Accounting Services Specialist

Qualified professional bookkeepers with deep knowledge to help business owners stay onside with the CRA and on top of their financial statements are in high demand. Take a bold step: Earn your DMA™-Accounting Services Specialist™ Designation.

Why Enrol:

Especially in light of family business tax changes; and new technology advancements at CRA, a financial intermediary who can integrate advice on all aspects of a financial transaction – from banking to tax reporting - will be well positioned to help both new market entrants and older clients with tax problems it’s high value advice that crosses all demographics.

In this Designation Program you will take 6 courses all designed to prepare you to become a DMA™ Accounting Services Specialist™.  

Below is an overview of what you will learn in each course.

• Level I Courses - Core Professional Skills:
• Bookkeeping in a Digital World
• This is the perfect course for professionals in the bookkeeping, tax and financial services who wish to train their administrative staff to prepare company books, or for those with the professional role of preparing books for others.
• Accounting for Multiple Business Profiles
• In this course, you will learn to manage the bookkeeping functions for a variety of companies to deliver financial results from the simplest to a complex company. Using the features of SAGE 50 and Intuit QuickBooks Desktop, learn advanced bookkeeping for a variety of business profiles.
• Understanding Employment and Contract Law
• This course offers provides a basic understanding of the legal framework that businesses generally operate under. It provides students with the
• ability to recognize and identify potential legal traps. The course also provides practical tips that allow for the review and understanding of
• basic contract language and provisions..
• Level II Courses - Mastery And Specialization:
• Managing Tax Audit Risk for Small Business
• This online certificate course helps position small business owners for potential tax audits in 2021- 2023 with a concise pathway to navigate the complex rules and comprehensive documentation they will need to satisfy queries from clients and manage risk with the CRA.
• Budgeting & Forecasting For Small Business
• This course is perfect for professionals in bookkeeping, tax and financial services to gain the skills needed to assist or direct the
• budgeting process. This course contains references to IFRS and ASPE as well as an updated QuickBooks example.
• Accounting for Business Growth and Transition
• This course addresses a range of areas that might be encountered during the evolution and growth of a company. Those who work in the accounting function will gain an understanding of how to take a leadership role in creating a value centered department that could help to support the growth and development initiatives that occur over the life cycle of a business.