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1 Year
Face to Face 75% Face to Face Training – Trainer led sessions with in-class experiential activities; Online 25% Online Training – Moodle Based Assessment Tasks
20 hours per week for 40 weeks
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Level 6, 2 Meredith Street, BANKSTOWN NSW 2200
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Professional Body
CPA Australia / Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
CPA / CA ANZ / IPA
Course Content
Prepare financial reports
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to record general journal adjustment entries and to prepare end of period financial reports.
Prepare operational budgets
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to record and prepare payroll documentation and answer payroll queries and process payroll for manual and computerised systems. Implement organisational policy and procedures, and legal and regulatory requirements.
Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to prepare and process routine financial documents, prepare journal entries, post journal entries to ledgers, prepare banking and reconcile financial receipts, and extract a trial balance and interim reports.
Administer subsidiary accounts and Ledgers
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to reconcile and monitor subsidiary accounts in financial accounts receivable systems, identify bad and doubtful debts and plan a recovery action, record creditor invoices, and remit payments to sundry creditors.
Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to work autonomously and in teams to complete work activities relating to the provision of accounting and bookkeeping services.
Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to establish, operate, and modify an integrated computerised accounting system, encompassing processing transactions, maintaining the system, producing reports, and ensuring system integrity.
Complete business activity and instalment activity statements
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to identify and apply compliance requirements to effectively process and complete business activity statements (BAS), instalment activity statements (IAS), and other required reports.
Design and produce spreadsheets
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to identify task purpose and audience, select the most appropriate application to produce spreadsheets, design spreadsheets to suit purpose and information requirements, and format spreadsheets using application functions.
Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to gather data and create financial statements, verify internal and external financial data to confirm accuracy, and review the statements for errors and compliance with accounting standards and organisational procedures.
Establish and maintain payroll systems
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to record and prepare payroll documentation, respond to enquiries, and process payroll data for manual and computerised systems.
Manage personal and professional development
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to manage personal work priorities and professional development, use business technology to organise and prioritise tasks, measure and maintain personal work performance, and participate in networks.
Originate and develop concepts
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to select issues to be explored, assess possible solutions to business issues, brainstorm ideas, and evaluate ideas against identified factors affecting viability.
Use digital technologies to collaborate in a work environment
Students will gain skills and knowledge required to identify collaborative ways of working, assess performance of current collaborative methods, identify available digital technologies, and implement digital technologies according to organisational requirements.
Common Questions
The program for FNS40222 – Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is delivered over 52 weeks with actual student contact hours being 20 hours per week for 40 weeks. It has been divided into 4 terms of 10 weeks each with 12 weeks of holidays.
Students whose first language is not English must provide proof of English language competency by one of the following: a current IELTS score of 6.0 total or above with no band lower than 6.0; proof of completion of an Australian qualification in English language of one year or longer duration; successful completion of an approved English for Academic Purposes course meeting IELTS 6.0 equivalent requirements; or a successful score of Upper Intermediate Level on the School's English Language Placement Test.
Each unit comprises assessment tasks such as written questions, case studies, and practical assessments. Assessments are competency based, with outcomes of Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). If a student receives a 'Not Yet Competent' outcome, they will receive written feedback from a trainer/assessor clearly outlining the gaps, and will be required to rectify these gaps and re-submit their assessment. Students have three (3) attempts to demonstrate competency; otherwise a unit re-enrolment fee applies.
Careers and titles vary across different industry sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include Accounts Officer, Accounts Supervisor, Bookkeeper, and Accounts Payable/Receivable Officer.
The course is delivered 75% face to face through trainer-led sessions with in-class experiential activities, and 25% online through Moodle-based assessment tasks. The primary location listed for this course is Level 6, 2 Meredith Street, Bankstown NSW 2200, with additional campuses in Melbourne (Suite 1, Level 8, 168 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000), Sydney CBD (Level 3, 531 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000), and Parramatta (Level 2, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta NSW 2150).
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