Preparing Accountants for the Job Market
Skip the years of trial and error and start your first job knowing what you are doing — with an attendance certificate equivalent to a year’s experience.
university and the job
You graduate knowing the theory, and on your first day you are asked for things nobody taught you: a chart of accounts, a payroll run, a tax return, a bank reconciliation. This course closes that gap in 30 hours, working on real documents and on QuickBooks.
Why this course?
Because the hardest part of a first job is not the accounting itself, but the daily tasks nobody explained to you.
Real documents
You work on authentic paperwork that mirrors what will actually land on your desk, not textbook examples.
Hands-on QuickBooks
The most widely used accounting package in the market — you set up a company from scratch through to the trial balance.
Worth a year’s experience
An attendance certificate from Sarh that saves a year of experience on your CV.
Placements for the best
Strong performers are put forward for training placements at accounting and tax consultancy practices.
No prerequisites
Suitable for new graduates and for anyone returning to accounting work after a break.
From Sarh
A centre holding international accreditations from ACCA, IMA, PMI and others.
The syllabus
Three sections ending with a trial balance you produced yourself on real accounting software.
Section one — Fundamentals and setting up a company four topics
| Topic | What you learn |
|---|---|
| Revisiting the fundamentals | A full review of financial accounting fundamentals and the concepts the practical work rests on. |
| Bank accounts and cheques | Distinguishing the types of bank account and the types of cheque. |
| Setting up a company | Opening and establishing a company in accounting terms, completing the paperwork and building the chart of accounts. |
| Journal entries from documents | Entries for purchases, sales, and cheques paid and received. |
Section two — Payroll, tax, reporting and the financial statements six topics
| Topic | What you learn |
|---|---|
| Payroll | Preparing the payroll with social security and income tax deductions. |
| Payroll entries | Recording the accounting entries for payroll with the deductions. |
| Income tax forms | Preparing income tax forms for individuals and businesses. |
| Sales tax remittance | Preparing the remittance statement for the Income and Sales Tax Department. |
| Bank reconciliation and cash flow | The bank reconciliation memorandum and the cash flow statement in Excel. |
| Financial statements and year-end | Preparing the financial statements, making the adjustments and closing the financial year. |
Section three — Hands-on QuickBooks four topics
| Topic | What you learn |
|---|---|
| Training on QuickBooks | The commercial QuickBooks package as actually used in the market. |
| Chart of accounts and opening entry | Building the chart of accounts and making the opening entry. |
| Every type of entry | Receipts, payments and journals, for all real documents. |
| A complete company file | Establishing a running company from scratch through to the trial balance. |
How you study
Teaching and materials in Arabic, and you attend however suits you.
At the Sarh premises
Live classroom practice on the documents and on the computer alongside the instructor.
Live and interactive
From home, the same broadcast at the same time, with screen sharing during the practical work.
If you cannot attend
The recording reaches you and stays available for seven consecutive days.
Who is it for?
If your degree is in hand and your practical experience has not started yet, this is the starting point.
Course details
Everything you need to know before enrolling.
| Total hours | 30 training hours. |
| Programme length | One month. |
| Where you attend | Live and interactive online from home, or in person at the Sarh premises. |
| Teaching language | Teaching and materials in Arabic. |
| Syllabus | Sarh’s own course material, built around what the job market requires. |
| Entry requirements | None. |
| Awarded by | A certificate from Sarh, which holds international accreditations from ACCA, IMA, PMI and others. |
| Accounting software | QuickBooks — full hands-on work within the course. |
The course plan
From the first lecture to a trial balance you produced yourself.
Enrol
You receive Sarh’s own course material and the document files.
Review and set up
You revisit the fundamentals and learn to establish a company and build a chart of accounts.
Payroll and tax
Payroll and deductions, and income tax and sales tax forms.
QuickBooks
You set up a company on the software from scratch through to the trial balance.
Certificate
You receive a Sarh certificate equivalent to a year’s experience in the job market.
Graduates
Graduates who entered the job market knowing what would be asked of them on day one.
Sarh is one of the finest centres. Well-organised people and excellent instructors who get the idea across to the trainee and spare no effort, going over a topic more than once if someone has not understood it.
Before I started I had not imagined the practical accounting course could benefit me like this and give me practical knowledge we never had at university. What I liked most was the strength of the syllabus and the plan behind it.
A wonderful teaching team who get the information across in a remarkable way. I am now ready to go into the job market with full confidence in my abilities. Thanks to Sarh centre, and special thanks to Mohammad Al-Salman.
Mohammad SaadehStudentFrequently asked
What candidates ask us most before enrolling.
Is this the practical accounting course?
Yes; the course goes by both names — ‘Preparing Accountants for the Job Market’ and ‘the Practical Accounting course’.
Are there entry requirements?
No; the course suits new graduates, accountants early in their careers, and people returning after a break.
How long is the course?
30 training hours spread over one month.
Which accounting software do I train on?
QuickBooks, one of the most widely used accounting packages in the market.
Is the practical work on examples or real documents?
On authentic paperwork that mirrors the documents you will actually handle at work.
What is the certificate worth?
An attendance certificate from Sarh equivalent to a year’s experience in the job market.
Is the teaching in Arabic?
Yes, teaching and materials are in Arabic.
What comes after the course?
Many graduates move on to the FMAA from the IMA, and then to the CMA.
Start your first job with confidence
Thirty hours stand between a university degree and an accountant who knows what to do on day one.
