Intuit Bookkeeping Professional Certificate
Launch your career in bookkeeping. Gain the professional skills you need to succeed in the bookkeeping field. No degree or prior experience required.
About this Professional Certificate
Whether you are starting out or looking for a career change, the Intuit Bookkeeping Professional Certificate prepares you for a variety of jobs in public accounting, private industry, government, and non-profit organizations—and for the Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional exam. If you are detail-oriented and passionate about solving clients’ problems, this program is for you. You’ll gain a foundational understanding of accounting principles and an introduction to QuickBooks Online through hands-on practice working with real-world accounting scenarios. Upon completion, you’ll be ready to take the Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional exam. With this certification, you will be qualified to apply for a position as a bookkeeper at Intuit QuickBooks Live or anywhere in the field. To learn more, visit https://home.pearsonvue.com/intuit.
Build a foundation of bookkeeping concepts and accounting measurement.
Learn how to work through the phases of the accounting cycle to produce key financial statements.
Practice interpreting and analyzing financial statements to make key business decisions.
You will need access to spreadsheet software (Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or the equivalent) for some activities in this course. No previous accounting or bookkeeping experience necessary.
Disclaimer: While this program aims to provide you with bookkeeping skills, completion is not a guarantee, or condition, of employment at Intuit or in the bookkeeping field.
Applied Learning Project
In this Professional Certificate, you will dive deep into realistic customer scenarios to apply your knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting. You’ll get to review and reconcile accounts, record business transactions, and balance books to produce key financial statements for a variety of business types.
If you are looking to take the QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Certification exam, sign up for the ProAdvisor Program or log into your existing QBO Accountant subscription.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Build a foundation of basic bookkeeping concepts and accounting measurement.
• Learn how to work through the various phases of the accounting cycle to produce key financial statements.
• Practice interpreting and analyzing financial statements to make key business decisions.
• Define accounting and the concepts of accounting measurement.
SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
• Double-Entry Bookkeeping System
• Bookkeeping
• Bank Reconciliations
• Accounting Concepts and Measurement
• Basis Of Accounting
• accounting software
• Accounting Cycle
• Creating Financial Statements
• Accounts receivable and cash receipts
• Inventory costing methods
• PP&E Accounting
• Asset Accounting
LEARNER CAREER OUTCOMES
36% Started a new career after completing this specialization.
11% Got a pay increase or promotion.
Shareable Certificate
• Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online courses
• Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible Schedule
• Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
Beginner Level
• While no degree is required, you should possess strong analytical and mathematical skills. Additionally, you should be detail-oriented and organized.
Approximately 4 months to complete
• Suggested pace of 4 hours/week
English
• Subtitles: English
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Hands-On Projects
Apply your skills with hands-on projects and build a portfolio that showcases your job readiness to potential employers. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to earn your Certificate.
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There are 4 Courses in this Professional Certificate
COURSE 1 - Bookkeeping Basics
This is the first course in a series of four that will give you the skills needed to start your career in bookkeeping. If you have a passion for helping clients solve problems, this course is for you. In this course, you will be introduced to the role of a bookkeeper and learn what bookkeeping professionals do every day. You will dive into the accounting concepts and terms that will provide the foundation for the next three courses. You will learn how to work your way through the accounting cycle and be able to read and produce key financial statements.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
-Define accounting and the concepts of accounting measurement
-Explain the role of a bookkeeper and common bookkeeping tasks and responsibilities
-Summarize the double entry accounting method
-Explain the ethical and social responsibilities of bookkeepers in ensuring the integrity of financial information.
No previous bookkeeping or accounting experience required.
COURSE 2 - Assets in Accounting
In this second course, you will dive deeper into the world of bookkeeping and focus on accounting for assets. If you are familiar with bookkeeping basics, such as double entry accounting, you are ready for this course. You will gain an understanding of common asset types, learn how to account for inventory, calculate cost of goods sold, and work with Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E). Upon completing this course, you will use your new knowledge of assets to record transactions and produce financial statements for increasingly complex business situations.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
-Summarize the common types of assets a business may have
-Describe the importance of control over inventory
-Outline how depreciation expense is reported on an income statement
-Illustrate how transactions can be recorded in terms of the resulting change in the elements of the accounting equation.
Course 1 Bookkeeper Basics, or the equivalent, is a recommended prerequisite for this course.
COURSE 3 - Liabilities and Equity in Accounting
In this third course, you will learn about liability and equity accounts and its effect on the balance sheet. If you have mastered bookkeeping basics and understand accounting assets, you are ready to jump into Liabilities and Equity in Accounting. You will explore the various types of liability, including: current and long term, payroll, and sales tax. Additionally, you will learn about the equity portion of the accounting equation and how to account for changes in owner’s equity.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
-Describe the three main characteristics of liabilities.
-Demonstrate an understanding of the basic payroll accounting functions and tasks.
-Compare and contrast the different types of equity
-Use the accounting equation to describe the financial position of an organization.
Courses 1 and 2 in the Intuit Bookkeeping Professional Certificate, or the equivalent, are recommended prerequisites for this course.
COURSE 4 - Financial Statement Analysis
In the final course of this certificate, you will apply your skills towards financial statement analysis. If you have the foundational concepts of accounting under your belt, you are ready to put them into action in this course. Here, you will learn how to reconcile different types of accounts, check for accuracy, and troubleshoot errors. Additionally, you will practice how to apply different analytical methods to key financial statements and understand how these methods inform a variety of business decisions.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
-Describe and illustrate the use of a bank reconciliation in controlling cash
-Outline the purpose of financial statements in relationship to decision making
-Describe basic financial statement analytical methods
-Apply quantitative skills to analyze business health
Courses 1-3 in the Intuit Bookkeeping Professional Certificate, or the equivalent, are recommended prerequisites for this course.
Offered by Intuit
As a global technology platform, Intuit's vision is to build the world’s largest professional network that gives tax, bookkeeping, and financial experts confidence and empowers them with intelligent tools and development paths to provide an exceptional experience to our customers and make them successful in their financial lives.
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