Fast Track—Digital Bookkeeper & Payroll Administrator | Foundation Stage
This fast-track foundation stage 110-hour course prepares you to perform a Digital Bookkeeper and payroll Administrator role. It is ideal for both students and professionals. You will gain practical skills, knowledge, and competencies essential to succeed as certified digital bookkeepers and payroll administrators.
ACDAP Digital Bookkeeper & Payroll Administrator programme offers a solid foundation in bookkeeping and payroll administration. It help you learn essential skills to accurately work out financial transactions and bookkeeping practices. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of fundamental accounting concepts. It will include debits, credits, double-entry bookkeeping, and proficiency in banking processes and procedures.
Furthermore, this fast-track programme focuses on country-specific compliance. It ensures you are ensures well-versed in the regulations and requirements of the relevant tax authorities in their countries like HMRC, IRD, CRA, FBR, ATO, FTA, and Revenue Commissioners. This additional layer of expertise enhances the qualification's value. It makes it an ideal choice for those seeking comprehensive training in digital bookkeeping and payroll administration.
Entry requirements
The Digital Bookkeeper & Payroll Administrator course is accessible to learners with an A-Level in accounting, I.Com, B.Com, BBA, Accounting degree, or any accounting professional qualifications from AAT, ACCA, CIMA, etc.
Course overview
The Digital Bookkeeper & Payroll Administrator fast-track course is 110 hours long. It helps individuals with some accounting background. This course focuses on practical skills, helping you gain hands-on experience in bookkeeping and payroll. You can complete the course in just 2-3 months, depending on how you choose to study. The course is available online, in the classroom, or through blended learning options, giving you the flexibility to learn in a way that suits you best.
Bookkeeping
This course will teach you the essential bookkeeping skills and VAT rules using software like Sage 50, QuickBooks, Xero, and Excel. You will learn to set up companies using different VAT schemes, such as Standard VAT, Cash Accounting, Flat Rate, and Marginal VAT, and how to customise the chart of accounts. Topics will include:
- Double-entry accounting
- Managing sales and purchase ledgers
- Setting up customer and supplier accounts
- Processing invoices and credit notes
- Generating key reports like aged debtors and creditors to improve credit control
- Understanding CIS deductions and reverse charge VAT
- Cash and bank management skills, including payment allocations, reconciliations, and matching payments to invoices
You will also learn to calculate VAT for mixed sales, prepare VAT returns, and submit them to the tax authorities. The course covers VAT registration, deregistration, periods, tax points, and advanced concepts like the VAT fuel scale charge. You will also learn about VAT deadlines and penalties, ensuring you understand practical bookkeeping and VAT compliance. This module lasts 6 to 8 weeks, with quizzes, a final project, and a completion certificate.
Payroll
This unit provides a comprehensive overview of payroll processes using Sage Payroll 50 or BrightPay. You will cover the basics of payroll, including data backup and restoration, company settings, and employer registration. Key skills to be learned include:
- Adding employees to payroll software
- Creating pay elements and calculating year-to-date values
- Processing employee payments and generating payslips
- Producing pre-update reports, including departmental analysis
- Statutory payments like Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, and Statutory Paternity Pay
- Recording employee absences and managing leavers and joiners
- Processing BACS payments
Additionally, you will learn to complete year-end procedures, print payslips, and generate Real Time Information (RTI) reports, Full Payment Submissions (FPS), and Employer Payment Summaries (EPS). You will also understand how to submit taxes on pay, issue P45 forms when employees leave, and provide P60 forms at the end of the tax year. This module equips you with essential payroll management skills and ensures you can comply with tax regulations.
KBM will help you learn important skills and get certified in popular accounting and payroll software. The course includes:
- Sage 50 Accounts: Learn how to manage financial records, create reports, and do bookkeeping using Sage 50.
- QuickBooks: Understand how to use QuickBooks to manage invoices, track expenses, and create financial reports.
- Excel: Improve your skills with spreadsheets to analyze data, plan finances, and create reports for accounting.
- Sage 50 Payroll: Learn how to manage payroll, keep employee records, and generate reports for taxes using Sage 50 Payroll.
- Xero: Get familiar with Xero, a cloud accounting software used to manage invoices, expenses, and reports.
At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate in one of these software programs, which will help you find work and improve your skills in accounting and payroll.
- Bookkeeper
- Accounts Payable
- Sales Ledger Clerk
- Payroll Administrator
- Accounts Receivable
- Purchase Ledger Clerk
