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Bookkeeping for Small Business
Keep clean, reconciled, audit-ready books for a small business and turn them into clear monthly reports for the owner.
About this course
Keep clean, audit-ready books. Record income and expenses, reconcile accounts, and produce reports that keep your business compliant and healthy.
What you will learn
- Set up a chart of accounts, document filing system and opening balances for a small business.
- Record cash, mobile money, card and invoiced sales and expenses accurately with supporting documents.
- Manage customer invoices and supplier bills and track who owes what using aged lists.
- Reconcile bank, mobile money and petty cash accounts to zero unexplained difference.
- Record payroll and VAT correctly and run a disciplined monthly close.
- Produce a one-page owner's report and a year-end pack ready for an accountant.
Curriculum
Module 1Bookkeeping Basics4 lessons
- 1The Bookkeeper’s Role Free preview
- 2Setting Up Your Books
- 3Business vs Personal Finances
- 4Choosing Software or Spreadsheets
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Daily and Weekly Tasks4 lessons
- 5Recording Sales and Income
- 6Tracking Expenses and Receipts
- 7Managing Invoices and Payments
- 8Bank Reconciliation
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3Monthly Rhythms4 lessons
- 9Payroll Basics
- 10Sales Tax/VAT Basics
- 11Monthly Close Checklist
- 12Simple Financial Reports for Owners
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4Staying Compliant3 lessons
- 13Records for Tax Time
- 14Working with an Accountant
- 15Course Project: Three Months of Books
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: Three Months of Books for a Small Business
Who this course is for
- Small business owners who want to keep their own books properly.
- Aspiring bookkeepers and administrative staff handling a company's finances.
- Founders who want to understand the numbers their accountant works with.
Requirements
- A computer with a spreadsheet program such as Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc.
- Basic arithmetic; no prior accounting knowledge is needed.
- Optional: access to your own business's bank or mobile money statements for the exercises.
What is included
Written lessons
15 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.
Module quizzes
A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.
Final project
Three Months of Books for a Small Business. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.
How the certificate works
Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.
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