
Develop essential bookkeeping and accounting skills to help boost your company's revenue with this free online course. Do you run a small business or work for a larger organisation that needs a reliable system for keeping accurate records? This course will teach you the fundamentals of bookkeeping, from the various methods of record keeping to the multiple approaches to accounting. We will also review some common types of financial statements and discuss the benefits of using a bookkeeper and other financial reports and management strategies. Enrol today!
| Course Category | Accountancy, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Distinguish between cash-based and accrual basis accounting systems • List the advantages and disadvantages of the double-entry bookkeeping system • Explain the significance of monitoring your business expenses and revenue • Recall the differences between an income statement and a balance sheet • Identify the four types of financial statements • State how to implement purchase order tracking electronically • Discuss the various bookkeeping techniques |
| Course Code | 5561 |



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