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Bank Accounting for Beginners - 4 Part Series

August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm

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This learning experience is designed for bankers, accountants and auditors new to banking or the accounting department and those seeking a refresher course on the basic accounting concepts targeted for the activities of a financial institution.

Bank Accounting for Beginners - Part 1

August 5, 2022, 10:00 am CDT

The first webinar will explain general accounting practices to include a discussion of double-entry accounting, the general ledger, and U.S GAAP. This part will also focus on two major interest bearing asset categories to include cash and investment securities and the associated income and expenses that flow to the income statement. Accounting entry examples and exercises will be provided.

Bank Accounting for Beginners - Part 2

August 12, 2022, 10:00 am CDT

The second webinar will focus on accounting for loans, to include accruals into the ALLL and interest income. This second part will cover non-interest bearing assets to include premises and equipment, other real estate owned and prepaid expenses with a discussion on the associated expenses that flow to the income statement. Accounting entry examples and exercises will be provided.

Bank Accounting for Beginners - Part 3

August 19, 2022, 10:00 am CDT

The third webinar will focus on interest bearing liabilities, to include deposits, borrowings, and debt, and the associated interest expenses that flow to the income statement. The capitalization of interest payable on deposits accounts and the handling of debt issuance costs will also be discussed. This part will also look at the practice of accruing for future expenditures and other liabilities, to include a discussion on official checks and the associated debits and credits that keep the bank’s official checks in balance. Accounting entry examples and exercises will be provided.


Bank Accounting for Beginners - Part 4

August 26, 2022, 10:00 am CDT

The fourth webinar will focus on the equity section of an institution’s balance sheet, to include the basic concept of common equity instruments and the roll forward of the current year’s net income or net losses into the equity equation. Accounting entry examples and exercises will be provided. The basic concepts of consolidation accounting will also be discussed in this last part of the series.

Faculty

Cynthia Dopjera

Ms. Dopjera, a Certified Public Accountant, has 38 years of experience focused on accounting and regulatory reporting for financial institutions. During the first 18 years of her career, Ms. Dopjera held various positions with responsibility across all operational areas, to include accounting, internal audit, Call Report preparation and review while working for community as well as regional banks.

In 2000, Ms. Dopjera joined the public accounting firm of Harper & Pearson Company, P.C., where she served as Practice Leader for the Firm?s financial institutions practice covering community and regional institutions. The Firm?s services included financial statement audit, accounting, tax preparation and filing, internal control audit, Call Report audit, loan and asset quality review, and design and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting frameworks for institutions regulated under FDICIA and Sarbanes-Oxley. In 2018, Ms. Dopjera retired from Harper & Pearson Company, and currently provides accounting, consulting, and training services to financial institutions.