ICB Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounts Level 3
Details
Upon completion of this qualification, you will be able to carry out the role of an employed or self-employed bookkeeper, including being able to:
- Reconcile bank statements with the ledgers
- Produce a VAT return
- Control the sales and purchases ledgers
- Post year-end adjustments
- Produce the final accounts for a sole trader, a partnership and a not-for-profit organisation in both manual and computerised systems
The course includes free Sage 50 software which you can use to gain real bookkeeping skills.
Please note: The Sage 50 Accounts software will only work on computers which run Windows 7 or higher, therefore Sage will not run on Windows XP. Sage software will not run on any Apple Macintosh computer. Please email us for full specification and compatibility details
Outline
Unit 1: Underpinning Knowledge
- Understand the importance of adhering to a code of ethical principles
- Understand when and how to take appropriate action to cope with unethical behaviour
- Understand the legal differences between the structures of various types of businesses
- Understand the main accounting concepts that apply
- Understand the different rules that apply when processing VAT transactions
Unit 2: Reconciliation Of Accounts And Correction Of Errors
- Reconcile supplier statements
- Prepare a bank reconciliation statement.
- Use control accounts to reconcile sales and purchase ledgers
- Understand the need to correct errors
- Understand what to do if the trial balance does not balance
- Produce a corrected trial balance
Unit 3: VAT Returns
- Reconcile the VAT account
- Complete a VAT return
Unit 4: Calculate And Post Adjustments To The Ledgers
- Calculate depreciation
- Account for the disposal of fixed assets
- Understand the need to allow for adjustments to the accounts
Unit 5: Final Accounts Of Non-Incorporated Businesses
- Prepare a set of final accounts for a sole trader from a given trial balance
- Prepare a set of final accounts for ‘not-for-profit’ organisations
- Prepare a set of final accounts for a partnership
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