Course details
This is a basic course in accounting for the beginner to grasp the important concepts. It enables the successful participant to be able to record financial transactions, summarise the recorded information, prepare adjusting journal entries and prepare basic financial statements. It is the foundation (a pre-requsite) for many accounting and analysis courses.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between types of business transactions and documentation, recognizing relevant basic business law and data protection legislation
- Prepare basic ledger accounts under the double entry system
- Record income and receipts from credit customers
- Explain and account for irrecoverable debts
- Record purchases, expenditure, and payments to suppliers
- Account for banking transactions
- Prepare general cash and petty cash records
- Produce bank reconciliation statements
- Record payroll transactions
- Prepare and reconcile control accounts
- Prepare an initial trial balance identifying and correcting errors using journal entries
Target Audience
Those inpiduals whose current or future responsibilities may require knowledge of basic accounting/book-keeping and who have little related knowledge or experience
Entry Requirements
Basic Business Mathematics 200
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