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Kerala PSC Company Secretary Cum Finance Manager Syllabus 2013

By admin on February 10, 2013 6 Comments Syllabus

Kerala PSC Company Secretary Cum Finance Manager Exam Syllabus

Kerala Public Service Commission has released notification for the post of Company Secretary Cum Finance Manager vacancies. Candidates who are looking for Company Secretary Cum Finance Manager syllabus can get the details below:

Company Secretary cum Finance Manager – syllabus

Kerala PSC Company Secretary cum Finance Manager exam syllabus details as follows:

Advanced accounting

1. Accounting Standards:

  • Overview of International Accounting Standards
  • (IAS)/International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Interpretations by International Financial Reporting
  • Interpretation Committee (IFRIC)
  • Indian Accounting Standards.

2. Company Accounts:

  • Preparation of financial statements – Profit and Loss .Account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
  • Profit (Loss) prior to incorporation
  • Alteration of share capital, Conversion of fully paid shares into stock and stock into shares, Accounting for bonus issue
  • problems on Accounting for business acquisition, Amalgamation and reconstruction

3. Business Ethics

  • The nature, purpose of ethics and morals for organizational interests
  • ethics and conflicts of interests
  • ethical and social implications of business policies and decisions
  • corporate social responsibility
  • ethical issues in corporate governance.
  • Ethics in Workplace: Individual in the organization, discrimination, harassment, gender equality.

4. Legal Deeds and Documents

  • Partnership deed
  • Power of Attorney
  • Lease deed
  • Affidavit
  • Indemnity bond
  • Gift deed
  • Memorandum and articles of association of a company.

5. Cost & Management Accounting

  • Objectives and scope of cost accounting
  • Cost centres and cost units
  • Cost classification for stock valuation, profit measurement, decision making and control
  • Coding systems
  • Elements of cost
  • Cost behavior pattern, separating the components of semi-variable costs
  • Installation of a costing system
  • Relationship of cost accounting, financial accounting, management accounting and financial management. Marginal costing, break even analysis and its applications in decision making,
  • Budget Concepts and Preparation – Fixed and Flexible Budgets, Fixed, variable, semi-variable and activity-based categorizations of cost and their application in projecting financial results, Zero base budgeting.

6. Financial Management

  • Meaning, importance and objectives
  • Conflicts in profit versus value maximization principle
  • Financing Decisions – Cost of Capital – weighted average cost of capital and marginal cost of capital
  • Capital Structure decisions – capital structure patterns, designing optimum capital structure, constraints, various capital structure theories
  • Business risk and financial risk – operating and financial leverage, trading on equity. Project financing, Management of working capital
  • Capital Budgeting Decisions -Certainty Equivalent approach, Evaluation of Risky Investment Proposals, Risk and Return analysis, Simulation and decision tree analysis, Sensitivity analysis, Capital Rationing
  • Adjusted Net Present Value, Replacement decisions, Application of Real Options in capital budgeting, Impact of inflation on capital budgeting decisions

7. Auditing

  • Nature and limitations of Auditing, Basic Principles governing an audit
  • Ethical principles and concept of Auditor’s Independence
  • Relationship of  auditing with other disciplines.
  • Audit planning, Audit programme, Audit working papers, Audit files, Audit procedures
  • Internal Control, Auditing Standards, Statements and Guidance Notes
  • Auditing and Assurance Standards (AASs); Statements and Guidance Notes on Auditing issued by the ICAI; Significant differences between Auditing and Assurance Standards and International Standards on Auditing.
  • Company Audit – Audit of Shares, Qualifications and Disqualifications of Auditors
  • Appointment of auditors, Removal of auditors, Powers and duties of auditors, Branch audit, Joint audit
  • Special audit, Reporting requirements under the Companies Act, 1956.

8. Capital Market & Capital Market Instruments

  • Capital Market / Security Market , Primary Market / New Issues / IPO Market , Secondary
  • Market / Stock Market / Stock Exchange , Depositories
  • Private placements of shares / Buy back of shares , CAPM Vs Market Model
  • Issue mechanism, Forward Contract and future contracts.

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Comments

  1. Saritha kakkadampallil sadanandan says

    March 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    Hai…
    I applied for the post of HSA(Natural Science) Malayalam Med cat code-659/2012. I registered via online registration. Sir, as u know that the matter, the candidate's profile's page- Application link shows" What's application forms are submitted by the candidate?". In that link,
    submitted means that candidate applied for the post.
    admitted – candidate attended the exam.
    sir, is kerala psc conduct 659/2012?if it don't happen? why psc shows it as "admitted" in my home page?

    Reply
  2. PsChUnT.cOm says

    March 2, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    You can see status in profile as Applied. Also you get an SMS if you have provided mobile number.
    Open thulasi PSC >> Click on Applications >>> Check 2014, 2013 and 2012 years Tab

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    March 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    What will be the duties and responsibilities of company secretary cum finance manager under such dept

    Reply
  4. Saritha kakkadampallil sadanandan says

    February 23, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Hai….
    I am Saritha K S, an applicant of Kerala PSC Company Secretary- CUM- Finance Manager. But i completed the Graduation on Mathematics and PG on Computer application. I applied for the post and PSC accepted my application form and they will allot the hall ticket for me. Am i eligible for writing the exam? Is there any Pbm occurs whether i write the exam?

    Reply
  5. PsChUnT.cOm says

    February 23, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    The Qualifications for Kerala PSC Company Secretary- CUM- Finance Manager:
    (i) Graduation from a recognized University or equivalent.
    (ii) Member ship of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
    (iii) Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or equivalent(AICWA)

    Reply
  6. PsChUnT.cOm says

    February 23, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    The Qualifications for Kerala PSC Company Secretary- CUM- Finance Manager:
    1) Graduation
    2) Membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India

    Reply

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