Foundations of Bookkeeping: A Complete Training Course
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Overview
Hays says UK recruiters register over 1,500 new finance roles every month, showing steady demand for accounts support skills. Yet many beginners find bookkeeping confusing when invoices, ledgers, VAT, payroll, bad debts and reconciliations are not organised clearly.
The Foundations of Bookkeeping Course UK helps learners build confidence with everyday financial records and accounting software awareness. This online bookkeeping training covers QuickBooks, Xero, nominal ledgers, sales, purchases, suppliers, petty cash, VAT, payroll, wages, bank reconciliation, credit control and financial reporting. It suits beginners, aspiring bookkeepers, office administrators, small business owners, finance students and career changers preparing for freelance, in-house or accounts support work.
Study from home and prepare for Junior Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Payroll Clerk and Senior Bookkeeper roles in UK workplaces today.
Key Benefits Included
► Accredited by CPD
► Endorsed by QLS (Quality Licence Scheme)
► Instant Access
► 24/7 Learning Assistance
► Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
► Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
► Developed by qualified professionals in the field
Learning Outcomes
This course builds bookkeeping, accounting software, VAT, payroll, reconciliation and reporting knowledge for learners entering finance support roles online.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
► Set up and manage bookkeeping records in QuickBooks and Xero.
► Handle nominal ledgers, sales, purchases, customers and suppliers accurately.
► Manage petty cash, VAT, payroll and wages with confidence.
► Complete bank reconciliations and prepare clear financial reports online.
► Process sundry payments, receipts, bad debts and credit records.
► Produce useful finance reports for business decision-making and control.
Who is This Course For?
This course suits learners who want online bookkeeping training for finance support, small business records, accounting software or career development.
► Beginners wanting to learn bookkeeping foundations from home with guidance.
► Aspiring bookkeepers preparing for entry-level finance and accounts roles.
► Small business owners managing accounts, VAT, payroll and cash flow.
► Office administrators handling invoices, receipts and financial records regularly.
► Finance students building bookkeeping and accounting software awareness online.
► Career changers entering bookkeeping, payroll or finance admin routes.
Certification
CPD Certification
After successfully completing the assessment of this Foundations of Bookkeeping: A Complete Training course, you can apply for the CPD accredited certificates.
PDF certificate: £9.99
Hardcopy certificate: £15.99
Career Opportunities
This course supports UK bookkeeping, accounts, payroll and finance admin routes where record keeping, software knowledge and reporting skills can support career growth.
► Junior Bookkeeper — Average UK salary: £22,000–£28,000 per year
► Bookkeeper — Average UK salary: £24,000–£35,000 per year
► Accounts Assistant — Average UK salary: £32,750–£38,750 per year
► Payroll Administrator — Average UK salary: £22,000–£35,000 per year
► Accounting Technician — Average UK salary: £24,000–£35,000 per year
► Credit Controller — Average UK salary: £21,000–£32,000 per year
► Freelance Bookkeeper — Average UK rate: £25–£50 per hour
Course Curriculum
The course covers a wide range of essential topics, including:
QuickBooks
► The Structure of the Course – First Things First!
► Set Up Free Trial
► Starting a New Company File
► Enter Opening Balances
► Reverse Opening Balances – Accruals and Prepayments
► Report Journal
► Amend the Nominal Ledger
► Report Listing the Nominal Ledgers
► Enter Customers
► Report on Customer Contact Information
► Enter Suppliers
► Supplier Contact List
► Enter Invoices
► Invoice Entering
► Invoice Batch
► Post Sales Credit Notes
► Report Showing Customer Activity
► Aged Debtors
► Post Supplier Invoices
► Entering a Batch of Supplier Bills
► Credit Notes Suppliers
► Reclassify Supplier Bills – Flash Bulbs Purchased
► Supplier Account Activity Report
► Post Cheques
► Report Showing Supplier Payments
► Receipts from Customers
► Report Showing Customer Receipts
► Post Petty Cash Transactions and Report
► Post Cash Payments to Ledgers
► Enter Petty Cash Items
► Report on Petty Cash Payments Proper
► Post Sundry Payments
► Report Bank Payments
► VAT Return
► Reconcile the Bank
► Provide a Report Showing Any Unreconciled Transaction
► Post the Wages Journal
► Posting Journal Adjustments
