GES2046 - Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
Course Description
Online Bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online Training
Learn Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
Regardless of the industry, all businesses can benefit from using QuickBooks to organize their finances, stay on top of invoices, pay bills on time and track expenses efficiently. This 100% online course will teach you how to use QuickBooks Online for basic accounting, recording income and expenses, and entering checks and bank transfers. Once you complete this course, you will understand how to get your finances in order and be prepared for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam.
Job Outlook for Bookkeepers
- According to PayScale.com, bookkeepers earn on average $17.37 per hour. Experienced bookkeepers can earn over $56,000 annually.
- According to CareerBuilder.com, bookkeeping is a highly transferable skill set for accounting professionals who want to advance into financial analysis or management roles.
- Technology is highly relevant to the bookkeeper's role. Mastering QuickBooks Online is the key to matching bookkeeping skills with expanding requirements for analysis, visual data presentation and reporting that provides value-added to the traditional bookkeeper's duties.
Bookkeeping FAQs
Bookkeepers serve on the front lines of a person, company or organization's financial health. Strong bookkeepers set up, deploy and manage systems that record the flow of funds into and out of an entity's coffers. Using reporting tools and systems, bookkeepers help individuals and operational managers stay aware of and improve an entity's financial status and performance.
QuickBooks® has replaced the manual entry functions of traditional bookkeeping. However, the organization, reporting and use of financial data still rely heavily on human input and processing. Knowing how to automate your bookkeeping practice with QuickBooks is an important aspect to staying competitive in today's job market.
Yes, if you're an expert in the latest version of QuickBooks, you can walk into any small business and immediately organize their finances. QuickBooks is the top-rated accounting software for small businesses, you likely know a company that already uses it.
Course Objectives
- Prepare to sit for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam (QBCU).
- Successfully set up a company file in QuickBooks Online.
- Perform fundamental analysis of accounts, financial documents, and reports.
- Perform essential bookkeeping duties and tasks.
- Apply basic accounting principles (accrual method, depreciation, and so on) to bookkeeping practices.
- Understand fundamental accounting concepts and how QuickBooks works to support these concepts.
Course Outline
Curriculum
I. Introduction to Bookkeeping
II. Accounting Basics
III. Getting Started with QuickBooks Online
IV. The Chart of Accounts
V. Centers and Lists
VI. Bank Accounts
VII. Recording Expenses and Paying Bills
VIII. Credit Cards and Loans
IX. Sales Receipts
X. Invoices, Estimates, and Customizing Sales Forms
XI. Billable Expenses and Customer Credits
XII. Sales Taxes and Reports
XIII. MIDTERM
XIV. Product and Service Items
XV. Managing Inventory
XVI. Managing Projects and Sales
XVII. Progress Invoicing, Late Fees, and Bad Debts
XVIII. Payroll
XIX. Fixed Assets and Loans
XX. Business Entities and Owner Transactions
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
