Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2017

  • 6 Months
  • 120 Course Hours
  • $1,895

Overview

Prepare for a career in the high-demand field of bookkeeping as you master QuickBooks 2017—the leading financial software tool for small businesses. By the end of this program, you’ll be an expert in everything from basic accounting to double-entry bookkeeping. Hands-on activities will help you learn skills including handling accounts receivable and accounts payable, accounting for fixed assets and recording and maintaining inventory accounts. In addition, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to ensure that your accounting methods meet all legal standards. The textbook Bookkeeping Made Simple is included in the cost of the program. You'll need to have QuickBooks 2017 installed on your computer in order to take this program.

What You'll Learn

This program will prepare you to handle bookkeeping for a small business and learn how to use QuickBooks 2017, the leading small business financial software program. This course will enable you to master skills such as:

  • Perform basic bookkeeping equations
  • Set up and utilize QuickBooks
  • Enter data accurately
  • Manage bookkeeping 
  • Use double-entry accounting
  • Understand the impacts of debits and credits for all account types

Upon completion of this course you will:

  • Understand basic bookkeeping and accounting concepts
  • Gain familiarity with closing the books and generating basic financial statements
  • Handle and account for cash, accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions
  • Account for inventory
  • Account for fixed assets and depreciation
  • Utilize purchase and sales orders
  • Understand how to set up a new company file in QuickBooks and learn the basic features and functionality of QuickBooks
  • Locate and create a variety of reports to analyze company performance in QuickBooks
  • Set up, save, import and secure QuickBooks files

Prerequisites

This program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field. You should have an Internet connection and e-mailing capabilities and be familiar with using the Internet. You'll also need to have QuickBooks 2017 installed on your computer in order to complete the QuickBooks-related portion of the program.

Overview

Prepare for a career in the high-demand field of bookkeeping as you master QuickBooks 2017—the leading financial software tool for small businesses. By the end of this program, you’ll be an expert in everything from basic accounting to double-entry bookkeeping. Hands-on activities will help you learn skills including handling accounts receivable and accounts payable, accounting for fixed assets and recording and maintaining inventory accounts. In addition, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to ensure that your accounting methods meet all legal standards. The textbook Bookkeeping Made Simple is included in the cost of the program. You'll need to have QuickBooks 2017 installed on your computer in order to take this program.

What You'll Learn

This program will prepare you to handle bookkeeping for a small business and learn how to use QuickBooks 2017, the leading small business financial software program. This course will enable you to master skills such as:

  • Perform basic bookkeeping equations
  • Set up and utilize QuickBooks
  • Enter data accurately
  • Manage bookkeeping 
  • Use double-entry accounting
  • Understand the impacts of debits and credits for all account types

Upon completion of this course you will:

  • Understand basic bookkeeping and accounting concepts
  • Gain familiarity with closing the books and generating basic financial statements
  • Handle and account for cash, accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions
  • Account for inventory
  • Account for fixed assets and depreciation
  • Utilize purchase and sales orders
  • Understand how to set up a new company file in QuickBooks and learn the basic features and functionality of QuickBooks
  • Locate and create a variety of reports to analyze company performance in QuickBooks
  • Set up, save, import and secure QuickBooks files

Prerequisites

This program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field. You should have an Internet connection and e-mailing capabilities and be familiar with using the Internet. You'll also need to have QuickBooks 2017 installed on your computer in order to complete the QuickBooks-related portion of the program.

Registration Information

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