A Bookkeeper is responsible for recording and maintaining a business’ financial transactions, such as purchases, expenses, sales revenue, invoices, and payments. They will record financial data into general ledgers, which are used to produce the balance sheet and income statement.

Every accounting program has this accounting information in common

THERE ARE A whole lot of things that all accounting software programs — whether Quickbooks, MYOB, Xero, Sage, Zoho or some other accounting package — have in common.

These being to help businesses:

• manage their transactions
• keep track of money owed to them, or by them to others
• pay their employees and contractors
• provide financial reports at the end of each month, quarter and financial year.

Confused about Chart of Accounts, General Ledger and Trial Balance?

For non-bookkeeping types of these terms can send shivers down the spine, or make your eyes glaze over — but they are the foundation of all account keeping records and every business relies on these processes.

To this end, we at ProVA, has created a brief Introduction to Bookkeeping covering these aspects of accounting in more digestible way and a simple format

We believe that if people enroll in courses armed with some basic information, it fits with our goals of helping our trainees become better bookkeepers while getting the most out of the learning experience.

Is Bookkeeping Right for You?

If you wonder if this is actually the career for you, answer the following questions:

• Do you like numbers?
• Do you enjoy research?
• Can you ask the right questions?
• Do you like learning?
• Are you a good communicator?

If you answered yes, then bookkeeping could be the perfect job for you.