A warehouse manager who cannot read the numbers behind their stock is flying blind — knowing what is on the shelf matters far less than knowing what it costs, when it will run out, and how fast it can be pulled when needed.

This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course builds exactly that combination: the accounting systems and data-processing skills a warehouse or procurement manager needs to plan space, price inventory, track availability, and control stores with real financial discipline.

Who should attend?

• Store and warehouse controllers.
• Storage department managers.
• Planning department supervisors.
• Graduates of economics institutes and faculties.
• Warehouse and store managers.
• Accountants working within warehousing operations.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Estimate the required quantity of each item with confidence.
• Process data and monitor inventory through proper accounting systems.
• Provide advanced logistics support and plan the distribution of items across warehouses.
• Make items available at the right time while saving on expenses and investing resources wisely.
• Apply accounting skills specific to warehousing, and set up accounting systems that process financial data and keep records automatically.

Module 1: The Accounting Foundations Every Warehouse Manager Needs

• Core concepts in accounting and financial management.
• The accounting work cycle and the outputs of the financial accounting system.
• Key roles within accounting and finance functions.

Module 2: Putting the Numbers to Work

• Developing accounting work using computers.
• Executing the full accounting work cycle in practice.
• Auditing result-account elements and balance-sheet items.

Module 3: Storage, Receiving and Space Investment

• Modern strategies for receiving and delivery.
• The Kaizen approach to improving storage and making the most of available space.
• The best strategy for effective warehouse monitoring.

Module 4: Standards, Quality and Safety Stock

• Key storage and disbursement methods.
• Applying global specification requirements and quantitative methods to raise quality levels.
• The importance of safety stock and its relationship to stagnant inventory, plus the best ways to handle different items in storage.

Practical workshop: a hands-on session applying accounting-systems and stock-control concepts to real store and procurement scenarios.