Course description
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
Studying for your AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping will enable you to gain solid bookkeeping skills required for a range of different finance roles, and teach you the steps and procedures tobecome a recognised Bookkeeper.
You will develop practical bookkeeping skills in double-entry bookkeeping and in using associated documents and processes. You will also learn how to deal with VAT ad trail balances and develop your understanding of the relationship between various accounting records.
We want you to succeed throughout your AAT training and prepare for a successful career in the finance industry, and as such, we offer many resources to help you throughout your studies, including tutor support, weekly live classes, exam prep sessions, and digital resources (study books, workbooks, mock exams, Pocket Notes, and more). Your tutor will run additional training study sessions covering the unit topics you need to pass your exams, including Bookkeeping Transactions, and Bookkeeping Controls.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping perfectly suits those already working in finance, those returning to work after a career break, and those considering a career change into a finance role.
This level is also the ideal follow-on course to other introductory or “access” courses, and will benefit those with some understanding of Bookkeeping but need to further their knowledge or support that knowledge with an accreditation.
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This course would also benefit you if you're:
- Looking to back up your experience in bookkeeping with a recognised certification.
- Wanting to work in a finance department.
- Self-employed and looking to do your own bookkeeping.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Accreditation: AAT - Association of Accounting Technicians
Training Course Content
The AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping delivers the skills and knowledge to manage books effectively. This course will help you work towards a career in Bookkeeping, or to work towards becoming an independent Bookkeeper.
Unit 1 - Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems
- The purpose of business documents
- The process of recording bookkeeping transactions
- Create and use coding systems
- Set bookkeeping systems
- Process customer transactions
- Calculate invoice and credit note amounts
- Enter customer invoices and credit notes into books of prime entry
- Process receipts from customers
- Process supplier transactions
- Check the accuracy of supplier invoices and credit notes
- Enter purchase supplier invoices and credit notes into books of prime entry
- Process payments to suppliers
- Process receipts and payments
- Enter receipts and payments into an analysed cash book
- Enter receipts and payments into an analysed petty cash book
- Total and balance the cash book and petty cash book
- Process recurring receipts and payments
- Process transactions into the ledger accounts
- Transfer data from the books of prime entry to the ledgers
- Total and balance ledger accounts
Unit 2 - Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Use control accounts
- Produce control accounts
- Reconcile control accounts
- Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book
- Payment methods
- Use the bank statement to update the cash book
- Complete bank reconciliation statements
- Use the journal
- Produce journal entries to record bookkeeping transactions
- Produce journal entries to correct errors not disclosed by the trial balance
- Produce journal entries to correct errors disclosed by the trial balance
- Produce trial balances
- Extract an initial trial balance
- Redraft the trial balance following adjustments
Course delivery details
This course is delivered online via our interactive eLearning training platform, where you will have access to animation videos, knowledge checks, assignments, and more, letting you study wherever and whenever suits you best.
Why choose e-Careers Ltd
We have successfully trained over 610,000 learners, from over 50 countries, and growing.
We are industry leaders, with multiple awards and over 10 years experience.
Our Trainers and Tutors are industry experts in their fields
Expenses
Tuition Fee: £515 Inc. VAT
Continuing Studies
The AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping course will provide you with the key concepts and techniques required to function within entry-level Bookkeeping roles.
Further progression onto ourAAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeepingis an option for those looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of Bookkeeping and wanting to advance their careers into more senior job roles. You can also broaden your career opportunities into the Accounting side of the industry, through the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, or AAT Level 3 Certificate in Accounting.
The skills developed throughout this course could help you move into the followingBookkeeping careers:
- Clerical Assistant
- Trainee Bookkeeper
- Accounts Clerk
- Accounts Administrator
- Finance Assistant