ACCA Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) Course in Doha, Qatar

The Strategic Business Reporting syllabus has these main areas:

• Ethical and professional principles in financial reporting

• The financial reporting framework and changes in accounting regulation

• Reporting the financial performance of a range of entities

• Group financial statements

• Interpreting financial and non-financial information for stakeholders

• The impact of changes in accounting regulation

• Employability and technology skills

Source: ACCA’s Strategic Business Reporting International (SBR-INT) syllabus and study guide, September 2026 to June 2027. Check the current guide on accaglobal.com before your exam.

• A three-hour 15-minute exam.

• Section A: two scenario questions worth 30 and 20 marks; the first covers group accounting and uses a spreadsheet to adjust consolidated financial statements.

• Section B: two 25-mark discursive scenario questions, which may include calculations.

For 2026-27 ACCA has raised the intellectual level of one learning outcome (F1c, discussion of issues in financial reporting) from 2 to 3.

SBR is one of the two Strategic Professional Essentials. Both are compulsory. Exemptions from earlier study can reduce the number of exams you sit.

SBR assumes the Applied Skills knowledge needed to prepare and analyse financial reports, as covered in Financial Reporting (FR).

ACCA has announced a redesigned qualification from September 2027. See our ACCA course page for an overview, and check your own transition dates with ACCA.

• ACCA students at Strategic Professional level

• Financial controllers and reporting accountants

• Accountants working with IFRS group reporting

Classes run in the classroom at our centre in Doha. Contact an advisor for the next SBR batch, timings and fees, or to check which exams you need after exemptions.

You register as an ACCA student and book your exams with ACCA. Leaders provides the tuition. For the whole qualification, see ACCA in Qatar.