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Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts (mSCOA) Implementation and Reporting

This course demystifies the Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts and shows finance teams how to plan, transact and report across its seven regulated segments. Participants work through the classification of budget and expenditure items, the discipline of transacting in the core financial system, and the extraction of accurate data strings for National Treasury reporting. The programme addresses the practical data quality challenges South African municipalities face when reconciling mSCOA outputs to the budget and annual financial statements.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the purpose and structure of the seven mSCOA segments.
  • Classify budget and transaction entries correctly across the regulated segments.
  • Configure and use the core financial system to transact in an mSCOA compliant manner.
  • Extract and validate data strings required for National Treasury reporting.
  • Reconcile mSCOA outputs to the approved budget and annual financial statements.
  • Resolve common data integrity errors that cause reporting rejections.

Course outline

  1. 01Purpose and Principles of mSCOA
  2. 02The Seven Regulated Segments
  3. 03Segment Classification in Practice
  4. 04Transacting in the Core System
  5. 05Data Strings and Treasury Reporting
  6. 06Reconciliation to Budget and Statements
  7. 07Data Quality and Error Resolution
  8. 08Governance of the Chart of Accounts

Who should attend

This course is designed for municipal accountants, budget officials, system controllers, information technology staff and internal auditors involved in mSCOA compliance and financial reporting.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Dubai5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Lagos5US$1,800
7 to 11 Sep 2026Harare5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Kampala5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000
5 to 9 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000
19 to 23 Oct 2026Online5US$900
26 to 30 Oct 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Cairo5US$1,800
9 to 13 Nov 2026Accra5US$1,800
16 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Kigali5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Durban5R18,000
14 to 18 Dec 2026Johannesburg5R18,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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