If you know your way around books but not the software, start here. Three certificates run from the basics through payroll to fixed assets, budgets and reporting. Forty hours, with the official Xero certification.
Fixed assets, budgets and tracking are the advanced end.
Payroll sits inside the diploma, not as an extra.
A year with the Institute of Public Accountants comes with it.
Firms that live in Xero need people past the basics. The work moves from entries into assets, budgets and the monthly reports.
Handle the daily entries for a team.
Run the pay cycle inside the software.
Manage supplier bills and payment runs.
Keep the books for a small firm.
Keep records, filings and reports in order.
Help set a business up on Xero.
Match the bank against the ledger.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.
The basics, then payroll, then the advanced reporting work.
Three things that shape this one.
Xero, Xero Payroll and Advanced Xero, together.
Student membership of the public accountants institute.
You earn forty CPD hours on completion.
Plus a year of student membership
Issued by the college on completion.
The accounting professionals body backs it.
The official vendor certification.
New to Xero, or wanting the advanced end.
An advisor walks the three certificates.
Upfront, or small amounts each week.
Enrol and open the first certificate.
None. It starts at the introduction and builds up.
It suits people with some finance or accounts work behind them.
About forty hours, over six months of access.
None, ever. Nothing is timetabled either.
Fixed assets, budgeting, tracking, projects and report analysis.
A year of student membership with the public accountants institute.
It is accredited by ICOES, the CPD Standards Office and the IAAP, and the forty CPD hours count. That is industry backing, not a QQI award. It is not a national qualification. For Xero roles, the vendor certification carries weight.
There is a money back window. An advisor confirms the terms first.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. The IAAP backs this diploma. The college is a Xero Partner and an IAB Accredited Training Provider.
Picture the board report going out with your name under it.