Book keeping for beginners

Course summary

This book keeping training course is intended to provide an introduction to financial record keeping. It will provide a thorough understanding of how to enter and maintain financial records ready to be used in the preparation of financial statements. This course will enable individuals to communicate confidently with accountants and other finance professionals.

Course outline

This one day book keeping training course will cover:

• fundamental Accounting concepts
• the purpose of double entry bookkeeping
• debit and credits
• the T account
• standard accounting entries
• depreciation
• bad and doubtful debts
• a simple overview of VAT
• the trial balance
• the extended trial balance
• using an extended trial balance to produce a profit and loss account and balance sheet
• a year of free support

This course takes place at the Centre's central London training suite with easy access to mainline rail, tube and bus routes. This book keeping course can also be run in-company for a group of your staff. Call Sally Pearman on 020 7490 3030 for more information.

Who is this course for?

This book keeping course is suitable for anyone who needs to keep track of income and expenditure for their organisations or themselves as individuals. It is particularly suitable for administrators and office managers who are required to maintain and update the financial records for their organisations. A basic knowledge of Excel is helpful but not required.

The Centre works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

The Book keeping for beginners course in London will give you the tools to prepare accurate accounting records that can be used in the preparation of tax returns, VAT returns, financial statements and business plans. It will provide an understanding of fundamental accounting concepts that will develop an understanding of how financial information is prepared.

Other courses to consider

The Centre offers a wealth of opportunities for managers both new and experienced. Some courses you might consider would be Finance skills for non financial managers or Project management.

Course dates

This course is run on request. This means that we will keep your details on file and once we have at least three people interested in the course we will contact you to let you know and to schedule a date. Please contact us to log your interest in this course.

Alternatively we can also run this as an in-company course. Find out more about in-company training.