National qualification from the ICB
Level I Manual Book-keeping Module & Level II Computerised Book-keeping Modules
We can offer you the route to becoming a professionally qualified book-keeper with a Practicing Certificate and Associate Membership of the largest book-keeping Institute in the world (see www.bookkeepers.org.uk).
- Basic Book-keeping (Manual)
- Computerised Book-keeping (Sage Line 50 Beginner)
- Computerised Book-keeping (Sage Line 50 Intermediate)
At the end of the modules there are two exams to gain qualifications from The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers:
- Certificate in Basic Book-keeping Level 1
- Certificate in Computerised Book-keeping Level II
Please note: The new money-laundering regulations require self-employed bookkeepers and accountants to register with an approved supervisory body. Passing these exams and gaining the Institute's Practicing Certificate complies with this requirement.
Module One
Basic Book-keeping Level 1 (Manual)
- Reasons for keeping records
- Business Categories
- The Principles of Double Entry Book-keeping
- Getting used to Debits and Credits
- Setting up Business Systems/House Styles
- Books of Original entry
- Two Column cash books
- The purpose of Ledger Accounts
- Posting to Ledger Accounts
- Calculating Balances
- Making Opening Entries into the Ledger Accounts
- The Journal
- Preparing Bank Reconciliation's
- Credit Control
- Writing off Bad Debts
- Petty Cash
- Introduction to VAT
- Performing a Trial Balance
- Data Protection & Security of Data
Module Two
Sage Line 50 Beginner (Computerised)
- Program installation
- Getting started
- Account names and numbers
- Bank transactions
- Financial's
- Customers and suppliers
- Service invoices
- Products and stock control
- Product invoices
- Statements and receipts
- Purchases
- Nominal ledger
- Bank accounts
- VAT returns
- Reports and information
Module Three
SAGE Line 50 Intermediate (Computerised)
- Recurring entries
- Editing entries
- Setting up prepayments
- Processing prepayments and accruals
- Depreciation methods
- Entering a new fixed asset
- Writing off an asset
- The Audit trail
- Entering & processing purchase orders
- Product records
- Bill of Materials
- Sales order window
- Processing Sales Orders
- Credit
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