Accounting & Bookkeeping

Course details

About the program

Do you wish you had a better grasp on accounting?
Everyone, whether you wish to become an accountant or just know more about your personal and business finances, can benefit from a better understanding of accounting and bookkeeping.
The IOA Accounting & Bookkeeping course is designed to give you the basics you need to familiarize yourself with accounting and bookkeeping, to prepare yourself to begin a career in the field, and/or to become a better asset to your business. Wouldn't you like to:

Understand the financial side of your business better
Get a head start on your career in accounting or bookkeeping
Better understand how to plan for and prepare taxes

Our Accounting & Bookkeeping offers you the opportunity to learn more about accounting and bookkeeping and expand your horizons on your own time. Get through coursework anytime, anywhere. The IOA Accounting & Bookkeeping course will prepare you for better business practices and/or a career in the field.

What you will learn

The IOA Accounting & Bookkeeping course is specially designed to make this seemingly insurmountable topic accessible and easy. Our focused and specialized course modules will walk you through accounting and bookkeeping step-by-step, making sure you leave this course confident and ready to tackle the financial world. This course will focus on:

The importance of basic accounting practices
Keeping and balancing a business payroll
Tracking business inventory and making sure everything adds up
Keeping track of cash and balancing currency
Proper bookkeeping practices
Profit analysis and shareholder equity
Reporting taxes and preparing your business for an audit (whether internal or external)

Get an IOA education on your own time

Course for?

This is an ideal course for those who:

Want to work in the finance and accounting industries
Own their own business and want to ensure all accounting and bookkeeping is done correctly
Already do accounting and bookkeeping and wish to update their skills
Are interested in the world of accounting and bookkeeping and wish to explore the various tasks that accountants are expected to do
Wish to add value to their current job by bringing more skills to the table
Are planning on opening a small business and want to increase their knowledge of accounting.

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you're already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Career path

After completion of this course, you could:

Take the next step to a career in accounting and bookkeeping
Current employees in the accounting industry could earn a promotion or raise by increasing their skills and knowledge
Confidently do the books and accounting for your own business, home, or other interests
Increase profitability in your own business through an increased understanding of accounting and bookkeeping