Bookkeeper CertificationBookkeeper Certification
Background
Objective
Benefits
Requirements
Bookkeeper Certification Training and Guide
Bookkeeper Certification Exam
Fee
Background
The Bookkeeper Certification program was developed by a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm to educate and certify the firm’s clients’ bookkeeping personnel. Over the past 10 years, the Bookkeeper Certification program has been used by hundreds of small business and nonprofit organizations to educate and certify bookkeeping personnel.
Objective
The objective of the Bookkeeper Certification is to assure small business and nonprofit owners and employees that the bookkeeper possesses the knowledge and skills to perform bookkeeping accurately and productively.
The primary objective of bookkeepers seeking bookkeeper "certification" is to learn bookkeeping or enhance their bookkeeping knowledge and skills and make themselves more marketable. It is a form of assurance to prospective employers.
Benefits
Bookkeepers
Obtain employment
Earn a higher wage
Become more marketable
Become more productive
Differentiate yourself from other bookkeepers
Provide credibility and proof of bookkeeping knowledge and skills
Develop greater bookkeeping, accounting, and financial management knowledge and skills
Small Business Owners
Provides assurance of the bookkeeper's knowledge and skills
Increases employee productivity and effectiveness in the work place
Decreases the expense for bookkeeping support
Develops employee confidence and promotes an atmosphere of loyalty and allegiance
Helps expedite the hiring process
Requirements
The Bookkeeper Certification program includes an educational component comprised of the Accounting for Small Businesses training and Accounting for Small Businesses Guide. The training and Guide are for bookkeepers who want to learn or enhance their knowledge of bookkeeping, accounting, and financial statements and serves as the educational foundation for our Bookkeeper Certification exam. The Guide can also be used as a training and reference tool for bookkeeping personnel.
Individuals who meet these requirements receive our Bookkeeper Certification certificate.
Bookkeeper Certification Training
Accounting for Small Businesses Online Recorded Training
Session 1: Introduction to Small Business Accounting
Session 2: Overview of the Accounting Process
Session 3: Processing Sales and Receipts
Session 4: Processing Purchases and Payments
Session 5: Processing Payrolls.
Session 6: Making Accounting Adjustments
Session 7: Maintaining the General Ledger
Session 8: Preparing Financial Reports
You can attend the recorded online training at anytime and from anywhere with any Internet connected computer.
Bookkeeper Certification Guide
Accounting for Small Businesses Guide
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Overview of the Accounting System
Chapter 3 - Processing Sales and Receipts
Chapter 4 - Processing Purchases and Payments
Chapter 5 - Processing Payrolls
Chapter 6 - Making Accounting Adjustments
Chapter 7 - Maintaining the General Ledger
Chapter 8 - Preparing Financial Reports
Bookkeeper Certification Exam
NBA's Bookkeeper Certification exam is used to test the bookkeeper's bookkeeping, accounting, and financial statement competency. The exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions. As you complete the training and Guide you may request access to the exam via email or telephone during NBA business hours M-F, 8 am - 5 pm MT. You have 24 hours to take and submit the exam for grading and the exam is "open-book". You must receive an 80% in order to pass the exam. Test results are made available to you within 24 hours. If necessary, you must wait one full week to retake the exam. However, there is no additional fee to retake the exam. To request the exam, please email exams@nationalba.org or call 866-444-9989.
The Bookkeeper Certification exam tests the following:
Fee
Member $199 (Order through our Members Only Internet portal)
Nonmember $299
Bookkeeper Certification Fee includes:
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