Online Course · Accounting and Bookkeeping

How to Get Started in Bookkeeping

You might be the person who keeps the books at home. This course covers ledgers, payroll, activity statements and financial reports. Software access and industry memberships come with it.

From $62.82per week, zero interest plan
12 to 24 monthsfinish at your pace
No examsportfolios and written tasks
Reckon Onesoftware access included
Anytimestart date, fully online
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaAccounting and Bookkeeping
RecognitionFNS40222, nationally recognised
DeliveryFlexible online, start anytime
Pace12, 18 or 24 months
AssessmentNo exams, ever
SoftwareReckon One access included
PaymentsFrom $62.82 per week
Comes with
  • Nationally recognised training
  • Payroll systems set up and run
  • Activity statements covered
  • Two bookkeeper body memberships included
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Numbers Work That Pays Its Way

Every business needs someone who can balance the books.

Already Doing The Books?

Add payroll, reporting and budgets to what you handle now.

Work From The Kitchen Table

Bookkeeping travels. Clients care that the numbers land.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Bookkeeping sits behind every trade, cafe and small office in the country. The day is invoices, reconciliations, payroll runs and questions from the boss.

Bookkeeper

Keep the books straight for one business or many.

Accounts Payable Officer

Process and pay what the business owes.

Accounts Receivable Officer

Invoice, chase and record what comes in.

Payroll Officer

Run pay cycles and keep the records right.

Accounting Clerk

Support the accounts team day to day.

Accounts Administrator

Ledgers, filing and reporting support.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some ask for more study or a licence.

The Course

What You'll Learn

01
Daily Bookkeeping
The work that comes in every week.
Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry
Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
02
Payroll And Tax
Paying people and reporting it.
Establish and maintain payroll systems
Complete business activity and instalment activity statements
03
Reporting And Budgets
Where the numbers become decisions.
Prepare financial reports
Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities
Prepare operational budgets
04
Business Side
Documents, clients and plans.
Design and produce business documents
Design and produce spreadsheets
Implement customer service strategies
Research and develop business plans
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Ledgers, transactions and accounts
  • Payroll, systems and pay runs
  • Reports, statements and budgets
  • Business, documents and plans

As a Student

  • Self paced, 12, 18 or 24 months
  • No exams, portfolios and written tasks
  • Software, Reckon One for two years
  • Support, four named trainers
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that come with it.

01
Software You Keep Using

Reckon One access for two years, with training videos and a forum.

02
Memberships In The Box

Australian Bookkeepers Network and Australian Bookkeepers Association.

03
A Trainer Team, Not One Person

Four named trainers mark work across the units.

The Credentials

What You Walk Away With

Nationally Recognised

Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

FNS40222 · Nationally recognised training

A Recognised Certificate

FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is nationally recognised training.

Recognised Across Australia

The same certificate carries the same standing in every state and territory.

Memberships And Software

Two bookkeeper body memberships and cloud accounting software come with the course.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Tell Us Your Aim

Office role, your own clients or both.

Step two

Ask The Questions

An advisor covers software and pace.

Step three

Sort Payments

Upfront, weekly plan, or pay in four.

Step four

Start Learning

Enrol and start on transactions.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $62.82 / week
Pay upfront, or spread it weekly on a zero interest plan.
Zero interest weekly plan
Credit check for the plan
Pay in four is available
One course transfer with upfront payment
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need accounting experience?

None needed. The first units start with the basics.

What does it cost each week?

From $62.82 a week on a zero interest plan. A credit check applies.

How long does it take?

Twelve, eighteen or twenty four months, depending on your pace.

Is software included?

Yes. Reckon One Core, Invoices and Payroll for two years, plus three months of commercial use.

What memberships come with it?

Australian Bookkeepers Network and Australian Bookkeepers Association, plus Institute of Public Accountants learning.

Can I work while studying?

Yes. Start anytime and set your own weekly hours.

Is this course accredited?

Yes. It is FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping, nationally recognised training. Some jobs ask you to sign up with a regulator too.

Is there any work placement?

The course may include placement, done on top of weekly study blocks.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges is an Australian training provider that teaches online. Trainers work in the fields they teach.

It has a partnership with Reckon, which supplies the software students use.

Australian providerReckon partnershipFour named trainersFully online
Books That Balance

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