Bookkeeping

Course details

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
• 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 A/cs and Bank Reconciliation
• Extract a Trial Balance
• Produce simple Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet
• Complete VAT 3 form for return to Revenue Commissioners
• Explain basic accounting terms.

Computerised Accounts

• Set up new customers, suppliers and nominal accounts
• Set up stock/produce codes and details
• Enter opening balances
• Issue, print and post sales invoices and credit notes
• Post debtors’ payments
• Post purchases invoices, credit notes and creditor 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