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Certificate IV in Accounting & Bookkeeping

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Estimated Time
27 Weeks
At 12 hours per week
Description

The full program course provides students with a structured program to achieve a Cert IV in Accounting & Bookkeeping. This is the most efficient way to kickstart your career in accounting.

Course Details

Have you always loved crunching numbers? Then a Certificate IV in Accounting & Bookkeeping could be the perfect starting point for a rewarding career.

With over 20 years of industry and teaching experience, Baywater Institute's teachers are dedicated to giving you job ready skills that make you well-equipped to compete in a challenging job market.

You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs (such as MYOB, Xero and Quickbooks), plus how to prepare financial statements, forecasts and budgets, maintain a payroll system and prepare GST BAS report for companies of different sizes.

Your Teacher
Gordon Chen

Over 20 years teaching experience, Gordon shares a passion for all things numbers and data. Formerly, he was an academic at Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney and visiting MBA Professor at Sun Yat-Sen University.

Curriculum

CertIV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is level 4 AQTF qualification and based on the FNS40217 financial service training package. There are 8 units of core subjects and 5 units of elective subjects. Students may need to complete all the required subjects before they can be awarded with the full certificate.

1
FNSACC321
Process financial transactions & extract interim reports
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
2
FNSACC322
Administer subsidiary accounts & ledgers
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
3
FNSACC421
Prepare Financial Reports
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
4
FNSACC418
Work Effectively in the Accounting & bookkeeping Industry
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
5
FNSACC426
Set Up & Operate Computerised Accounting Systems
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
6
FNSTPB411
Completing BAS Reports
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
7
FNSTPB412
Establish & Maintain Payroll Systems
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
8
FNSACC414
Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
9
FNSACC412
Prepare operational budgets
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
10
BSBTEC302
Develop & Produce Spreadsheet
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
1
BSBTEC301
Design & produce business documents
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
2
FNSACC407
Produce Job Costing Information
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.
3
BSBWRT311
Write Simple Documents
You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs.

Real World Industry Experience

CertIV in Accounting and Bookkeeping, and the Diploma of Accounting are vocational training programs which provide students with fundamental concepts of accounting and hands on operating skills. Students are taught by teachers with extensive accounting industry experiences. Students also have many opportunities to practice their accounting skills in class and in an internship environment in an accounting firm after they complete the course.

In Partnership With
BNG Consultancy

Founded in Sydney in 2005, BNG Consultancy is an Australian Financial Services firm that works with Australia's leading SME's and private entities. They have provided accounting and financial services to businesses and individuals from all walks of life.

Practical Experience

Accounting is mainly driven by practical technical skills. Apart from understanding tax law compliance and accounting standards, students will build solid, practical experiences through the internship program.

Guaranteed Internship

Students who successfully complete the CertIV in Accounting and Bookkeeping, or Diploma of Accounting will be guaranteed an internship in a professional accounting firm. During the internship, students will train extensively in different aspects of accounting practice. This includes financial statements preparation for SMEs, GST BAS PAYG quarter and annual report preparation, and income tax return preparation for Individual, Trust, Partnership and Company.

Reference Letter

Upon completion of the internship, students will receive an official reference letter from the accounting firm. This provides solid proof of experience to support their pursuit in their future accounting career.

Career Opportunities

Accountant
Accounts Officer
Controller
BAS Agent
Payroll Officer
Bookkeeper
Treasury Officer
Consultant
Analyst
Procurement Officer
Assistant Accountant
Accounts Receivable

Minimum Entry Requirements

Course Fees

Average Salary
$71,912

You will learn to use essential industry tools and programs (such as MYOB or Xero).

Our Alumni

Collectively, the team at Baywater have over 30 years experience in industry and in academia. Over this time, we have produced many success stories. Here are just some of them.

I learnt so much during my time at Baywater. I became experienced in using accounting software such as MYOB, bookkeeping practices, and preparing and finalising financial statements and tax returns for individuals, trusts and companies. 

Catherine Xie
China Southern Grid Co.
Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)
University of Sydney

While studying "Business Activity and Instalment Activity Statement", I interned part time at BNG - where I developed most of my practical accounting skills. I now work at State Street in their Hangzhou office specialising in the Australian market.

Yang Yanjie
State Street
Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)
University of Hull, England

The course provided by Baywater uses practical examples and detailed explanations to help me quickly understand the content of the course and solve the corresponding problems in my work in a short period of time.

Mia Mi
Junior Accountant
Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)
Macquarie University, Sydney
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