The Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting) will provide you with basic accounting skills and train you to use computers in the accounting environment; leading to careers such as accounts receivable and payable clerks, payroll clerks, bookkeepers, general clerical assistants or trainee accountants.
This course is especially designed for employees who perform duties such as completing Business Activity Statement (BAS) and other office taxes, operational reporting, producing basic management and job costing reports, preparing budgets, maintaining inventory records and making decisions in a legal context.
What Will I Learn
- Prepare financial reports and operational budgets
- Maintain financial records
- Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
- Manage budgets and forecasts
- Produce job costing information
- Maintain asset and inventory records
- Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
- Communicate in the workplace
- Use technology in the workplace
- Apply health and safety practices in the workplace
- Develop and implement policies and practices relevant to bookkeeping activities
- Establish and maintain a Cash Accounting System
- Establish and maintain an Accrual Accounting System
- Carry out Business Activity and Instalment Activity Statement tasks
- Maintain asset and inventory records
- Prepare financial statements
- Establish and maintain a payroll system
- Report on financial activity
- Maintain Own Professional Development