University of Cape Town: Bookkeeping
Strengthen your ability to manage inventory, track revenue, and organise financial information.
Strengthen your ability to manage inventory, track revenue, and organise financial information.
Bookkeeping
About this Course
Skilled bookkeepers are an invaluable part of any organization. Without them, companies would find it challenging to maintain financial clarity and keep track of the information needed to make important operating and financing decisions.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Bookkeeping online short course covers a range of bookkeeping fundamentals and provides instruction on topics like inventory control, value added tax (VAT) liability, bank reconciliations, and statutory returns. Learn how to complete journal entries, prepare ledgers and compile accurate, reliable financial reports. Improve your ability to impact your company positively, and receive formal proof of your skills from Africa’s leading university.1
1 QS Top Universities (Jun, 2020).
This course is aimed at junior bookkeepers and entry-level finance clerks looking to update their skill set and formalize their knowledge. It’s equally suitable for professionals in administrative roles who want to develop new skills, and small business owners eager to acquire basic competencies in accounting. While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, some prior experience in bookkeeping will be advantageous.
Enhance your bookkeeping expertise and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Some facts about the subject
13%
The proportion of small business owners who identify bookkeeping (and other administrative work) as their top challenge.
_Guidant Financial (2019).___
25%
The percentage of time that larger accounting firms (those with 50 or more employees) spend on bookkeeping activities.
_Accounting Today (2019).___
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