About
Do you wish you had a better grasp on your finances?
Everyone can benefit from a better understanding of accounting and bookkeeping. Whether you wish to become an accountant or just want to know more about your personal and business finances, this course will help you.
This course will give you the basics you need to familiarize yourself with accounting and bookkeeping. It will build the foundations for a career in the field or help you become a better asset to your business. In ten focused and specialized course modules, we will walk you through accounting and bookkeeping step-by-step, making sure you leave this course confident and ready to tackle the financial world.
What you will learn:
- The importance of basic accounting practices
- How to keep and balance a business payroll
- How to track business inventory and make sure everything adds up
- How to keep track of cash and balancing currency
- Proper bookkeeping practices
- Profit analysis and shareholder equity
- How to report taxes and prepare your business for an audit (internal or external)
Take control of your own finances! Sign up today to start making sense of the world of numbers.
Requirements
Eventtrix courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Beginning Accounting
- History of accounting
- Why is accounting important?
- Decisions you must make
- Jargon, or how to speak like an accountant
Module 2: Types Of Accounting
- Financial accounting
- Management accounting
- Tax accounting
Module 3: Making Sense Of Your Accounts
- Organization
- The accounting cycle
- Using computers for accounting
- How does computerized accounting work?
Module 4: Keeping Inventory And Tracking Sales
- Purpose of inventory
- Keeping up with inventory
- Keeping track of sales
- Balancing cash
Module 5: Controlling And Managing Expenses
- How to control expenses
- Balancing your payroll
- Long-term asset acquisitions
- Financial liabilities
Module 6: Avoiding Illegal Accounting
- Improper accounting procedures
- Avoiding shortcuts
- Famous accounting scandals
Module 7: Introduction Into Bookkeeping
- Importance of bookkeeping
- Single-entry bookkeeping
- Double-entry bookkeeping
Module 8: Proper Bookkeeping
- Balancing and testing your book
- How to adjust entries
- Financial statement preparation
- Profit analysis
- Liquidity, and how to test it
- Why is internal control important?
Module 9: Tracking & Reporting Taxes
- What are business taxes?
- How to report year-end numbers to the government
- Finishing and closing your books
Module 10: Handling An Audit
- External auditor
- Internal auditor
- Cost auditor
- Performance audit
- Quality audits
Career
Who is this course for?
This is course is ideal for those who:
- Want to work in the finance and accounting industries
- Own their own business and want to ensure all accounting and bookkeeping is done correctly
- Wish to update their accounting and bookkeeping skills
- Wish to explore the various tasks that accountants are expected to do
- Want to add more skills to their current job
- Plan on opening a small business and want to increase their knowledge of accounting
Career path
After completion of this course, you could:
- Take the next step to a career in accounting and bookkeeping
- Earn a promotion or raise by increasing your financial skills and knowledge
- Confidently do the books and accounting for your own business, home, or other interests
- Increase profitability in your own business through a better understanding of accounting and bookkeeping
- Be a greater asset to your boss by being able to balance the books, make inventories, track sales, and keep on top of the cash flow
Certification
Certification details
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally. All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
2940 Students. ICOES Accredited. CPD Certified.
2940 Students.
ICOES Accredited.
CPD Certified.
About
Do you wish you had a better grasp on your finances?
Everyone can benefit from a better understanding of accounting and bookkeeping. Whether you wish to become an accountant or just want to know more about your personal and business finances, this course will help you.
This course will give you the basics you need to familiarize yourself with accounting and bookkeeping. It will build the foundations for a career in the field or help you become a better asset to your business. In ten focused and specialized course modules, we will walk you through accounting and bookkeeping step-by-step, making sure you leave this course confident and ready to tackle the financial world.
What you will learn:
- The importance of basic accounting practices
- How to keep and balance a business payroll
- How to track business inventory and make sure everything adds up
- How to keep track of cash and balancing currency
- Proper bookkeeping practices
- Profit analysis and shareholder equity
- How to report taxes and prepare your business for an audit (internal or external)
Take control of your own finances! Sign up today to start making sense of the world of numbers.
Requirements
Eventtrix courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Beginning Accounting
- History of accounting
- Why is accounting important?
- Decisions you must make
- Jargon, or how to speak like an accountant
Module 2: Types Of Accounting
- Financial accounting
- Management accounting
- Tax accounting
Module 3: Making Sense Of Your Accounts
- Organization
- The accounting cycle
- Using computers for accounting
- How does computerized accounting work?
Module 4: Keeping Inventory And Tracking Sales
- Purpose of inventory
- Keeping up with inventory
- Keeping track of sales
- Balancing cash
Module 5: Controlling And Managing Expenses
- How to control expenses
- Balancing your payroll
- Long-term asset acquisitions
- Financial liabilities
Module 6: Avoiding Illegal Accounting
- Improper accounting procedures
- Avoiding shortcuts
- Famous accounting scandals
Module 7: Introduction Into Bookkeeping
- Importance of bookkeeping
- Single-entry bookkeeping
- Double-entry bookkeeping
Module 8: Proper Bookkeeping
- Balancing and testing your book
- How to adjust entries
- Financial statement preparation
- Profit analysis
- Liquidity, and how to test it
- Why is internal control important?
Module 9: Tracking & Reporting Taxes
- What are business taxes?
- How to report year-end numbers to the government
- Finishing and closing your books
Module 10: Handling An Audit
- External auditor
- Internal auditor
- Cost auditor
- Performance audit
- Quality audits
Career
Who is this course for?
This is course is ideal for those who:
- Want to work in the finance and accounting industries
- Own their own business and want to ensure all accounting and bookkeeping is done correctly
- Wish to update their accounting and bookkeeping skills
- Wish to explore the various tasks that accountants are expected to do
- Want to add more skills to their current job
- Plan on opening a small business and want to increase their knowledge of accounting
Career path
After completion of this course, you could:
- Take the next step to a career in accounting and bookkeeping
- Earn a promotion or raise by increasing your financial skills and knowledge
- Confidently do the books and accounting for your own business, home, or other interests
- Increase profitability in your own business through a better understanding of accounting and bookkeeping
- Be a greater asset to your boss by being able to balance the books, make inventories, track sales, and keep on top of the cash flow
Certification
Certification details
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally. All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.