Cert IV in Bookkeeping & Accounting

Thank you for your enquiry about the FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping course offered by our Registered Training Organisation (RTO) Partner, Think Academy (TABT). We work with Think Academy because they are hardworking and offer a great course at a reasonable price.

TABT, work hard for you, the student, to make sure that full consideration is made to fulfil your requirements and that you receive all the support necessary. You can arrange for unlimited trainer support via email/phone and in some cases, skype whenever you need assistance.

TABT Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is a nationally accredited course. This course also meets the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) education requirements to become a BAS agent. Experience criteria apply.

Distance Learning Option 1

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Study anytime and students complete the course at their own pace.

Cost: $1499.00

Payment Plan option is available.

This option includes access to the Bookkeeping Academy Complete TRIO Training Course Package, delivered and supported by EzyLearn Pty Ltd so you can learn all the popular Australian accounting software programs.

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Workshop Training Option 2

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Conducted in Melbourne by our experienced Trainers with hands-on industry experience.

Cost: $2499.00

**Easy Payments – Students with extreme hardship will be eligible to apply for a customised payment plan and TABT will try its best to make payments convenient and affordable. TABT payment plans are 100% interest-free, with no hidden costs or fees.

Course Materials

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Our online learning system, is your 24-hour-a-day connection to TABT when studying a Certificate or Diploma. All of the course materials and subject assessments are available online. TABT course materials consist of screen-based learning guides. Each learning guide contains reading content supplemented by online learning tools such as carefully selected reading and research activities, show & tell videos, individual walkthroughs, etc.

Assessments

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TABT has carefully structured its Assessments to include a variety of formats which will enhance your understanding and include:

• ● Multiple choice questions
• ● Case studies and Short Answer questions
• ● Calculation questions
• ● Accounting Software simulation questions
• ● Role Play

The professional outcomes from this qualification include:

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• Professional bookkeeper
• Sub-contracting bookkeeper
• MYOB professional
• Payroll professional
• Accounts Payable and Receivable professional
• BAS Agent (subject to Tax Practitioners Board requirements)
• Accounts supervisor

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EXTRA BONUS

When you enrol into either of these training course options we’ll waive the $199 joining fee for the Bookkeeping Academy Certified Bookkeeping Assistant membership. This is a great pathway membership to help you find work or local bookkeeping clients and 4 hours of CPD training every 12 months.

Course Duration

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With the course assessments available online you have the flexibility to start the course at any time and to study at your own pace. You will have up to 24 months to complete the course. The time frame for completion will vary depending on your time availability, your work rate, your experience in the industry and also your motivation to complete the course.

Course Information

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Certificate IV Accounting & Bookkeeping: https://tabt.edu.au/accounting-and-bookkeeping/

Student Handbook

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To Enrol

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If you have any questions please feel free to contact Think Academy on 1300 795 056, or send an email to info@tabt.edu.au. Make sure you mention EzyLearn’s Offer on this page to receive it.

Think Academy also have a Live Website Chat service during business hours: https://tabt.edu.au/

Alternatively, send a reply if you’d like a course advisor to make contact with you.

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This list of accounting and office administration position descriptions show a logical career progression for jobs in this industry.

• Data Entry & Word Processing Jobs
• Office Support & Office Administration Jobs
• Receptionist, Secretarial, PA & Executive Assistant Jobs
• Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable Officer Jobs
• Customer Service, Client Support and Sales Administration
• Payroll Officer Jobs
• Accounts Administrator jobs
• Office & Business Administration Jobs

Data Entry, Word Processing & Records Management Jobs

Data Entry Jobs are considered the entry level office jobs because they focus around the use of Office software and entering data into computer systems.

Data Entry jobs are centred around the entry, accuracy, integrity and the use of that data and systems that manage that data.

Although data entry jobs are considered as entry level jobs there are some industries, such as funds management and superannuation where the information is very important and confident and requires extra skills.

Data Entry, Word Processing & Records Management Job Descriptions & Courses

Office Administration & Office Support Jobs

Data entry and Office Support jobs are found in most businesses with 3 staff or higher because the work involves helping to co-ordinate and support the work performed by different staff members as well as the administration, filing, customer service and reporting for the business owner.

These jobs are popular with mums and parents and are a good entry point as they don’t often required very specialist knowledge and experience so they can be performed after completing a short course or vocational certificate courses.

Common tasks for this type of job are:

• Data entry of work order information
• Customer service via phone or email
• Preparing and maintaining spreadsheet data
• General administration duties
• Filing of paperwork and digital files
• Maintaining office supplies
• Assisting with and updating daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Assisting management, accounting and administration teams
• Exposure to beginner level knowledge of accounting software

Most these skills can be learnt in our Microsoft Office and Accounting Courses

The best courses for skills and practice examples for data entry, reception and office junior types roles are based on solid skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

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Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable Officer

Accounts receivable and payable officers perform two very different, yet important, functions in a business; rarely, are the two roles performed by the same person.