► Month End Adjustments
► Month End Reports
► Task – Clearing the Accounts
► Task – Customer Report
► Course Paper
► Further Reading – QuickBooks Online 2014: The Handbook
Xero Accounting
► Introduction to the Course and Your Tutor
► Activating Your Free Trial with Xero
► Signing Up for the Free Trial
► Create the Organisation
► The Fictitious Scenario
► Add Bank Accounts to the System
► Enter Opening Balances
► Opening Trial Balance
► Amend the Nominal Ledger
► Chart of Accounts Report
► Enter Customers
► Reporting Customer and Supplier Information
► Enter Invoices
► Invoicing Tips – Adding Logo, Repeat Billing
► Entering Invoices 6574 to 6610
► Post Credit Notes
► Report Showing Customer Activity
► Aged Debtors
► Post Supplier Invoices
► Enter Supplier Invoices 6028 Onwards
► Enter More Supplier Invoices No. 4308 Onwards
► Credit Notes Suppliers
► Supplier Activity Report
► Aged Creditors Info
► Receipts from Customers
► Apply Customer Credit Notes
► Post Supplier Cheques
► Apply Supplier Credit Notes
► Print List of Bank Receipts and Payments
► Post Sundry Payments
► Make a Credit Card Payment
► Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 1
► Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 2
► Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 3
► Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 4
► Imprest System on Petty Cash
► Print a Copy of Petty Cash Receipts and Payments
► Writing Off a Bad Debt – Print Customer Statement
► Write Off a Bad Debt
► Reconcile the Credit Card Statement
► Bank Statement as a CSV File
► Bank Statement Closing Balances
► Reconcile the Petty Cash
► Wages and Salaries
► Post the Wages Journal
► Report Wages Journal
► Payday
► Pay the Two Staff
► Depreciation
► VAT Return
► Month End Reports – PnL, BS, TB
► Using Payroll
► Setting Up Employees
► Running Payroll – An Example
► Recap and Next Steps
► What Happens Next
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Course Curriculum
| **Quickbook** | |||
| Getting prepared - access the software and course materials | |||
| The structure of the course – first things first! | 00:05:00 | ||
| Set up free trial | 00:03:00 | ||
| Getting started | |||
| Starting A New Company File | 00:11:00 | ||
| Setting up the system | |||
| Enter opening balances | 00:02:00 | ||
| Reverse opening balances – accruals and prepayments | 00:06:00 | ||
| Report Journal | 00:05:00 | ||
| Nominal ledger | |||
| Amend The Nominal Ledger | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report listing the nominal ledgers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Customers | |||
| Enter customers | 00:09:00 | ||
| Report on customer contact information | 00:01:00 | ||
| Suppliers | |||
| Enter Suppliers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Supplier Contact List | 00:02:00 | ||
| Sales ledger | |||
| Enter Invoices | 00:09:00 | ||
| Invoice Entering | 00:03:00 | ||
| Invoice batch | 00:06:00 | ||
| Post Sales Credit Notes | 00:08:00 | ||
| Report showing Customer Activity | 00:03:00 | ||
| Aged Debtors | 00:02:00 | ||
| Purchases ledger | |||
| Post Supplier Invoices | 00:03:00 | ||
| Entering a Batch of Supplier Bills | 00:09:00 | ||
| Credit Notes Suppliers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Reclassify Supplier Bills – Flash Bulbs Purchased | 00:04:00 | ||
| Supplier Account Activity Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Cheques | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report showing supplier payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sundry receipts | |||
| Receipts from customers | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report showing customer receipts | 00:02:00 | ||
| Petty cash | |||
| Post Petty Cash Transactions and Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Post cash payments to ledgers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Enter petty cash items | 00:14:00 | ||
| Report on Petty Cash Payments Proper | 00:05:00 | ||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:05:00 | ||
| Report Bank Payments | 00:03:00 | ||
| VAT - Value Added Tax | |||
| VAT Return | 00:03:00 | ||
| Bank reconciliation | |||
| Reconcile The Bank | 00:10:00 | ||
| Provide A Report Showing Any Unreconnciled Transaction | 00:02:00 | ||
| Payroll / Wages | |||
| Post the Wages Journal | 00:08:00 | ||
| Posting Journal Adjustments | 00:02:00 | ||
| Reports | |||
| Month end adjustments | 00:03:00 | ||
| Month end reports | 00:06:00 | ||
| Tasks | |||
| Task- Crearing the accounts | 00:06:00 | ||
| Task – Customer report | 00:01:00 | ||
| Additional Resources | |||
| Course Paper | 00:00:00 | ||
| Further Reading – QuickBooks Online 2014 The Handbook | 00:00:00 | ||
