Certificate III in Accounts Administration

Enhance your skills across a wide range of basic bookkeeping and accounting operations.

About this Qualification

The Certificate III in Accounts Administration course is ideal for people who wish to join the accounting industry in entry level occupation areas such as accounts clerk and trainee accountant. As well as covering essential administrative skills in the areas of information technology, communication and occupational health and safety, this course provides participants with a range of financial service skills.

What you will Learn

You will learn a range of vital skills, including : filing, checking and processing financial data entry and processing accounts payable/accounts receivable, providing customer service in financial transactions, assisting in processing payroll, front line cashiering and bank account maintenance, assisting with entering transaction data to ledgers and maintaining a general ledger, processing purchases and sales including EFT/ebusiness and producing GST reports. It offers a useful and practical qualification enabling you to gain entry-level work in accounting and other financial services sectors.

Your Career

The Certificate III in Accounts Administration provides you with the skills and knowledge to undertake duties such as :

• Maintaining financial records
• Processing journal entries
• Preparing financial reports
• Operating a computerised accounting system accounts

Units of Competency

The Certificate III in Accounts Administration requires 11 units of competency :

Core Units

BSBOHS303B Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
BSBWOR204A Use business technology
BSBWRT301A Write simple documents
FNSACC301A Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
FNSACC302A Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
FNSACC303A Perform financial calculations
FNSINC301A Work effectively in the financial services industry

Elective Units

BSBFIA302A Process payroll
BSBFIA401A Prepare financial reports
FNSACC406A Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
FNSORG301A Administer fixed asset register
 

Duration

6 to 12 months

Cost

$190* (Training delivered across Victoria with Victorian State & Commonwealth Government funding. People with disabilities encouraged to apply for training)

Pathways

Successful completion means you are eligible to enrol in a range of Financial Services qualifications, such as FNS40210 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping or FNS40610 Certificate IV in Accounting.