Certified Accounting Professional

This program provides a comprehensive understanding of core accounting, taxation, payroll, and financial analysis functions required in today's business environment. Participants will gain skills in business accounting, GST and GCC VAT compliance, TDS administration, payroll management, and financial analysis through a structured experiential learning methodology. By working on real-world case scenarios and a simulated company dataset, they will develop the ability to handle end-to-end accounting cycles, statutory compliances, and management reporting confidently, making them fully prepared for corporate finance and accounting roles.

Eligibility: B.com/M.com/BBA/MBA. ACCA/US CMA/CA Course completed Students can also Apply.

Programme fee: ₹88,000 inclusive of GST. Scholarships up to 30% available via the free CELSE scholarship test.

Two centres in Kerala: Kochi (Edappally) — +91 8007 980 000 · Kozhikode (Mavoor Road) — +91 7902 517 000.

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Course curriculum

Business Accounting

  • Introduction to Business Accounting, Accounting Process
  • Recording business transactions
  • Financial Statements (FS) Preparation

GCC VAT and Indian GST Concepts

  • Concept, Working Knowledge for GST, GST structure (CGST, SGST, IGST), Registration under GST
  • Determine GST applicability - Taxable events and supply under GST, Place of supply and time of supply
  • GST Returns and Report preparation - Types of GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, etc.), GST Return Types and applicability, Filing due dates
  • Input Tax Credit - Conditions for availing ITC
  • GST entries - Recording GST transactions in books, Adjustments for output tax, input tax, and payment

TDS (Tax Deducted at Source)

  • TDS Concept and Working Knowledge
  • Applicability and Deduction of TDS - Deduction calculations, Remittance Due Dates, Returns filing and due dates
  • Report preparation - Challan preparation and payment
  • TDS entries - Booking expense with TDS: expense A/c, TDS payable, party A/c

Payroll and Labour Law Essentials

  • Salary preparation - Attendance, leave, and overtime inputs, Salary structure design (basic, DA, HRA, special allowance), TDS on salaries, Pay slip generation and approvals
  • Payment - Payment modes: bank transfer, cheque, cash policy, Bank statement & salary sheet reconciliation
  • Accounting entries - Monthly payroll booking (salary expense, PF/ESI/PT payable, TDS payable), Employer contributions and charges (PF/ESI), Disbursement entries (bank to salaries payable), Statutory remittances (PF/ESI/TDS) and month-end provisions

Financial Analysis

  • Understanding and Analyzing Trail Balance and Understanding Financial Statements
  • Evaluating Financial health of business - Statement reviews: trend and commonsize analysis, Ratio analysis
  • Budget preparation - Budget analysis, Budget Vs Actuals preparation and Analysis
  • Identify strength, Weakness and market position of business - Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements and its Analysis using PPT & Other Tools

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Certified Accounting Professional program?

6 Months. Delivered in Offline format.

Who is eligible for the Certified Accounting Professional program?

B.com/M.com/BBA/MBA. ACCA/US CMA/CA Course completed Students can also Apply

Does CELSE Labs provide placement assistance for Certified Accounting Professional?

Yes. Placement assistance is included with live interview prep and mock rounds.

Is a scholarship available for Certified Accounting Professional?

Yes — scholarships are available based on merit. Contact admissions for the current window.

Is an internship included in Certified Accounting Professional?

Yes. The program includes a mentor-led internship with live industry projects.

Is Certified Accounting Professional NSDC certified?

Yes. CELSE Labs is an NSDC-certified training partner; all programs, including this one, follow NSDC quality standards and include an industry-recognised completion certificate.

About CELSE Labs

CELSE Labs — the Centre for Experiential Learning and Skill Enhancement — is an NSDC-certified, ISO 9001:2015 accredited skill training institute and an Approved Training Partner of Medhavi Skills University. We work with commerce graduates, career changers and working professionals across Kerala who want a job in accounting, finance, compliance or data, and who need practical capability rather than another certificate.

Our training is experiential rather than lecture-based. Instead of textbook exercises, trainees operate the books, bank account, invoices and internal correspondence of simulated companies — M & M Technologies, Toy Kingdom and PetalSoft — where transactions arrive incomplete, out of order and occasionally wrong, exactly as they do in a real office. Trainees learn judgement by making decisions and correcting them, which is the part of the work that cannot be transferred by explanation.

Teaching is one-to-one, so pace follows the learner rather than a cohort. New batches start every Wednesday at both centres. Scholarships of up to 30% are available through a free online scholarship test, and our placement record includes 36+ named alumni at HDFC, ICICI, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Mahindra, Big Basket, Ford, Amrita Hospital and JRHA Accounting in the UAE.

Visit us at Edappally in Kochi or Mavoor Road in Kozhikode, or call +91 8007 980 000 to arrange a free counselling session.