BookKeeping Administration Expert
Love numbers? You just might find the job satisfaction you’ve been looking for as a Professional Bookkeeper.
Bookkeeping Administration Expert
Love numbers? You just might find the job satisfaction you’ve been looking for as a Professional Bookkeeper.
24 Weeks
Program Length
MOS / Quickbooks Online
Certification
Issuing Authority
Career Insight
What does a Bookkeeping Administrative Expert do?
Love numbers? Then a career as a bookkeeping professional might be for you. As a Bookkeeping Administrative Expert, you’ll track, organize, and produce financial records for your office or organization, keeping their books on track. Some of your responsibilities could include preparing invoices, managing payroll, and reconciling accounts. To excel in this role, you’ll need to possess a fondness for basic mathemetics and be meticulous, organized, honest, and great at seeing things through. Depending on your role and industry, some of your day-to-day tasks could include:
Entering financial transactions into computer software
Checking for accuracy in figures, postings, and reports
Using bookkeeping software, spreadsheets, and databases
Receiving and recording cash, checks, and vouchers
Producing reports, such as balance sheets and income statements
Reconciling and reporting any differences found in the records
170,200
JOBS AVAILABLE EACH YEAR IN THE US
Note: Salaries can vary widely depending on education, experience, employer, and even geographic area. Job and salary information is from ziprecruiter.com and the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. Data is updated annually to reflect industry changes.
JOB OUTLOOK
Potential Career Paths
Every industry has a need for Bookkeeping Administrative Experts that understand how to manage payroll, track account credits and debits, and generally keep their accounts in check. This means that you can find work in many job sectors. Most bookkeeping professionals work full-time, but extra hours can sometimes be picked up during fiscal end-of-year reporting and tax season.
This course will prepare you to take on the role of Bookkeeping Administration Expert and upon successful completion of the program, you’ll be prepared to sit for the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online certification and Microsoft Office Suite (MOS) Specialist (MS Access) certification.
Individuals who complete this program and possess the subsequent certifications have the skills to find jobs as:
Bookkeeping Clerk
Accounting Clerk
Auditing Clerk
Bookkeeper
JOB OUTLOOK
Potential Career Paths
Every industry has a need for Bookkeeping Administrative Experts that understand how to manage payroll, track account credits and debits, and generally keep their accounts in check. This means that you can find work in many job sectors. Most bookkeeping professionals work full-time, but extra hours can sometimes be picked up during fiscal end-of-year reporting and tax season.
This course will prepare you to take on the role of Bookkeeping Administration Expert and upon successful completion of the program, you’ll be prepared to sit for the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online certification and Microsoft Office Suite (MOS) Specialist (MS Access) certification.
Individuals who complete this program and possess the subsequent certifications have the skills to find jobs as:
Bookkeeping Clerk
Accounting Clerk
Auditing Clerk
Bookkeeper
170,200
JOBS AVAILABLE EACH YEAR IN THE US
Note: Salaries can vary widely depending on education, experience, employer, and even geographic area. Job and salary information is from ziprecruiter.com and the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. Data is updated annually to reflect industry changes.
Here's How It Works
GET TRAINED
Learn at your own pace with our expert-led online training modules.
TAKE EXAMS
Review past quizzes and tests, and take advantage of skills demonstrations and activities to prepare for the certification exam.
CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS
NTI's Career Services team will connect you with employers hiring for entry-level roles in your field.
Here's How It Works
GET TRAINED
Learn at your own pace with our expert-let online training modules.
TAKE EXAMS
Review past quizzes and tests, and take advantage of skills demonstrations and activities to prepare for the certification exam.
CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS
NTI's Career Services team will connect you with employers hiring for entry-level roles in your field.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Bookkeeping Administration Expert
This Bookkeeping Administration Expert course will provide an introduction to the concepts and uses of accounting in a business environment. The primary areas of study in this course include analysis of business transactions, recording procedures and the use of ledgers and journals, accounting for sales and purchases, managing cash, payroll, accruals and deferrals, and preparation and analysis of basic financial statements.