| **Xero Accounting** | |||
| Getting Prepared - Access the software and course materials | |||
| Introduction To The Course And Your Tutor | 00:04:00 | ||
| Activating Your Free Trial With Xero | 00:02:00 | ||
| Getting started | |||
| Signing Up For The Free Trial | 00:04:00 | ||
| Create The Organisation | 00:08:00 | ||
| The Ficticious Scenario | 00:02:00 | ||
| Setting up the system | |||
| Add Bank Accounts To The System | 00:14:00 | ||
| Enter Opening Balances | 00:07:00 | ||
| Opening Trial Balance | 00:01:00 | ||
| Nominal ledger | |||
| Amend The Nominal Ledger | 00:06:00 | ||
| Chart Of Accounts Report | 00:01:00 | ||
| Customers & Suppliers | |||
| Enter customers | 00:07:00 | ||
| Reporting Customer And Supplier Information | 00:02:00 | ||
| Sales ledger | |||
| Enter Invoices | 00:07:00 | ||
| Invoicing tips – adding logo, repeat billing | 00:09:00 | ||
| Entering Invoices 6574 to 6610 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Post Credit Notes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Report Showing Customer Activity | 00:08:00 | ||
| Aged Debtors | 00:02:00 | ||
| Suppliers | |||
| Post supplier invoices | 00:09:00 | ||
| Enter suppliers invoices 6028 onwards | 00:14:00 | ||
| Enter More Supplier Invoices No 4308 Onwards | 00:06:00 | ||
| Credit Notes Suppliers | 00:02:00 | ||
| Supplier Activity Report | 00:04:00 | ||
| Aged Creditors Info | 00:01:00 | ||
| Reciepts from Customers | 00:10:00 | ||
| Apply Customer Credit Notes | 00:05:00 | ||
| Purchases ledger | |||
| Post Supplier Cheques | 00:08:00 | ||
| Apply Supplier Credit Notes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Print List Of Bank Receipts And Payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:07:00 | ||
| Make a credit card payment | 00:08:00 | ||
| Sundry payments | |||
| Post Sundry Payments | 00:07:00 | ||
| Make a credit card payment | 00:08:00 | ||
| Petty Cash | |||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 1 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 3 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Add Petty Cash Transactions – Week 4 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Imprest System on Petty Cash | 00:04:00 | ||
| Print a Copy of Petty Cash Receipts and Payments | 00:01:00 | ||
| Bad Debt | |||
| Writing Off A Bad Debt – Print Customer Statement | 00:02:00 | ||
| Write Off A Bad Debt | 00:09:00 | ||
| Credit Card | |||
| Reconcile The Credit Card Statement | 00:09:00 | ||
| Bank Reconciliation | |||
| Bank Statement As A CSV File | 00:27:00 | ||
| Bank Statement Closing Balances | 00:11:00 | ||
| Reconcile The Petty Cash | 00:05:00 | ||
| Payroll / Wages | |||
| Wages And Salaries | 00:09:00 | ||
| Post the Wages Journal | 00:07:00 | ||
| Report Wages Journal | 00:02:00 | ||
| Payday | 00:11:00 | ||
| Pay The Two Staff | 00:05:00 | ||
| VAT - Value Added Tax | |||
| Depreciation | 00:04:00 | ||
| VAT Return | 00:03:00 | ||
| Reports | |||
| Month End Reports PnL, BS, TB | 00:05:00 | ||
| Payroll unit | |||
| Using Payroll | 00:12:00 | ||
| Setting Up Employees | 00:10:00 | ||
| Running Payroll – An Example | 00:14:00 | ||
| Conclude | |||
| Recap And Next Steps | 00:06:00 | ||
| What happens next | 00:02:00 | ||
| Certification | |||
| Order Your Certificate | 00:00:00 | ||
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Course Reviews
The Foundations of Bookkeeping Course UK is an online training course covering bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Xero, VAT, payroll, bank reconciliation and reporting. It helps learners build finance record-keeping knowledge for business, accounts support and bookkeeping career routes.
Yes, this course is suitable for beginners who want to learn bookkeeping from the start. It covers financial records, ledgers, sales, purchases, suppliers, payroll, VAT and reports in clear stages for new learners and career changers.
You will learn how to manage accounts using QuickBooks and Xero, record sales and purchases, handle customers and suppliers, manage petty cash, process VAT, support payroll, complete bank reconciliation and prepare useful financial reports.
Yes, this course includes both QuickBooks and Xero Accounting topics. Learners can study company setup, opening balances, ledgers, invoices, credit notes, supplier records, bank reconciliation, payroll entries, VAT returns and month-end reporting tasks.
This course can support learning for Junior Bookkeeper, Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Payroll Clerk, Credit Controller and Freelance Bookkeeper roles. Career progress depends on software confidence, experience, wider qualifications and employer requirements.
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