Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate

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Course

Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate

Instructor: Kirk Phillips, CPA, CMA, CFE, CPB

  • Format

    Course - Online

  • Level

    Basic

  • Duration

    12h

Learn the characteristics of blockchain and cryptoassets; identify opportunities and risks for application within your own organization, and much more.

Learning outcomes

  • Recognize the basic concepts of blockchain technology.
  • Compare a range of cases for using and securing crypto/ digital assets.
  • Identify the various opportunities, benefits, risks and challenges associated with blockchain technology.
  • Identify the elements, benefits, and risks of permissioned ledgers.
  • Indicate the impact of the various controls associated with blockchain.
  • Estimate the potential impact of recent blockchain trends on the accounting and finance profession.

£139.00 (CIMA members only)

£179.00

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Product information

Overview

Help shape the adoption of blockchain in accounting and finance

Lay the foundation for your future as a strategic business partner within your organization and with your clients.

With real-world literacy on blockchain and digital assets, you will be equipped with the foundational constructs behind blockchain and crypto assets, structure, and functionality, as you consider the value in implementing this technology into your own organization.

Learn the characteristics of blockchain and digital assets, and identify opportunities and risks, as well as understand high-level technology concepts underpinning blockchain. Gain a deeper understanding of key concepts through animations of how blockchain works in everyday situations.

Note: Upon completion, you will be awarded with a certificate in the form of a digital badge to be proudly displayed anywhere on the internet — a social network like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, a personal blog, or an online resume.

Take your career to the next level while also learning CPE credit, by registering today.

Who should take this course?

  • Non-IT finance professionals
  • CFOs
  • Controllers
  • Management accountants
  • Public accountants
  • Partners
  • Staff
  • Managers
  • Internal auditors

Professional development

This Course - Online offers 12 hours of CPE credit.
Note on CPE Requirements and Credits
All learning resources available in the CGMA Store qualify for CPD for CIMA members.

Field of study: Information Management and Technology Assurance
Prerequisites:None
Programme level:Basic
Duration:12h
Format:Course - Online
Access:This is a digital product. You will have access to the content for a year after purchase date.

Return and refund policy

£139.00 (CIMA members only)

£179.00

VAT calculated on checkout

Instructor

  • Kirk Phillips, CPA, CMA, CFE, CPB

    Kirk is author of The Ultimate Bitcoin Business Guide For Entrepreneurs and Business Advisors and was the first CPA to accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

    He's a contributor to Bitcoin Magazine. As a speaker and continuing education crypto lecturer for CPAs and attorneys, he's a recognized thought leader on crypto security, strategy, accounting and taxation. Kirk is a cryptocurrency, blockchain and ICO advisor, investor and evangelist who weaves risk management into business processes.

    He is Digital Currency Council Certified, a Certified Bitcoin Professional and holds a certificate for the Introduction to Digital Currencies Course by the University of Nicosia.

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