • Accounting specifics
  • Restricted funds
  • Financial reports to donors
  • Project audits
Management control & budgeting

Cost price and break-even calculation

Know your true cost and set profitable prices

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A cost price calculator for your products

See the syllabus
  • Direct and indirect costs
  • Cost price
  • Break-even point
  • Margins by product
Management control & budgeting

Financial dashboards and management reporting

Put the right numbers in front of management

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A monthly financial dashboard

See the syllabus
  • Choosing indicators
  • Building
  • Visualisation
  • Review routines
Management control & budgeting

Steering profitability by product, customer and activity

Know where you make and lose money

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A profitability map of your company

See the syllabus
  • Analysis by product
  • Customer profitability
  • Cost allocation
  • Action plan
Management control & budgeting

Financial modelling in Excel

Build forecasting and simulation models

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A forecast financial model in Excel

See the syllabus
  • Model structure
  • Assumptions and scenarios
  • Forecast financial statements
  • Checks and presentation
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Financial diagnosis of an SME

Quickly spot financial strengths, weaknesses and risks

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A 10-page financial diagnosis of your company

See the syllabus
  • Reading the statements
  • Essential ratios
  • Profitability and solvency
  • Recovery plan
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Working capital management

Free up cash by controlling stock, customers and suppliers

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A costed working capital reduction plan

See the syllabus
  • Calculating working capital
  • Customer and supplier terms
  • Stock management
  • Reduction plan
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Customer credit and collection

Cut unpaid invoices without losing customers

2 days250,000 XAF≈ 380 € · 425 $

You leave with: A credit policy and a reminder schedule

See the syllabus
  • Credit policy
  • Customer scoring
  • Reminders
  • Amicable and legal collection
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Financial strategy and funding structure

Find the right balance between equity and debt

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A 3-year funding plan

See the syllabus
  • Funding needs
  • Sources of funding
  • Cost of capital
  • Funding plan
Financial analysis & corporate finance

Mergers, acquisitions and financial due diligence

Secure a buyout or an equity investment

3 days500,000 XAF≈ 760 € · 855 $

You leave with: A financial due diligence checklist

See the syllabus
  • Stages of an acquisition
  • Due diligence
  • Valuation
  • Negotiation and structuring
Treasury & banking

Cash planning and treasury management in SMEs

Never run short of cash again

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A 12-month cash plan in Excel

See the syllabus
  • Cash plan
  • Forecasts
  • Handling delays
  • Short-term funding
Treasury & banking

Bank relations and negotiating finance

Get better terms from your bankers

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A model bank file and a negotiation grid

See the syllabus
  • Reading a bank offer
  • Preparing the file
  • Negotiation
  • Managing the relationship
Treasury & banking

Payment methods and payment security

Secure transfers, cheques and Mobile Money payments

2 days250,000 XAF≈ 380 € · 425 $

You leave with: A secure payment procedure

See the syllabus
  • Payment methods
  • Approval procedures
  • Fraud prevention
  • Mobile Money in business
Treasury & banking

Managing currency risk for companies operating in Africa

Protect your margins against exchange rate swings

2 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A currency risk management policy

See the syllabus
  • How exchange works
  • Exposure
  • Hedging instruments
  • FX policy
Treasury & banking

Cash management and group cash pooling

Optimise the cash of a group present in several countries

3 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: A group treasury management design

See the syllabus
  • Group cash forecasting
  • Pooling
  • Intra-group loans
  • Tools
Treasury & banking

Letters of credit and trade finance

Secure your imports and exports

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A practical guide to international payments

See the syllabus
  • Letters of credit
  • Documentary collections
  • Guarantees
  • Credit insurance
Tax & compliance

Business taxation for SMEs (corporate tax, VAT, withholdings)

Meet your tax obligations and avoid penalties

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A tax calendar and a compliance checklist

See the syllabus
  • Company taxes
  • Returns
  • Tax calendar
  • Common mistakes
Tax & compliance

VAT: mechanisms, returns and recovery

Master VAT and recover what you are owed

2 days250,000 XAF≈ 380 € · 425 $

You leave with: A VAT tracking guide and a return template

See the syllabus
  • How VAT works
  • Deductions
  • Returns
  • VAT credit refunds
Tax & compliance

