This Certificate IV Financial Services Bookkeeping Courses & Our MYOB Short & Distance Learning Courses are taught by fully Accredited Trainers who are industry experienced, working & qualified MYOB Certified Consultants.

This comprehensive course is designed for people who wish to have a career as a professional contract bookkeeper, either working under the direction of a Tax Agent/Public Accountant, for a Bookkeeping Business or Franchise or in their own Bookkeeping Business as a BAS Service Provider.

This 17 day course includes comprehensive bookkeeping training using MYOB and the FNS40207 Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping) which is the Australia wide accredited qualification for bookkeeping.

The Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping) FSN40207 has been approved as a Traineeship.

The Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping) FNS40207 has received Centerlink Austudy and Pensioner Education Supplement approval.  Please quote Institution reference number 4P774 when contacting Centerlink. 

Group One – Workplace Basics
1. FNSICGEN304B - Apply health and safety practices in the workplace
2. FNSICGEN302B - Use technology in the workplace

Group Two – Establish & Maintain a Bookkeeping System
1. FNSICGEN301B - Communicate in the workplace
2. FNSBKPG402A - Establish and maintain a Cash Accounting System
3. FNSBKPG403A - Establish and maintain an Accrual Accounting System
4. FNSACCT407B - Set up and operate a computerised Accounting System
5. FNSBKPG405A - Establish and maintain a payroll system
6. FNSACCT405B - Prepare financial statements

Group Three – Bookkeeping Policies & Practices
1. FNSICIND401B - Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
2. FNSBKPG401A - Develop and implement policies and practices relevant to bookkeeping activities

Group Four – End of Period Financial Reports & Activity Statements
1. FNSACCT406B - Maintain asset and inventory records
2. BSBADM408A - Prepare financial reports
3. FNSBKPG404A - Carry out Business Activity and Instalment Activity Statement tasks

We have carefully chosen the elective units in this unique qualification to ensure that our graduates are competent to be employed in a bookkeeping and clerical accounting role.

Included in the delivery of this qualification are all of the modules of a 6 day MYOB for the Professional Bookkeeper and Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting course.

Group One – Workplace Basics covers two of the industry core subjects, FNSICGEN304B - Apply health and safety practices in the workplace and FNSICGEN302B - Use technology in the workplace which are mandatory subjects for all Financial Services qualifications at any level.

The six units in Group Two – Establish & Maintain a Bookkeeping System are assessed as a single group cluster thus enabling us to teach all of the units in as a single subject. Consequently we do not have to duplicate any of our training or assessments thus dramatically reducing the teaching time in comparison with a TAFE college which teaches one unit at a time.

The two units in Group Three – Bookkeeping Policies & Practices and the three units in Group Four – End of Period Financial Reports & Activity Statements are also assessed as single group clusters.

In the past introductory accounting concepts and principles have been taught using a manual accounting system approach. However we have adopted the view that it is more important for students to learn to operate a computer accounting system such as MYOB to perform these activities.

Therefore in addition to 11 days of lectures, students will receive six days of extensive self-paced training in MYOB before starting on the assessments.

For the practical assessment tests we have created a scenario case study and have written a 38 page Policy & Procedures Manual which the student will be required to refer to for specific instructions on how that particular business operates. The purpose of this scenario and manual is, as far as possible, to simulate an actual workplace experience in the classroom.

Students will be required to first set up a company file, chart of accounts, opening balances, customers, suppliers, inventory items, tax codes and payroll records for this entity in a computerised accounting system and then to enter an entire month’s transactions comprising of creditors invoices and payments of suppliers, sales invoices, adjustment notes and banking, petty cash, credit card and direct debit transactions, reconciliations of bank accounts and subsidiary ledgers and payroll transactions. End of period reporting, bad debt and end of year processes will complete the assessment.

All of the processing of accounting transactions will be conducted using MYOB. Accounting principles and concepts including accounting entities, chart of accounts, the accounting equation & double entry bookkeeping will be covered and assessed. We will not be teaching manual accounting procedures as we believe that the introduction of GST and the requirement to report transactions on the Business Activity Statement (BAS) on a cash basis, as well as an accrual basis, have rendered manual accounting almost redundant and it is far more important that students have an extensive knowledge of computerised accounting systems, such as MYOB and QuickBooks.

As a consequence our students will be competent in MYOB as well as in basic bookkeeping and accounting principles.

What does the course include?

The following learning materials will be provided for this course:
* MYOB Student Edition CD
* CD of self-paced Exercises
* Ready To Go with MYOB course Manual
* MYOB Advanced Payroll Manual
* MYOB Advanced GST & BAS Manual
* MYOB Advanced Features Manual
* Working in the Financial Services Industry textbook
* Integrated Accounting for the Office textbook
* Australian Master Bookkeepers Guide textbook
* Introduction to Bookkeeping & Accounting Study Guide, PowerPoint slides and Exercise Book
* Setting-up and Maintaining a Bookkeeping System Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
* Working in the Bookkeeping Industry Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
* Bookkeeping Policies and Practices Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
* End-of-Period Financial Reports & Activity Statements Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
* USB Flash Drive for use in completing my assessments (this remains the property of BIA and must be returned when all assignments are complete)

Suite 1115 & 1118, 401 Docklands Drive, Docklands, Victoria 3008. The courses central location allows for easy access from all parts of Melbourne and has ample parking.