Senior Bookkeeper Certificate (ICB)

Course details

The ICB Further Education & Training Certificate in Bookkeeping has been developed as part of a comprehensive set of key competencies in Accounting that apply to a wide range of different types of accounting positions in a variety of organisations.

The following two modules make up this qualification: Financial Statements and Cost & Management Accounting.

On completion, learners will be able to perform all monthly and annual bookkeeping; account for asset disposals; do year-end adjustments; analyse financial statements; understand cash flow; complete basic management accounts and have a working knowledge of cost accounting, financial management and business ethics.

UniCollege provides tuition and support towards this ICB qualification and is an accredited ICB training provider.

About the Programme

• This qualification has been developed as a comprehensive set of key competencies in Accounting so that it applies to a wide range of different types of accounting positions in a variety of organisations. This qualification aims at equipping learners to perform the Accounting function in small organisations and to provide support to Accountants and Financial Managers in medium and large organisations.
• On completion of the programme, learners will be able to perform all monthly and annual bookkeeping; account for asset disposals; do year-end adjustments; analyse financial statements; understand cash flow; complete basic management accounts and have a working knowledge of cost accounting, financial management and business ethics.

About the ICB

• The ICB is a professional body that was established in 1931 with the objective of promoting quality training and qualifications for Junior and Senior Bookkeepers, Accounting Technicians and Financial Accountants in Southern Africa.
• All the ICB qualifications are South African based and registered on the NQF and the outcomes are relevant to the South African market. The ICB is owned by the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) and the International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB), both based in the United Kingdom. Together, the ICB, IFA and IAB represent over 35 000 Bookkeepers, Accounting Technicians and Financial Accountants in over 100 countries around the world. Learners, who have achieved certain qualifications of the ICB, may apply for membership of the IFA and IAB.

Programme Benefits

• The programme is unit standards based and aligned to the NQF (National Qualifications Framework)
• The programme allows the learner the right to apply to the ICB to register for the professional bookkeeping designation Certified Senior Bookkeeper - CSBIcb (SA)
• The programme is under the scope of FASSET
• Successful learners can continue with studies towards the NQF Level 5 Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting and the NQF Level 6 National Diploma: Financial Accounting

Career fields

• Junior Accountant
• Assistant Accountant

Modules (Learning Areas)

Please note more detailed outlines per module are available on request.
Financial Statements (48 hours, 12 weeks part-time)

• This module provides skills for depreciable asset disposal, year-end adjustments, preparation and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships, close corporations and companies. It includes a comprehensive study of cash flow statements.

Cost and Management Accounting (48 hours, 12 weeks part-time)

• In this module, learners are introduced to accounting for a manufacturing concern, break even analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and standard costing, financial management and business ethics.