Legal tax optimisation and tax risk management

Lawfully reduce your tax burden

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A tax diagnosis with savings opportunities

See the syllabus
  • Choosing a regime
  • Deductible expenses
  • Investments and incentives
  • Tax risk
Tax & compliance

Transfer pricing and international tax for groups

Secure the taxation of flows between subsidiaries

3 days500,000 XAF≈ 760 € · 855 $

You leave with: A transfer pricing documentation file

See the syllabus
  • Transfer pricing principles
  • Documentation
  • Tax treaties
  • Handling audits
Audit, internal control & fraud

Internal control and financial risk management

Put in place controls that protect your money

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A financial risk map with controls

See the syllabus
  • Risk mapping
  • Procedures
  • Segregation of duties
  • Assessing the system
Audit, internal control & fraud

Internal audit: methods and practice

Audit your own processes like a professional

4 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: An annual internal audit programme

See the syllabus
  • Planning
  • Conducting engagements
  • Reports
  • Following up recommendations
Audit, internal control & fraud

Preventing and detecting fraud in business

Spot and prevent embezzlement

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A fraud red-flag grid for your company

See the syllabus
  • Fraud schemes
  • Red flags
  • Preventive controls
  • Internal investigation
Audit, internal control & fraud

Anti-money laundering and financial compliance

Meet financial compliance obligations

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: An AML-CFT compliance procedure

See the syllabus
  • Regulatory framework
  • Know your customer (KYC)
  • Suspicious activity reports
  • Procedures
Investment & funding

Investment choices and profitability analysis

Decide which investments are worth it

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A profitability analysis of an investment project

See the syllabus
  • Cash flows
  • Net present value and rate of return
  • Payback period
  • Risks
Investment & funding

Fundraising and investor relations

Prepare and succeed in a fundraising round

3 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: An investor pack and a fundraising plan

See the syllabus
  • Preparation
  • Valuation
  • Investor pack
  • Negotiation and shareholders’ agreement
Investment & funding

Project finance and donor relations

Raise funding from partners and donors

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A complete funding application

See the syllabus
  • Sources of funding
  • Preparing the application
  • Financial monitoring
  • Reporting
Microfinance & digital finance

Microfinance: managing and analysing credit risk

Grant credit while controlling risk

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A credit analysis grid

See the syllabus
  • Client analysis
  • Credit decision
  • Portfolio monitoring
  • Collection
Microfinance & digital finance

Digital finance and Mobile Money: opportunities for business

Use Mobile Money to collect and pay faster

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: A plan to bring Mobile Money into your company

See the syllabus
  • Mobile Money ecosystem
  • Collecting and paying
  • Security
  • Accounting treatment
Microfinance & digital finance

Credit risk analysis and customer scoring

Assess the creditworthiness of customers and partners

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A simple customer scoring model

See the syllabus
  • Information sources
  • Solvency ratios
  • Scoring
  • Credit limits
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Excel for finance and accounting

Save a great deal of time in your financial work

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A complete financial Excel workbook

See the syllabus
  • Key formulas
  • Pivot tables
  • Reconciliations
  • Dashboards
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Artificial intelligence for finance and accounting

Automate repetitive tasks and analyse better

2 days300,000 XAF≈ 455 € · 510 $

You leave with: 10 prompt templates for finance

See the syllabus
  • Use cases
  • Data analysis
  • Writing reports
  • Limits and confidentiality
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Reading and understanding financial statements

Understand the balance sheet, income statement and cash flows in depth

2 days250,000 XAF≈ 380 € · 425 $

You leave with: A quick-reading sheet for financial statements

See the syllabus
  • Balance sheet
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Key messages
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Finance for SME leaders

Run your business by the numbers

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A financial dashboard for the business leader

See the syllabus
  • Profitability
  • Cash
  • Funding
  • The leader’s dashboards
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Becoming an SME finance and administration manager (CFO)

Take charge of the whole finance function of an SME

5 days600,000 XAF≈ 915 € · 1,025 $

You leave with: An operating manual for the finance function

See the syllabus
  • Accounting and tax
  • Budget and cash
  • Internal control
  • Reporting to management
Finance for non-specialists & tools

