Bookkeeper Training Course
Bookkeeper Training Course
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Description of Bookkeeper Training
This comprehensive course covers everything that you need to know from using specialised accounting software, preparing spreadsheets, and databases to posting financial transactions into the suitable computer software, entering costs (debits) and income (credits) to appropriate accounts. You will also learn to produce reports like balance sheets, income statements, and perform further responsibilities, such as payroll, prepare invoices, billing, purchasing, and be able to track the overdue bills or payments.
On completion, you will be able to ensure that your account data are perfect and accurate, and prepare financial documents according to a conventional style.
Highlights of the Bookkeeper Training Course:
- Develop firm knowledge or refresher in Finance and Bookkeeping.
- Gain a strong knowledge of starting a new company file.
- Learn to set up nominal accounts, enter opening balances, reverse-opening balances, and report journal.
- Learn to amend the nominal ledger, and report listing the nominal ledgers.
- Develop your understanding of reporting on customer contact information.
- Discover a range of topics explaining suppliers, sales ledger, purchases ledger and sundry payments and receipts.
- Develop a precise understanding of Xero Accounting.
- Get a deeper understanding of handling petty cash, VAT, and bank reconciliation.
- Learn the accurate ways of managing payroll or wages.
- Gain sufficient knowledge and skills to work flawlessly within the industry.
Course Design
The course is delivered through our online learning platform, accessible through any internet-connected device. There are no formal deadlines or teaching schedules, meaning you are free to study the course at your own pace.
You are taught through a combination of
- Video lessons
- Online study materials
- Mock exams
- Multiple-choice assessment
How is the course assessed?
To successfully complete the course you must pass an automated, multiple-choice assessment. The assessment is delivered through our online learning platform. You will receive the results of your assessment immediately upon completion.
Will I receive a certificate of completion?
Upon successful completion, you will qualify for the UK and internationally-recognised certificate and you can choose to make your achievement formal by obtaining your PDF Certificate at a cost of £9 and Hardcopy Certificate for £15.
Why study this course?
Whether you’re an existing practitioner or aspiring professional, this course will enhance your expertise and boost your CV with key skills and an accredited qualification attesting to your knowledge.
The Bookkeeper Training is open to all, with no formal entry requirements. All you need is a passion for learning, a good understanding of the English language, numeracy and IT, and to be over the age of 16.
Frequently Asked Questions
An associate degree in accounting is typically needed to become a bookkeeper, although relevant work experience and accounting knowledge can be sufficient without a degree or certification.
Course Curriculum
| **Quickbook** | |||
| Getting prepared - access the software and course materials | |||
| The structure of the course – first things first! | 00:05:00 | ||
| Set up free trial | 00:03:00 | ||
| Getting started | |||
| Starting A New Company File | 00:11:00 | ||
| Setting up the system | |||
| Enter opening balances | 00:02:00 | ||
| Reverse opening balances – accruals and prepayments | 00:06:00 | ||
| Report Journal | 00:05:00 | ||
| Nominal ledger | |||
| Amend The Nominal Ledger | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report listing the nominal ledgers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Customers | |||
| Enter customers | 00:09:00 | ||
| Report on customer contact information | 00:01:00 | ||
| Suppliers | |||
| Enter Suppliers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Supplier Contact List | 00:02:00 | ||
| Sales ledger | |||
| Enter Invoices | 00:09:00 | ||
| Invoice Entering | 00:03:00 | ||
| Invoice batch | 00:06:00 | ||
| Post Sales Credit Notes | 00:08:00 | ||
| Report showing Customer Activity | 00:03:00 | ||
| Aged Debtors | 00:02:00 | ||
| Purchases ledger | |||
| Post Supplier Invoices | 00:03:00 | ||
| Entering a Batch of Supplier Bills | 00:09:00 | ||
| Credit Notes Suppliers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Reclassify Supplier Bills – Flash Bulbs Purchased | 00:04:00 | ||
| Supplier Account Activity Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Cheques | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report showing supplier payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sundry receipts | |||
