Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the principles and practice of manual and computerised Bookkeeping to enable learners to complete bookkeeping accounts and reports in a range of vocational environments.
QQI Level 6 Minor Award Certificate in Bookkeeping – Manual and Computerised (6N4865)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Appraise a bank current account statement to include the reconciliation of any differences between the statement and own records
Extract specific information from a range of reports including debt control from aged debtors and aged creditors reports
Assess key performance indicators to include net profit, cost margins, cash flow, debt control and performance based on actual versus budgeted figures
Set up a range of variables on a computerised bookkeeping system to include customers, suppliers, products, nominal recurring transactions, bank transactions, budget figures and VAT using appropriate rates including resale and non- resale rates
Post nominal recurring transactions and bank transactions on a computerised bookkeeping system and opening balances and foreign currency transactions in appropriate books and accounts
Correct a range of errors not revealed by the Trial Balance, to include errors of principle, errors of prime entry, errors of omission, errors of commission, compensating errors and complete reversal of entries
Amend a source document entry, where appropriate, in the relevant ledger using the computerised system and a receipt payment, which has been reconciled previously in error
Revise customer or supplier contact details, nominal ledger account details, product price lists and own records with data extracted from a bank statement
Complete a bank reconciliation and a reconciliation of sales and purchases ledgers to the control accounts
Create a provision for accruals and prepayments
Issue monthly statements from the sales ledger
Extract data from relevant source documents in order to complete appropriate books of prime entry, using manual and computerised bookkeeping systems to include purchases, sales, receipts, payments and petty cash books
Complete accounts receivable, accounts payable and nominal ledger accounts to include end-of-period tasks
Produce a set of final accounts to include Trading, Profit and Loss account and Balance Sheet on a computerised bookkeeping system
Complete a VAT return form for submission to the Revenue Commissioners
Produce a range of reports from ledgers and other sources to include VAT and departmental analysis.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
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Career Progression
Qualifies graduates for high-demand positions such as Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant, Payroll Clerk, or Administrative Officer.