Basic Business Accounting
Course information
Format: Wits accredited online short course
Certification: Wits University certificate of competence
Duration: 10 weeks
Breakdown: 8 weeks consecutive online lectures, one exam in week 10
Hours per week: 5 to 7
Language: English
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Price*: R 15 302.16
* price includes VAT
Course outcomes
- Master accounting terms and principles as well as role-players and business entities
- Understand cash book receipts, payments tax and bank reconciliations, and debtors and creditors ledger and reconciliations
- Apply the accounting equation to the formulation of trial balances and statements
- Interpret and extract valuable information from financial reports and business accounting statements
Course Curriculum
- Module 1: introduction to business accounting
- Module 2: The cash book
- Module 3: The debtor’s ledger
- Module 4: The creditor’s ledger
- Module 5: Other ledgers.
- Module 6: Application of the accounting equation
- Module 7: Practical construction of financial statements
- Module 8: Application of financial statements
Testimonial
Course Overview
Accounting savvy is vital to ensure a business is on-track to being profitable, with important money milestones being set and met. Whether you’re a business owner, bookkeeper, financial clerk, in the finance department or a manager with growing exposure to your business’s books, the Basic Business Accounting online short course is ideal for anyone who wants a boost in money management skills. At the end of 10 weeks, you’ll be in love with ledgers, a master of the accounting equation, and aptly able to construct and apply financial statements.
Course & Lecture Overview
John Borthwick
A member of the SA Institute of Professional Accountants, Wits Plus lecturer John Borthwick has a wealth of experience as an internal auditor for multiple industry goliaths, including Volvo.
A member of the SA Institute of Professional Accountants, Wits Plus lecturer John Borthwick has a wealth of experience as an internal auditor for multiple industry goliaths, including Volvo.
Upcoming Courses
- 5 October 2020
- 15 February 2021
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