Overview

I. Strategic Business Leader (SBL)SBL acts as the key leadership syllabus at the Strategic Professional level and is a substantial integrated examination. The examination requires candidates to demonstrate a range of professional skills demanded by effective leaders or in advising or supporting senior management in directing organisations. The syllabus therefore combines the main functions of organisations in the context of leadership capability.A Leadership1. Qualities of leadership2. Leadership and organisational culture3. Professionalism, ethical codes and the public interestB Governance1. Agency2. Stakeholder analysis and organisational social responsibility3. Governance scope and approaches4. Reporting to stakeholders5. The board of directors6. Public sector governanceC Strategy1. Concepts of strategy2. Environmental issues3. Competitive forces4. The internal resources, capabilities and competences of an organisation5. Strategic choicesD Risk1. Identification, assessment and measurement of risk2. Managing, monitoring and mitigating riskE Technology and data analytics1. Cloud, mobile and smart technology2. Big data and data analytics3. Machine learning, AI and robotics4. E- business: value chain5. IT systems security and controlF Organisational control and audit1. Management and internal control systems2. Audit and compliance3. Internal control and management reportingG Finance in planning and decision-making1. Finance transformation2. Financial analysis and decision- making techniques3. Cost and management accountingH Enabling success and change management1. Enabling success: organising2. Enabling success: disruptive technologies3. Enabling success: talent management4. Enabling success: performance excellence5. Managing strategic change6. Leading and managing projectsI Professional skills1. Communication2. Commercial acumen3. Analysis4. Scepticism5. EvaluationJ Other employability and digital skillsII. Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)The aim of SBR is to discuss, apply and evaluate the concepts, principles and practices that underpin the preparation and interpretation of corporate reports in various contexts including the ethical assessment of managements' stewardship and the information needs of the primary users of the financial statements.A Fundamental ethical and professional principles1. Professional and ethical behaviour in corporate reportingB The financial reporting framework1. The applications, strengths and weaknesses of the accounting frameworkC Reporting the financial performance of a range of entities1. Revenue2. Non-current assets3. Financial instruments4. Leases5. Employee benefits6. Income taxes7. Provisions, contingencies and events after the reporting period8. Share-based payment9. Fair Value Measurement10. Other reporting issuesD Financial statements of groups of entities1. Group accounting including statements of cash flows2. Associates and joint arrangements3. Foreign transactions and entitiesE Interpret financial and non-financial information for different stakeholders1. Analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information and measurement of performanceF The impact of changes and potential changes in accounting regulationG Employability and technology skills

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