Certificate in Accounting

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This qualification delivers a solid foundation in finance administration and core accounting skills, including double-entry bookkeeping, basic costing and an understanding of purchase, sales and general ledgers.

Students will also learn about accountancy related business and personal skills and be introduced to the four key themes embedded in the qualification: ethics, technology, communications and sustainability.

The Career Opportunities

Accounts Administrator

Accounts Assistant

Accounts Payable Clerk

Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerk

Trainee Accounting Technician

Trainee Finance Assistant

What you will learn

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Module 1

Introduction to Bookkeeping

  • Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems.

  • Process customer transactions

  • Process supplier transactions

  • Process receipts and payments

  • Process transactions into the ledger accounts

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Module 2

Principles of Bookkeeping Controls

  • Double entry bookkeeping

  • Payroll function /Gross/Net Income

  • Errors and suspens accounts

  • The banking system and bank reconciliations

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Module 3

Principles of Costing

  • Understand the cost recording system within an organisation.

  • Use cost recording techniques.

  • Provide information on actual and budgeted cost and income.

  • Use tools and techniques to support cost calculations.

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Module 4

The Business Environment

  • Understand the principles of contract law

  • Understand the external business environment

  • Understand the key principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics and sustainability

  • Understand the impact of setting up different types of business entity

  • Understand the finance function within an organisation

  • Produce work in appropriate formats and communicate effectively

  • Understand the importance of information to business operations

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Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
from £200.00

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