Course description
Subject Content:
Understand the role of the bookkeeper
- Duties and responsibilities of a bookkeeper
- Ways to keep information confidential
- Importance of working with accuracy
Understand financial transactions
- The buying and selling process
- Basic bookkeeping terminology
- The dual effect of transactions
Process customer and supplier transactions
- Prepare sales invoices and credit notes
- Check purchases invoices and credit notes
- Record sales and purchase invoices and credit notes
- Identify outstanding amounts for individual customers and suppliers
Process receipts and payments
- Enter receipts and payments into a cash book
- Use the cash book to calculate closing amounts
- Check the closing amount of cash in the bank against bank statement
Teaching / learning methods:
You will have lectures, demonstrations and practical work. You will be required to do regular home study.
Progression opportunities:
On completion you can progress to AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounts (level 2) or AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping.
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