Financial management for NGOs and associations

Manage and account for an organisation’s funds

3 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A financial procedures manual for NGOs

See the syllabus
  • Budgets
  • Tracking funds
  • Reporting
  • Control and audit
Multinationals & group finance

Group financial reporting and monthly closes

Deliver fast, reliable closes to head office

3 days400,000 XAF≈ 610 € · 685 $

You leave with: A closing calendar and a group reporting template

See the syllabus
  • Closing calendar
  • Reporting formats
  • Controls
  • Variance analysis
Multinationals & group finance

Financial management of a subsidiary in Africa

Run a subsidiary’s finance function with rigour

3 days450,000 XAF≈ 685 € · 770 $

You leave with: A financial steering plan for a subsidiary

See the syllabus
  • Role of the subsidiary CFO
  • Relations with head office
  • Local compliance
  • Steering
Multinationals & group finance

Repatriating funds and exchange controls in Africa

Upstream dividends and royalties without hold-ups

2 days350,000 XAF≈ 535 € · 595 $

You leave with: A guide to fund repatriation procedures

See the syllabus
  • Exchange rules by zone
  • Repatriation
  • Documentation
  • Managing lead times

Discounted career paths−15 %

Complementary courses grouped together to master a whole job.

Path SME CFO

  • Becoming an SME finance and administration manager (CFO)
  • Financial analysis
  • Preparing and monitoring the company budget
  • Cash planning and treasury management in SMEs
  • Business taxation for SMEs (corporate tax, VAT, withholdings)

2,150,000 XAF1,828,000 XAF≈ 2,785 € · 3,120 $

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Path OHADA accountant

  • Introduction to OHADA accounting
  • Principles and techniques of financial accounting
  • Advanced OHADA accounting: year-end operations
  • Preparing year-end financial statements
  • Bookkeeping with software (Sage, Odoo)

2,050,000 XAF1,743,000 XAF≈ 2,655 € · 2,975 $

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Path Management controller

  • Management control, level 1
  • Management control, level 2
  • Cost price and break-even calculation
  • Financial dashboards and management reporting
  • Steering profitability by product, customer and activity

2,150,000 XAF1,828,000 XAF≈ 2,785 € · 3,120 $

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Path Treasury & banking

  • Cash management by value dates
  • Cash planning and treasury management in SMEs
  • Bank relations and negotiating finance
  • Payment methods and payment security
  • Working capital management

1,550,000 XAF1,318,000 XAF≈ 2,010 € · 2,250 $

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Path Tax & compliance

  • Introduction to tax audits
  • Company tax audits
  • Business taxation for SMEs (corporate tax, VAT, withholdings)
  • Legal tax optimisation and tax risk management
  • Anti-money laundering and financial compliance

1,550,000 XAF1,318,000 XAF≈ 2,010 € · 2,250 $

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Path Audit & internal control

  • Auditing and checking accounts
  • Internal control and financial risk management
  • Internal audit: methods and practice
  • Preventing and detecting fraud in business

1,400,000 XAF1,190,000 XAF≈ 1,815 € · 2,030 $

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Path Finance in Africa for multinationals

  • Consolidation: OHADA accounting principles and techniques
  • Group financial reporting and monthly closes
  • Financial management of a subsidiary in Africa
  • Repatriating funds and exchange controls in Africa
  • Managing currency risk for companies operating in Africa
  • Transfer pricing and international tax for groups

2,400,000 XAF2,040,000 XAF≈ 3,110 € · 3,480 $

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Path Finance for non-specialists

  • Reading and understanding financial statements
  • Finance for non-financial managers, level 1
  • Finance for non-financial managers, level 2
  • Finance for SME leaders

1,350,000 XAF1,148,000 XAF≈ 1,750 € · 1,960 $

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Our formats

Open sessions (inter-company)

Sessions in Douala and Yaoundé with participants from several companies. Price per participant, as shown.

In-house

Training at your premises, tailored to your products and customers. Custom quote; group discount: −10% from 3 participants, −20% from 6.

Online (video conference)

The same content remotely, for dispersed teams or other countries: −15% on the open-session price. Trainer travel costs outside Douala and Yaoundé are charged to the client.

Each participant receives: course materials, practical tools, a training certificate and a 30-day follow-up.

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