Bookkeeping Courses

Are you interested in working with the financial transactions of a business? Understanding how the IRD (inland revenue department) and their requirements, data entry, reading and updating financial records, bookkeeping software and financial statements, are all parts of being a bookkeeper.

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What is bookkeeping?

Why should I study bookkeeping?

Where can I study bookkeeping?

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Salary Expectancy $50K to $88K

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Certificate in Bookkeeping

Learn to balance the books with our accredited course. You’ll be able to prepare GST returns, liaise with the Inland Revenue on behalf of a taxpayer and keep business accounts, as well as learning to analyse and interpret a profit and loss statem...

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Job Outcomes Accounts Administrator

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Bookkeeping Business Pathway

Launch your bookkeeping business with the option to freelance, subcontract or start your own bookkeeping business. Complete our Certificate in Bookkeeping and then our Start your Own Business Program....

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Job Outcomes Accounts Administrator

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Introduction to Bookkeeping

Learn to balance the books with our introductory course! Our online course will teach you the fundamentals of bookkeeping. You’ll learn about balancing your books, invoicing, payments and managing cash flow. Achieve success with comprehensive support f...

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Job Outcomes Accounts Administrator

Diploma in Xero

This online diploma takes approximately 40 hours to complete and combines four certifications into one. It will enhance your Xero skills, enabling you to pursue a career in accounting, finance or business....

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Job Outcomes Accountant +2

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Industry Accredited Diploma in MYOB

There are three accredited courses which make up the this accredited online course: Certificate in MYOB AccountRight, Certificate in MYOB Essentials and Certificate in MYOB Payroll. Each qualification builds on the knowledge learned previously and cour...

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Job Outcomes Accountant +2

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AAT Qualified Bookkeeper Pathway

Become a professional AAT Qualified Bookkeeper with our AAT Pathway for Bookkeepers and fast track your bookkeeping career! Learn to balance the books, prepare GST returns and prepare business accounts, before using the prestigious AAT membership to la...

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Job Outcomes Accountant +1

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Accounting Technician Pathway for Bookkeepers

Fast track your bookkeeping career with The Career Academy. This program is unique to The Career Academy and is specifically designed for those looking to kickstart their bookkeeping career or formalise an existing set of skills. AAT Global is the worl...

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Job Outcomes Accountant +1

AAT Accounting Pathway Program

Fast track your accounting career with The Career Academy. This Program is unique to The Career Academy and specifically designed for those working or who have worked in an entry through to intermediate level accounting role, who wish to gain a formal...

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Job Outcomes Accountant +1

Bookkeeping Advanced Certificate

There are certain skills you need to become a successful bookkeeper. The ICI bookkeeping program designed in conjunction with the federal government and bookkeeping industry helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. Career prospects for bookkeeper...

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Job Outcomes Bookkeeper

About Bookkeeping

What is bookkeeping?

Why should I study bookkeeping?

Where can I study bookkeeping?

About Bookkeeping

What is bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping is the process of recording financial transactions. Bookkeeping services include recording all cash flow and outflow and writing up financial reports, which in large corporations, will be handed on to accountants to analyze those numbers.

Bookkeepers use a number of tools, including bookkeeping software like Xero, and need to understand more than bookkeeping system, cloud computing systems and record-keeping options.

Why should I study bookkeeping?

If you’re looking to work as a bookkeeper than a short course is the perfect way to get started. Whether you’re one of many business owners who need to complete their own bookkeeping services and business activity statements, or want to know so that you can keep an account of your own personal expenses using bookkeeping software, a course is a perfect way to do it.

If you complete a course in bookkeeping, you may learn about:

The difference between working for small businesses and large corporations.
What accounts payable are vs. accounts receivable and how they work.
Australian and New Zealand bookkeeping vs. international bookkeeping.
Different accounting software and systems like MYOB or Quickbooks.
How to become a BAS agent and what BAS agent registration entails.
How to correctly record a financial transaction.
How to understand and use more than one accounting system.
How to write up a balance sheet and make sure it actually balances.
How to prepare an income statement.
Why you may need to open or close a bank account on your clients’ behalf.

Where can I study bookkeeping?

Studying bookkeeping is easy to do, with courses available across Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and beyond. Most courses can be done either online or in person, both full time and part-time, so you may be able to complete the course around full-time work. Completing something like a Certificate IV in bookkeeping will prepare you for a career in bookkeeping that could see you end up on the tax practitioners board!

Understanding bookkeeping is crucial for small business owners, and an experienced bookkeeper is highly valued in large corporations. Certified bookkeepers are crucial to the success of any business, so get started today in order to enjoy a brilliant career!