FNS40222 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind bookkeeper work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced FNS40217. About 411 bookkeeper jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 19.8% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 19.8% on a year earlier and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer bookkeeper jobs than a year ago. About 411 bookkeeper jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 19.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 5,500 job ads, while 26,875 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates bookkeepers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Bookkeeper as not in shortage.
Bookkeeper jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 88,258 workers in May 2025, 89,404 by May 2030 (up 1.3%) and 93,462 by May 2035 (up 5.9%).
Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 83.1% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $59,500, against $63,400 typical. 85.4% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping are steady. Across Australia, 27,100 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 26,875, down 0.8% in a year. National data for FNS40222 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for FNS40222 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is 13 units: 10 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 23 options on the register.
Providers listed on Get Course offering this qualification or its pathway. Enquire and the provider confirms details directly.
Get Course maps FNS40222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5512) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.