| Receipts from customers | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report showing customer receipts | 00:02:00 | ||
| Petty cash | |||
| Post Petty Cash Transactions and Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Post cash payments to ledgers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Enter petty cash items | 00:14:00 | ||
| Report on Petty Cash Payments Proper | 00:05:00 | ||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:05:00 | ||
| Report Bank Payments | 00:03:00 | ||
| VAT - Value Added Tax | |||
| VAT Return | 00:03:00 | ||
| Bank reconciliation | |||
| Reconcile The Bank | 00:10:00 | ||
| Provide A Report Showing Any Unreconnciled Transaction | 00:02:00 | ||
| Payroll / Wages | |||
| Post the Wages Journal | 00:08:00 | ||
| Posting Journal Adjustments | 00:02:00 | ||
| Reports | |||
| Month end adjustments | 00:03:00 | ||
| Month end reports | 00:06:00 | ||
| Tasks | |||
| Task- Crearing the accounts | 00:06:00 | ||
| Task – Customer report | 00:01:00 | ||
| Additional Resources | |||
| Course Paper | 00:00:00 | ||
| Further Reading – QuickBooks Online 2014 The Handbook | 00:00:00 | ||
| **Xero Accounting** | |||
| Getting Prepared - Access the software and course materials | |||
| Introduction To The Course And Your Tutor | 00:04:00 | ||
| Activating Your Free Trial With Xero | 00:02:00 | ||
| Getting started | |||
| Signing Up For The Free Trial | 00:04:00 | ||
| Create The Organisation | 00:08:00 | ||
| The Ficticious Scenario | 00:02:00 | ||
| Setting up the system | |||
| Add Bank Accounts To The System | 00:14:00 | ||
| Enter Opening Balances | 00:07:00 | ||
| Opening Trial Balance | 00:01:00 | ||
| Nominal ledger | |||
| Amend The Nominal Ledger | 00:06:00 | ||
| Chart Of Accounts Report | 00:01:00 | ||
| Customers & Suppliers | |||
| Enter customers | 00:07:00 | ||
| Reporting Customer And Supplier Information | 00:02:00 | ||
| Sales ledger | |||
| Enter Invoices | 00:07:00 | ||
| Invoicing tips – adding logo, repeat billing | 00:09:00 | ||
| Entering Invoices 6574 to 6610 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Post Credit Notes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Report Showing Customer Activity | 00:08:00 | ||
| Aged Debtors | 00:02:00 | ||
| Suppliers | |||
| Post supplier invoices | 00:09:00 | ||
| Enter suppliers invoices 6028 onwards | 00:14:00 | ||
| Enter More Supplier Invoices No 4308 Onwards | 00:06:00 | ||
| Credit Notes Suppliers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Supplier Activity Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Aged Creditors Info | 00:01:00 | ||
| Reciepts from Customers | 00:10:00 | ||
| Apply Customer Credit Notes | 00:05:00 | ||
| Purchases ledger | |||
| Post Supplier Cheques | 00:08:00 | ||
| Apply Supplier Credit Notes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Print List Of Bank Receipts And Payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:07:00 | ||
| Make a credit card payment | 00:08:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:07:00 | ||
| Make a credit card payment | 00:08:00 | ||
| Petty Cash | |||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 1 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 3 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 4 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Imprest System on Petty Cash | 00:04:00 | ||
| Print a Copy of Petty Cash Receipts and Payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Bad Debt | |||
| Writing Off A Bad Debt – Print Customer Statement | 00:02:00 | ||
| Write Off A Bad Debt | 00:09:00 | ||
| Credit Card | |||
| Reconcile The Credit Card Statement | 00:09:00 | ||
| Bank Reconciliation | |||
| Bank Statement As A CSV File | 00:27:00 | ||
| Bank Statement Closing Balances | 00:11:00 | ||
| Reconcile The Petty Cash | 00:05:00 | ||
| Payroll / Wages | |||
| Wages And Salaries | 00:09:00 | ||
| Post the Wages Journal | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report Wages Journal | 00:02:00 | ||
| Payday | 00:11:00 | ||
| Pay The Two Staff | 00:05:00 | ||
| VAT - Value Added Tax | |||
| Depreciation | 00:04:00 | ||
| VAT Return | 00:03:00 | ||
| Reports | |||
| Month End Reports PnL, BS, TB | 00:05:00 | ||
| Payroll unit | |||
| Using Payroll | 00:12:00 | ||
| Setting Up Employees | 00:10:00 | ||
| Running Payroll – An Example | 00:14:00 | ||
| Conclude | |||
| Recap And Next Steps | 00:06:00 | ||
| What happens next | 00:02:00 | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate Now | 00:00:00 | ||
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