Accounting Technician (Certificate NQF Level: 3)

Certificate in Accounting Technician is offered by Fintac. Accounting Technician covers a range of basic accounting practices and techniques; from costing and double-entry bookkeeping to computerised accounting. It is ideal if you are new to working in finance or you are looking to expand and develop your foundation knowledge and skills.

Topics Covered:

• Basic Accounting I
  • Principles and procedures related to processing business transactions, financial documents and payments for customers and suppliers.
  • Developing skills in processing ledger transactions and preparing an initial trial balance.
• Basic Accounting II
  • Maintenance and reconciliation of a cash book by accurately entering receipts and payments, balancing off the book and reconciling with bank statements.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the banking system and related organisational activities.
  • Petty cash transactions and the importance of the Journal as a primary accounting record.
  • Maintaining control over debtors and creditors, aided by preparation and use of debtor and creditor control accounts.
  • Non-standard bookkeeping transactions and double-entry bookkeeping records.
• Work effectively in accounting and finance
  • Developing transferable skills and effective working in an accounting environment.
  • Teamwork skills and the ability to work independently.
  • Demonstrating workplace-ready standards of literacy and numeracy.
• Basic costing
  • Cost recording systems within an organisation and how best to respond to requests for information relating to costs and expenditure.
  • Recording and extracting information, and using a costing system to provide information for management.
• Computerised accounting
  • Selecting and using computerised accounting or bookkeeping software to input and process data for orders, invoices, receipts and payments.
  • Preparing management and period-end reports.

Admission Requirements:

• There are no formal entry requirements in terms of qualifications, but learners must have a good level of literacy and numeracy and must be able to complete assessments in English.
• Learners must be employed in order to participate in this learnership.