Accounts receivable officers manage the payments coming into a business — invoices, sales receipts, customer payments; while the accounts payable officer is responsible for all outgoing payments — payments to suppliers and vendors and all other outgoing expenses.

Credit Management Jobs

The two roles generally fall within a company’s credit management framework — that is, the process and procedures set up to manage a business’ cash flow, including how and when the business is paid, and how and what the business spends its money on.

Sometimes these procedures are divided between the two roles (i.e., chasing late-payers would be the responsibility of the accounts receivable officer); other times, a credit manager will oversee the credit management policy within the business (i.e., assessing customers’ credit worthiness, managing customer credit files, investigating credit issues, liaising with collection agencies).

Tasks of an accounts receivable officer:

• Records, verifies and enters customer payments in accounting software
• Reconciles accounts receivable ledger
• Prepare customer / client statements, invoices and bills
• Follow-up on outstanding / overdue customer statements, invoices and bills
• Implement customer payment plans where appropriate
• Coordinate contact with collections agency where appropriate
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

Tasks of an accounts payable officer :

• Review, verify and pay invoices from suppliers and vendors
• Verify vendor and supplier accounts by checking ABN and ACN numbers
• Disburse petty cash by recording the entry, verifying documentation
• Arrange payment plans with suppliers and vendors where appropriate
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

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Payroll Officer

The role of a payroll officer sits within the accounts team, though their tasks and duties are distinctly different to the accounts receivable / payable officer or credit manager’s. The payroll officer may, however, work with a company’s human resources department, especially with regard to onboarding new hires and offboarding department employees.

Tasks of a payroll officer:

• Process all payroll transactions based on employee timesheets and employment contracts
• Collect and update employee information to maintain payroll records
• Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave entitlements, disability, and non-taxable wages
• Resolve payroll discrepancies
• Calculate payroll liabilities, such as payroll tax, workers’ compensation payments, etc
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

See our Payroll Administration Training Courses

Accounts Administrator job description

An accounts administrator is responsible for a company’s entire accounting work, including bookkeeping, invoicing, and payroll. In some organisations, the accounts administrator fills a managerial role, overseeing the business’ bookkeepers and other accounting staff.

An accounts administrator will typically be tertiary educated, holding at least a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or other relevant field, and have a minimum of five years experience in a similar role.

The accounts administrator role is typically broken up into four key areas — although, as explained earlier, it may serve as a managerial role, overseeing these key areas.

Accounts receivable

• Records, verifies and enters customer payments in accounting software
• Reconciles accounts receivable ledger
• Prepare customer / client statements, invoices and bills
• Follow-up on outstanding / overdue customer statements, invoices and bills
• Implement customer payment plans where appropriate
• Coordinate contact with collections agency where appropriate
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

Accounts payable

• Review, verify and pay invoices from suppliers and vendors
• Verify vendor and supplier accounts by checking ABN and ACN numbers
• Disburse petty cash by recording the entry, verifying documentation
• Arrange payment plans with suppliers and vendors where appropriate
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

General bookkeeping and account administration

• Bank reconciliation
• Update cash flow schedule and monitor cash flow requirements
• Foreign currency payments (if any)
• Monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts as required
• Analysis of general ledger accounts to assist with annual budgeting process
• Assist with the preparation of the annual budget
• Update invoice and billing templates in account software
• Input annual price changes to fee and services in accounting software
• Assist with general accounting and other administrative duties as required
• Provide information to external auditors as required.

Payroll Administration

• Process all payroll transactions based on employee timesheets and employment contracts
• Collect and update employee information to maintain payroll records
• Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave entitlements, disability, and non-taxable wages
• Resolve payroll discrepancies
• Calculate payroll liabilities, such as payroll tax, workers’ compensation payments, etc
• Prepare reports and perform other administrative duties.

Accounts administrators must have a thorough understanding of most accounting packages, such as MYOB, Xero and QuickBooks; while it may also help to understand more complex systems, such as Greentree and other enterprise reporting programs.

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Office & Business Administrator job description

An office administrator (sometimes called an office manager) ensures that all the administrative activities within an organisation are running efficiently, sometimes by overseeing and supervising other employees within the business.

The office administrator may oversee and be responsible for the management of human resources, budgets and business or financial records. These responsibilities will differ depending on the employer and education level of the office administrator.

