Course Aims and Opportunities
- This course aims to give participants a solid foundation in bookkeeping principles and the SAGE accounting software.
- On completion learners should be able to carry out the bookkeeping function in a small business.
- The qualification is a good addition to the CV of anyone wishing to improve career prospects in office administration or bookkeeping.
- Successful candidates can go on to study other business modules and progress to further qualifications in business or management.
Course Content
Bookkeeping Principles
- Principles of double entry bookkeeping
- Understand basic accounting terms
- Source Documents; Payment Methods
- Purchases, purchases returns, sales and sales returns books
with VAT analysis - Payment book and receipt book – analysed
- Post and maintain debtors, creditors and nominal accounts
- Control Accounts
- Extract a Trial Balance
- VAT calculations
- Bank Reconciliation
Computerised Accounts
- Set up new customers, suppliers and nominal accounts
- Set up stock/product codes and details
- Enter opening balances
- Issue, print and post sales invoices and credit notes
- Post debtors’ receipts
- Post purchases invoices, credit notes
- Post creditors’ payments
- Post current bank account receipts and payments
- Post and maintain petty cash imprest
- Verify entries made and correct errors
- Copy, backup and restore data files
Course Work
Assignment (50%): Candidates will manually complete a set of books to trial balance, including VAT and bank reconciliation.
Examination (50%): Using a computerised accounts package candidates will set up a company, setup accounts, post transactions, VAT 3 and produce various month-end reports.
Entry Requirements
QQI Level 4, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or life or work experience.