Series Description
Build the practical skills you need to confidently manage the financial side of a business. The Small Business Accounting Essentials Series combines three foundational courses, Professional Bookkeeping, Microsoft Excel Basic, and QuickBooks Online to provide a well-rounded introduction to bookkeeping, spreadsheet management, and accounting software.
You'll begin by learning the fundamentals of bookkeeping, including the accounting cycle, journals, ledgers, bank reconciliations, GST, petty cash, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Next, you'll develop essential spreadsheet skills using Microsoft Excel to create, format, calculate, and manage professional worksheets used to organize and analyze business data. Finally, you'll apply your bookkeeping knowledge in QuickBooks Online, where you'll learn to record and categorize transactions, customize invoices, correct errors, and generate essential financial reports using today's leading small-business accounting software.
This series is ideal for entrepreneurs, home-based business owners, aspiring bookkeepers, administrative professionals, and anyone looking to gain practical accounting and financial management skills. Upon completion, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to maintain accurate financial records, use Microsoft Excel effectively, and manage day-to-day bookkeeping tasks using QuickBooks Online.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this series, participants will be able to:
- Explain the fundamentals of bookkeeping and the accounting cycle using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Record and maintain accurate financial transactions, including journals, ledgers, bank reconciliations, petty cash, and GST.
- Create, format, and manage professional spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
- Use formulas and basic functions to organize, calculate, and analyze financial data.
- Navigate QuickBooks Online to record transactions, manage customer and vendor information, and customize invoices and forms.
- Correct common bookkeeping errors and maintain accurate financial records within QuickBooks Online.
- Generate and interpret key financial reports to support informed business decisions.
- Apply bookkeeping, Excel, and QuickBooks skills to effectively manage the day-to-day financial operations of a small business.
- Demonstrate the confidence and practical skills needed to support bookkeeping functions in a variety of business environments or for a home-based business.
Regular Price $1836 Save 10% when you enroll in the full series.
This is 66 hours of training.
