Bookkeeping Academy Memberships
The Bookkeeping Academy is a Career Academy Support service designed to give businesses confidence that their bookkeeping assistant has the skills to perform the tasks that they should be able to perform for their charge out rate.
If a bookkeeper has high level management reporting and forecasting on their resume they would have very good skills using Microsoft Excel, if a bookkeeper claims to have excellent credit management skills then we assess their performance against benchmarks for that type of role.
Our mission statement is to help junior level bookkeepers get access to tools, resources and experiences working with senior bookkeepers and BAS agents on the important, time consuming and customer service focused skills and procedures.
Member Benefits:
Discounted Bookkeeping Training Courses
Many Bookkeeping Assistants end up in an accounting role as part of their office administration duties without formal training. Formal vocational training can be achieved with Industry Endorsed and Employer Recognised Courses in Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks.
These training courses provide students with a wide range of knowledge and scenarios that they become more confident to deal with.
Bookkeeper Tuition and Guidance
The Certified Bookkeeping Assistant receives tuition and guidance about the common, elementary tasks which need to be performed well in every bookkeeping practice and for every company, including:
- Understanding bookkeeping terms
- Tricky transaction coding, journals and adjustments which relate to partial or non-registered transactions
- How to navigate Australia’s leading accounting programs (MYOB AccountRight, Xero and Quickbooks Online QBO) to perform these steps:
- Navigating to the chart of accounts (or accounts list)
- Navigating to the General Ledger
- Navigating to the Sales and Purchases areas
- Sales and purchase payments and receipts
- Information about business structures
- GST registration requirements and payroll
- PAYGI and IAS
- Fuel tax credits
- Business taxation payment and lodgement dates for the year
- More detailed description of tax codes
- Tricky transaction coding, journals and adjustments which relate to partial or non-registered transactions
- When to use Sales and Purchases vs Banking and Journal entries
Specialist Skills Training
The accounting and bookkeeping industry has been swept up in the mobile and technology boom that started years ago and is continuing.
This boom encourages the leading accounting software companies to continually invest in new features and has introduced a massive market of independent app developers.
As a bookkeeping specialist you should be abreast of the major trends and needs in the market and these courses cover topics that are important at the moment.
- Introduction to Apps and Integrations
- Receipt Capture and Storage
- Credit Management
- Rostering and Workforce Management
- Financial Reporting
12 hours of Training Included
These Specialist Bookkeeping courses are included when you first join the Bookkeeping Academy as a
- Business Owner,
- Certified Bookkeeping Assistant,
- Job Seeker
- Career Builder. or
- BAS Agent or Tax Agent.
That’s 12 hours of training for you as a new member and 12 CPD points for accounting and bookkeeping industry professionals.
4 CPD Training Hours
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an important aspect for maintaining your industry credentials.
There is a requirement in the bookkeeping and accounting industry to spend time maintaining and updating your knowledge and this is a great idea because the technology is changing quickly.
CPD Training topics include knowledge and awareness of
- changes in the law,
- obligations for employers or
- changes in the software programs that help you in your work.
As a training creator we regularly update and add to our training resources to keep them current and continue to add value for our members.
There are 12 hours of CPD training included in the joining fee and we provide 4 hours of training each year for members.
Membership of the Bookkeeping Academy gives you 4 hours of education every year.
Ongoing Access and Support
Xero, MYOB & Quickbooks Online are accounting programs in the cloud and because they are now based on a subscription model they are constantly updated and updates are published regularly.
As a Bookkeeping Academy member you receive ongoing online course access and support as well as access to new content we create.
As a member you receive ongoing support from our team on all the courses you’ve already enrolled into as long as you are a member.
If you have subscribed to EzyLearn’s Learning Circle you will also have the opportunity to earn an income by sharing your knowledge with other members.
Questions and Answers
EzyLearn ANSWERS is a program that guides our training content development based on the needs of our students and tutors.
Student members use Ezylearn training courses for lots of different reasons, including:
- employees to upskill and fill out gaps in their knowledge for their current jobs,
- job seekers to increase their confidence to apply for and get jobs,
- corporate managers to ensure their staff are using productive features of the software
- business owners who want their staff to have a solid understanding of how to use their business software
Our courses are designed based on real world scenarios and the questions we receive via EzyLearn ANSWERS helps us constantly improve.
Bookkeeper Database Membership
Our national database of bookkeepers is for members who are available for work or to take on bookkeeping clients.
Your details are promoted online to potential clients or employers in the members local area.
As a Certified Bookkeeping Assistant you’ll have the opportunity to explore induction and internship opportunities and be connected with established bookkeeping businesses and BAS agents who need a new bookkeeper.
Membership Certificate
As a Certified Bookkeeping Assistant you are issued with a membership certificate and can use our logo to verify your skills and demonstrate your commitment to professional bookkeeping standards and customer service.
Members credentials are verified so employers can have confidence and trust in choose them for their confidential bookkeeping work.
Academic Development Program
The training subjects included with your Bookkeeping Academy membership are evolving and include short courses in digital marketing, customer service and sales.
These are some of the business administration courses available to you:
- Email Marketing using MailChimp (now owned by Intuit)
- Google Ads training course
- Getting Ideal Clients (Sales training course)
- Online Customer Service
Benefits for Business Owners
If you are a business owner the Bookkeeping Academy membership will give you skills training on aspects of your business that you can improve. These specialised training courses focus on key aspects to run your business better and will result in a better organised, more systemised business.
If a member of your staff does your bookkeeping and office admin they can join and get access to the training and ongoing benefits for you.
As a community for office administration professionals the future benefits to members is defined by you and your needs so please make sure you let us know what you need help with.
Alternative Option: Earn an Online Commission Income
The EzyLearn affiliate program is a way to earn a extra source of income by mentioning EzyLearn courses in your social media feed and through your own low cost online mentions.
Used by some of the largest digital organisations in the world affiliate marketing enables you to cheaply start an online business leveraging the existing brand and marketing of an established business.
Membership enables you to take advantage of this service as well as training about how to run your online affiliate marketing business.
Bookkeeping Tutor
The Bookkeeping Tutor program provides Certified Bookkeepers with opportunities to help other students who want to learn how to perform bookkeeping tasks using MYOB, Xero and QuickBooks Online.
Bookkeeping Tutor membership provides training and digital marketing exposure to get discovered online.
You’ll have the opportunity to earn extra income working your own hours to help students who want extra one to one support.