In this course, you will learn how to use QuickBooks Online plus by completing two monthly accounting cycles. In the first lessons, accounting for selling service items will be covered. In later lessons, both service items and inventory items that are sold will be covered. Preparing payroll and creating a new company will also be included. Prior to taking this course, you should be familiar with the accounting cycle and how it is related to a business. While no prior knowledge of QuickBooks Online is required, it will be beneficial to understand accounting principles.
After completing this 24-week online training, students will have a solid understanding of business and financial accounting and its role in bookkeeping administration. Upon successful completion of the program, the student is prepared to sit for the following certification(s): Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online and Microsoft Office Suite (MOS) Specialist (MS Access).
Scheduling Details
Schedule: Coursework available 24/7
Total Course Hours: 480
Estimated Completion Time:
Set your own pace…You decide how quickly you want to get certified.
- Students who commit 20 hours/week can complete in 24 weeks.
- Students who commit 10 hours/week can complete in 48 weeks.
Maximum time to complete: Students have access to the online course materials for 12 months.
Instruction & Evaluation Strategies
- Expert-led online video training
- Skills demonstrations, simulations, and online activities to aid learning
- Quizzes and Exams
The majority of this course will be conducted through drill exercises and related practice activities and quizzes based on the knowledge you have gained through completing each chapter. Be prepared for a thorough, and extensive hands-on experience throughout the journey of completing this QuickBooks course. While the reading requirements are light, each chapter contains a number of drills that you must complete, as well as the practice activities assigned and lesson quiz.
Books and Materials Used:
- Using QuickBooks Online for Accounting (eBook)
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Using Financial Accounting, 1st Edition (eBook)
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Software: Students are eligible for a free 365-day copy of Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus from the Intuit Education Program in order to follow along with the course content.
NOTE: No books necessary for MOS 2016
Textbooks are included in the cost of tuition.
Outline/Lessons
Fundamentals of Accounting Curriculum:
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Accounting
- Lesson 2: Analyzing Business Transactions
- Lesson 3: Recording Transactions
- Lesson 4: Accounting for Sales and Purchases
- Lesson 5: Payroll
- Lesson 6: Accruals, Deferrals, and the Worksheet
- Lesson 7: Financial Statements and Closing Procedures
Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus Curriculum:
- Lesson 1: Introduction to QuickBooks Online Plus
- Lesson 2: Create a Company
- Lesson 3: Sales and Receivables: Service Items
- Lesson 4: Payables and Purchases
- Lesson 5: General Accounting and End-of-Period Procedures
- Lesson 6: Sales and Receivables: Product and Service Items
- Lesson 7: Payables, Purchases, and Inventory
- Lesson 8: General Accounting, End-of-Period Procedures, and Budgets
- Lesson 9: Payroll
- Lesson 10: Quickbooks Desktop, Mobile, and Additional Features
Microsoft Office Access 2016 Curriculum:
- Access Beginner
- Access Intermediate
- Access Advanced
Upon successful completion students will be able to:
- Recognize accounting transactions and record them in journals using proper formats.
- Use accounting software and spreadsheets to input, manage, and interpret information.
- Apply the concepts of accrual accounting to transactions that span fiscal periods.
- Record accounting transactions for merchandising operations and understand how to cost inventories using a variety of methods.
- Journalize transactions specific to managing cash and accounts receivable.
- Record transactions for uncollectible accounts.
- Prepare financial statements including income statements, statements of retained earnings, balance sheets and statements of cash flow.
- Create professional and accurate financial documents.
- Navigate QuickBooks Online Plus program
- Create and use a company
- Analyze and record transactions for service and inventory businesses
- Conduct transactions for both customer and vendor requests
- Complete transactions and account for two full monthly business cycles
- Prepare Payroll using QuickBooks Online Payroll
- Create and print business forms and reports
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