IHETC Academy
Becoming a company accountant
They keep the books, produce the statements and answer to inspection. The role is regulated, stable and transferable across seventeen states: a skill gained in Conakry applies in Dakar or Abidjan without starting over.
The job as it is actually done
They keep the books, produce the statements and answer to inspection. The role is regulated, stable and transferable across seventeen states: a skill gained in Conakry applies in Dakar or Abidjan without starting over.
- steps
- 4
- of actual work
- 120 h
- fields covered
- 2
Work delivered, measured as such.
What the market says
It is the first role a West African SME hires for, and the first it gets wrong. Trained demand durably exceeds supply in the sub-region, including for profiles without long experience.
The sequence
Each step builds on the previous one. Following that order is what keeps the path short: each notion arrives when it is needed, and it sticks.
- 01
Entries and the OHADA framework
Chart of accounts, journal, ledger, trial balance. The grammar of the trade, non-negotiable. — about 40 hours of work.
- 02
Financial statements and analysis
Balance sheet, income statement, ratios. Reading what you produced, not just producing it. — about 35 hours of work.
- 03
Tax and filing obligations
What is due, when, in what form. Most penalties come from a calendar, not a calculation. — about 25 hours of work.
- 04
Treasury and banking relations
Forecasting, cash monitoring, preparing a fundable file that stands up. — about 20 hours of work.
The fields feeding this path
Each step draws on one field of the base. The count shown is that of the whole field: it states the depth available to go beyond the path itself, once you hold the role.
- Finance
- 47 (59 %)
- Legal
- 33 (41 %)
By the end, you will be able to
- Keep full accounts compliant with the revised OHADA framework
- Produce financial statements and explain their movements
- Set a filing calendar and keep to it
- Build a cash forecast a business owner can actually use
Questions about this path
Is the framework taught applicable in Guinea?
Yes: the revised OHADA accounting system applies directly in Guinea as across the zone. Practical cases use the Guinean franc and local situations, notably long payment terms and partly informal activity.
Does this path allow me to practise as a chartered accountant?
No. Practising as a chartered accountant is a reserved activity requiring registration with the professional body, with its own qualification and training conditions. This path prepares for the roles that keep an organisation's accounts — the vast majority of jobs in the field — not for a regulated profession we are in no position to open.