Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Kick-start a rewarding and successful career in the finance industry with a Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping.

Gain the skills and knowledge required to work in accounting support roles, such as a bookkeeper, accounts clerk or payroll officer.

You’ll gain practical knowledge of a variety of accounting and bookkeeping tasks performed in the workplace, including completing Business Activity Statements (BAS), preparing financial reports, and establishing and maintaining a payroll system.

This course meets the educational requirements of obtaining the BAS agent registration by the Tax Practitioners Board (TFB).

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In the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping students learn to perform duties such as:

• completing Business Activity Statements (BAS)
• operational reporting
• producing non-complex management reports
• setting up and operating a computer-based financial system
• classifying, recording and reporting accounting information
• establishing and maintaining a payroll system
• managing a small office and ensuring relevant legal requirements are adhered to

After successfully completing this course, students may wish to continue their studies with the Diploma of Accounting (FNS50217).

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Units of study

Prepare financial reports (BSBFIA401)

Introduce cloud computing into business operations (BSBSMB412)

Process financial transactions and extract interim reports (FNSACC311)

Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers (FNSACC312)

Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry (FNSACC408)

Set up and operate a computerised accounting system (FNSACC416)

Complete business activity and instalment activity statements * (FNSTPB401)

Establish and maintain payroll systems* (FNSTPB402)

* Unit required for the FNSSS00004 BAS Agent Registration Skill Set.

Elective units for full-time course:

Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business (BSBSMB401)

Write simple documents (BSBWRT301)

Perform financial calculations (FNSACC313)

Produce spreadsheets (BSBITU304)

Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities (FNSACC414)

Elective units for part-time course:

Evaluate and authorise payment requests (FNSACM401)

Write simple documents (BSBWRT301)

Perform financial calculations (FNSACC313)

Produce spreadsheets (BSBITU304)

Implement effective communication strategies (BSBCMM402)

Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)