Foundation in Book Keeping

Course Objective: To provide you with the essential skills to successfully work as a book-keeper.

Course Content:

► Book Keeping Level 2 – Module 1 – Covers bank reconciliation, sales and purchase ledger control accounts, accounting for bad debt, correcting errors, preparing statements of account, reconciliation of statements of account, paying invoices falling due and using information from within the double entry system to prepare a VAT Return

► Book Keeping Level 2 – Module 2 – Covers bank reconciliation, sales and purchase ledger control accounts, accounting for bad debt, correcting errors, preparing statements of account, reconciliation of statements of account, paying invoices falling due and using information from within the double entry system to prepare a VAT Return

► Book Keeping Level 2 – Module 3 – Includes preparing a trial balance from the ledger accounts, using the journal to start up a new set of double entry accounts, bad debts, the suspense account, calculating depreciation, extending the trial balance, calculating profit or loss, preparing a profit and loss account and balance sheet, closing off the ledger accounts and preparing the financial statements of a business

► Microsoft Excel - Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This will enable you to create spreadsheets, enter data, formulas and functions, create charts and more

► Sage 50 Accounts – Learn computerised accounts using the most popular software