FATCA Compliance for Financial Professionals Training Course

Audience

This course is designed for all Senior Management personnel who require a practical understanding of AML/CTF principles and prevention strategies, alongside an awareness of other contemporary Financial Crime issues.

Course Format

The learning experience combines several engaging methods:

• Facilitated discussions
• Slide presentations
• Real-world case studies
• Practical examples

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be equipped to:

• Articulate methods for preventing AML and CTF activities.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key components of AML and CTF relevant to their organisations, as well as the national and international initiatives aimed at combating these crimes.
• Define the strategies companies and their employees must adopt to mitigate the risks associated with Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
• Explain how organisations can become targets for these crimes and identify key 'red flags' to help detect, prevent, and report any suspected or actual criminal behaviour.
• Identify and understand other critical 'hot spots' within the realm of Financial Crime.

There is a strong international focus on combating money laundering. Compliance officers, AML Officers, MLROs, KYC analysts, auditors, and managers must understand how to ensure compliance with Subsidiary 373.01, the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR).

Under the PMLFTR, all Subject Persons, including those in the regulated financial services sector, are required to appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

This practical course provides you with the knowledge and necessary guidance on how to approach AML compliance within your organization, with special attention to the regulatory environment in Malta.

Finance / Management

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at manufacturing managers and engineers who wish to strengthen their ability to evaluate investments, build robust business cases, and present compelling narratives for capital projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: calculate and apply core investment appraisal metrics to manufacturing scenarios, build a complete CAPEX investment case including cash flow projections and sensitivity analysis, use templates and Capex Cards to streamline the approval process, and prepare clear executive-level narratives to justify capital expenditure requests.

The Cost Centre module encompasses the routines and best practices for managing overheads, calculating Bills of Materials (BOM) costs, and determining product-level costing across both manufacturing and service operations.

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level practitioners who wish to configure, operate, and validate cost centre routines within enterprise environments.

Upon completing this course, participants will gain the ability to:

• Create, configure, and maintain cost centres that align with organizational structures.
• Build and validate BOM costing using standard, activity-based, and overhead allocation methods.
• Integrate machine hours, operator hours, and labour metrics into cost centre calculations.
• Apply absorption costing principles to ensure accurate product and period-end valuations.

Format of the Course

• Guided instruction with case-based demonstrations.
• Hands-on costing exercises and spreadsheet-based modelling.
• Application-focused labs simulating real costing and reconciliation workflows.

Course Customization Options

• For tailored content, industry-specific costing models, or ERP platform alignment, please contact us.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for managers who want to identify and reduce the risk of fraud affecting e-commerce merchants.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how e-commerce fraud occurs.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in their company's e-commerce platform and processes.
• Assess a company's readiness for adopting new anti-fraud measures.
• Communicate and incorporate appropriate anti-fraud policies.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Plenty of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This introductory course provides participants with a comprehensive and practical understanding of key financial markets, including their purpose, functions, primary activities, and regulatory frameworks. Designed to serve as a refresher, an educational resource, and a challenge, the course ensures that all attendees derive maximum value. Active feedback and discussion are encouraged throughout the interactive sessions, which go beyond mere facts to engage delegates in meaningful dialogue.

The core objective is to equip all course delegates with the enhanced ability to manage client relationships and ongoing needs, while placing the services and markets they trade in within the proper context.

This instructor-led live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is aimed at cloud administrators, cloud architects, technology heads, and financial analysts who wish to record, manage, monitor, and process financial assets of an organization in the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to use FinOps practices in an organization to forecast costs, optimize processes, and perform financial management operations in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level finance professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive knowledge of FinOps principles and methodologies, including cloud financial management, optimization strategies, and collaboration among finance, engineering, and business teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the FinOps framework, principles, and phases.
• Manage cloud costs effectively through data analysis and governance.
• Collaborate between finance, engineering, and business units to align cloud spend.
• Use FinOps tools for cost allocation, forecasting, and optimization.
• Prepare for the FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level cloud financial management professionals who wish to validate their expertise in financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud cost management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain advanced knowledge required for the FinOps Certified Professional exam.
• Understand complex FinOps practices, including cost optimization, budget management, and reporting.
• Develop practical skills in applying FinOps strategies in real-world scenarios.
• Prepare for a successful completion of the FinOps Certified Professional exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is designed for professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of FinOps in preparation for the FinOps Certified Practitioner certification exam.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand cloud usage, cost modelling, cost allocation, and resource planning.
• Comprehend the pillars of FinOps and their implementation within an organization.
• Learn how organizations define pricing model goals and utilize historical data to adjust these models.
• Tackle the FinOps Certified Practitioner certification exam with confidence.

Overview of Structured Products

This course is designed to give delegates a foundational understanding of the Structured Products utilised within investment banking. Upon finishing the programme, participants will possess a practical grasp of the topic and will be equipped to address key questions such as

1. What defines a structured product?
2. What drives the issuance of these products?
3. In what ways do issuers and investors gain value?
4. How is a variety of derivative products structured and valued?
5. What are the associated risks and expenses involved in creating structured financial instruments?
6. What constitutes an embedded derivative?
7. What characterizes exotic options?
8. What considerations are vital for pricing and hedging?

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level non-finance professionals who wish to have a foundational understanding of financial and accounting principles that are essential for effective decision-making in business.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic financial and accounting concepts that are essential for business decision-making.
• Interpret and analyze financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Apply key financial ratios to assess the financial health of a business.
• Develop and manage budgets and perform variance analysis to monitor business performance.
• Use break-even analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for developers who want to use the Open Bank Project API to develop and test decentralized applications that can be easily integrated with digital banking systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing applications with the OBP API.
• Understand the Open Bank Project architecture, technology, and concepts.
• Learn how to use and customize the OBP API to develop and build applications for banking.
• Explore the features, tools, APIs, and sandboxes in OBP.
• Implement security and integrations in OBP API connectors and adapters.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is tailored for application consultants and business process owners who wish to learn how to configure business processes for the SAP S/4 HANA financials module.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic customizing settings for the core components of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure master data settings (G/L accounts, customer and vendor accounts) for FA in SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure document control, posting control, and financial document clearing settings for FA in SAP S/4HANA.