Some roles that overlap with the office administrator role include:

• Receptionists, who are responsible for greeting clients and suppliers, providing customer service, managing and maintaining the office filing system, sorting mail, and other general administrative duties, such as maintaining office supplies and equipment
  
• Personal assistants, who provide secretarial and administrative support to a senior stakeholder in the business — the chief executive, managing director or other C-level employees.

The typical tasks of an office administrator include:

• Accounting tasks, such as invoicing, budgeting and general bookkeeping
• Scheduling and arrangement meetings and travel and accommodation for senior executives
• Prepare and setup for meetings, including the provision of refreshments and catering
• Ordering office supplies and equipment
• Onboarding and training new employees in correct WHS procedures
• Overseeing the building maintenance, such as engaging tradespeople and cleaning services
• Collect and verify employee timesheets for the payroll officer
• Filing and other administrative tasks, such as sorting mail, receiving and arranging deliveries.

Typically, an office administrator will have previous experience in a senior finance role, but may have previous experience in an entry-level position, such as an administrative assistant, receptionist or personal assistant.

See Certificate in Business Administration Training Courses

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Every accounting program has this accounting information in common

THERE ARE A whole lot of things that all accounting software programs — whether MYOB, Xero, Quickbooks or some other accounting package — have in common.

These being to help businesses:

• manage their transactions
• keep track of money owed to them, or by them to others
• pay their employees and contractors
• provide financial reports at the end of each month, quarter and financial year.

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Confused about Chart of Accounts, General Ledger and Trial Balance?

For non-bookkeeping types these terms can send shivers down the spine, or make your eyes glaze over — but they are the foundation of all account keeping records and every business relies on these processes.

To this end, Jacci, our BAS agent, has created a free Introduction to Bookkeeeping Training Course education guide covering these aspects of accounting in plain English and a simple format. It’s titled, Bookkeeping Basics.

We believe that if people enrol in courses armed with some basic information, it fits with our goals of helping our students become better bookkeepers while getting the most out of the learning experience.

It’s also a great resource for small business owners who want to better understand the accounting aspects of their business!

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• Bookkeeping Basics 2 – Chart of Accounts
• Bookkeeping Basics 3 – Tax Codes
• Bookkeeping Basics 4 – Cash Vs. Accrual Accounting Methods
• Bookkeeping Basics 5 – Debits, Credits, Income & Expenses
• Bookkeeping Basics 6 – Introduction to Credit Control

What’s Cash vs Accrual, Debit-Credit, Income and Expenses?

Find terms like these a little confusing, or don’t really know what they mean? Cash and Accrual relates to the paying of your taxes; this can be on the date you invoiced for the services or the date you received the money in your bank account. Debit-Credit  and Income and Expenses relates to whether an account increases or decreases, but will vary depending on whether it is a credit account or an asset account.

Getting a little lost already? Don’t worry, we cover all of this in our free Bookkeeping Basics Guide.

Then came the GST

The introduction of the GST made all of this a little more complicated, as the tax codes associated with primary produce (FRE) and financial transactions are not taxed like contributions to Super (N-T). Again, it’s covered in Bookkeeping Basics; absolutely free.

The Cash to Cash Cycle

This concept is most relevant for businesses which buy and hold stock and then sell it to customers and give them credit terms to pay. Although this doesn’t apply to all businesses it is a fantastic example of how accounting principles are applied to transactions and why. See the video on credit control.

These free training resources will give you some knowledge about various aspects of the MYOB Accounting Software used by hundreds of thousands of Australian and New Zealand businesses – presented by our course instructors.

These training resources show some of the powerful features that make MYOB a popular choice and utilises internet connectivity to make accounting more accessible to business owners, employees and bookkeepers no matter where they are.

We’ve included over 20 minutes of concise and to the point educational video tutorials which cover

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• working with bank feeds for bank reconciliation, and
• how to code loans from directors.

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• FREE MYOB Training Course Video Tutorial: Edit and Delete Accounts in the Chart of Accounts
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• FREE MYOB Training Course Video Tutorial: Use Receive Money for Loans from Directors
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FREE Introduction to Bookkeeping – Beginner Basics

Learn about the international accounting fundamentals which all accounting programs have in common. This free guide contains definitions and examples about the language used as well as GST information and tax coding information which relates to the Australian bookkeeping market. Terms like:

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• Debtor & Creditor Report
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Getting a little lost already? Don’t worry, we cover all of this in our free Bookkeeping Basics Guide.

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Matching Bank Feed transactions with sales Invoices, deposits and sales receipts is one of the most important yet mundane aspects of the bookkeepers job description. It seems like an easy task until you have to match multiple transactions with one deposit and that gets particularly tricky when you use EFTPOS and other merchant services.

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