COMPUTERISED BOOKKEEPING Level 2 Certificate

Level 2
Cullyhanna Wald Centre

Overview

This course provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to set-up a computerised accounting system, prepare business documents, process a wide range of transactions from source documents and produce reconciliations and reports. The programme will also enable you to use Sage software suitable for the production of business accounts.

The Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping qualification is specifically aimed at learners who wish to further their studies of computerised accounting and gain a qualification at Level 2 of the regulated qualification framework. Students will already have achieved the IAB Level 1 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping using Sage Cloud.

Owners of small businesses should also find this qualification useful, as it gives coverage of the use of commercially available computerised software suitable for maintaining accounts for a small business.

The qualification is made up of the following units:

Principles of Computerised Accounting and VAT:
- Understand the basics of computerised accounting.
- Understand terms used in accounting.
- Recognise source documents and understand their purpose.
- Understand the basics of the VAT system.
- Understand HMRC VAT rules.
- Understand the purpose of VAT accounts and the VAT return.

Use a computerised accounting system:
- Set up a computerised accounting system.
- Generate and use source documents.
- Account for cash sales and sundry income.
- Process customer receipts and refunds.
- Process supplier payments and refunds.
- Process payments through the bank current account.
- Process petty cash transactions.
- Reconcile the balance on the bank current account.
- Prepare and post journal entries.
- Generate reports.

Students will be assessed through an online knowledge test and an examination.

In addition to the course fees, you will be required to pay a £50.00 IAB Student Membership fee directly to IAB. You will not be eligible to sit the assessment unless this fee is paid.