Senior Bookkeeper (National Certificate NQF L4)

The purpose of the National Certificate - Senior Bookkeeper is to provide you with a nationally accredited, internationally recognised bookkeeping qualification that will allow you to become employable as a Senior Bookkeeper, Junior Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Financial Services Officer, Credit Controller or Business Analyst. Alternatively, if you are already running your own business, this programme will ensure that you will be able to perform certain bookkeeping functions for your business. 

This programme is right for you if you have one or more of the following training or career needs:

• I would like to make bookkeeping my career and work in the finance department of a company.
• I would like to open my own bookkeeping practice one day.
• I am running a small business and need to know more about the bookkeeping function.
• I am considering starting a business, but I am not that good at bookkeeping.

• Monthly bookkeeping to trial balance (manual and computerised)
• Disclose profit and financial position
• Reconcile suppliers
• Draw up inventory and bank statements
• Calculate PAYE/UIF/SDL
• Calculate payroll tax and other deductions
• Complete EMP201, EMP501, IRP5, IRP6 and IT3a documents and VAT returns
• Monthly bookkeeping
• Asset disposal
• Year-end adjustments
• Comply with International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs
• Work with branch accounts
• Complete incomplete records
• Analyse financial statements
• Understand cash flow
• Work with basic cost and management accounts
• Prepare manufacturing accounts
• Costing and budgeting. 

• Business Literacy
• Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
• Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns
• Computerised Bookkeeping – you will need access to a PC or a laptop for this subject
• Financial Statements
• Cost and Management Accounting

• Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent
• No prior accounting knowledge needed
• You must be at least 16 years of age.