Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Program Overview

The FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping equips students with fundamental accounting skills and computer proficiency in the accounting field. It covers various aspects of accounting, including financial reporting, payroll systems, spreadsheet design, and tax requirements. Graduates can pursue careers as accounts administrators, bookkeepers, or payroll clerks, or advance their studies in the Diploma of Accounting.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Program Content:
The FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping provides students with basic accounting skills and trains them to use computers in the accounting environment.
• Program Structure:
This qualification reflects accounting positions in financial services and other industries requiring accounting support functions. The course is designed for employees who perform duties such as completing Business Activity Statements (BAS) and other office taxes, operational reporting, producing basic management and job costing reports, preparing budgets, maintaining inventory records, and a payroll system.
• Course Schedule:
Face-to-face: 13.5 hrs/week, Online: 6.5 hrs/week
• Individual Modules with Description:
• FNSACC421 – Prepare financial reports
• FNSTPB412 – Establish and maintain payroll systems
• BSBTEC402 – Design and produce complex spreadsheets
• FNSTPB411 – Complete business activity and instalment activity statements
• FNSACC414 – Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities
• FNSACC411 – Process business tax requirements
• FNSACC426 – Set up and operate computerised accounting systems
• FNSACC405 – Maintain inventory records
• BSBTEC302 – Design and produce spreadsheets
• FNSACC321 – Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
• FNSACC322 – Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
• FNSACC418 – Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry
• FNSACC412 Prepare operational budgets

Careers:

• Graduates of the FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping can pursue employment as:
• Accounts administrator
• Accounts clerk
• Accounts receivable and payable clerk
• Bookkeeper
• Payroll clerk
• They can also further their studies in the FNS50217 Diploma of Accounting.