Maybe you want your own client list rather than a payslip. This pathway covers the books, VAT, payroll and Xero. Then it shows you how to set your own practice up.
Two jobs, one pathway. You learn the ledger, then the launch.
Bookkeepers can take clients from home. Many start as a side income.
Xero sits at the centre. Sage, QuickBooks and Excel sit beside it.
Small firms need books kept, VAT filed and payroll run. Some bookkeepers do that in house. Others do it for a list of clients.
Keep the ledger straight for one firm or many.
Support a finance team with daily entries.
Run invoices, bills and supplier records.
Process pay runs and keep records tidy.
Help with reporting, budgets and month end.
Set clients up and keep their file clean.
Take your own clients and set your own rates.
Raise bills and chase what is owed.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every employer is different. Some roles ask for experience or further study.
The bookkeeping first, then the business build on top.
Three things worth knowing.
One to one mentoring from a business coach, alongside tutor support.
Student membership of the International Association of Bookkeepers.
Webinar recordings, industry updates and a global bookkeeper community.
Issued by the college once you finish
Yours once the modules are done.
Credits you can put toward professional development.
ICOES and the CPD Standards Office stand behind the pathway.
Your own clients, or a job in accounts.
An advisor walks you through the modules.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Log in and open the first module.
None needed. It opens at the fundamentals and builds from there.
About 220 hours of study, with access for a year.
None, ever. You work through the modules at your pace.
Xero mainly. You also touch Sage, QuickBooks and Excel.
The business modules take you from plan to launch. The rest is you.
It is not. Not accredited by QQI, and not a national qualification.
There is a 14 day money back guarantee, less the admin fee.
This pathway is run by The Career Academy, an online college.
The college is a Xero Partner and an IAB Accredited Training Provider. It is also an AAT Approved Training Provider.
Picture the first invoice going out under your own name.