Online Bookkeeping and QuickBooks Training

Ready to master QuickBooks Online while learning basic bookkeeping and accounting principles? This 100% online bookkeeping course covers the types of accounting information you, the business owner, manager, bookkeeper, or accountant, need to monitor—and prepares you for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam.

Get hands-on experience using QuickBooks Online to manage your business’ finances—from recording income and expenses to entering checks and bank transfers to setting up a chart of accounts. You will learn how to manage your finances by reconciling your checking account, managing credit card and loan payments, creating and printing invoices, receipts, and statements, tracking your payables, inventory, and receivables, creating estimates, generating reports, and more.

This bookkeeping course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the QBCU Exam.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median yearly salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks was $47,440 as of May 2023. Also, there will be an average of 183,900 job openings for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks each year by 2032.

Recent data from Lightcast labor insights shows California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois are the top states for employment in this field—with California and Texas having 320,000 jobs alone in 2024.

What is a bookkeeper? What does a bookkeeper do?
Bookkeepers serve on the front lines of a person, company or organization’s financial health. Strong bookkeepers set up, deploy and manage systems that record the flow of funds into and out of an entity’s coffers. Using reporting tools and systems, bookkeepers help individuals and operational managers stay aware of and improve an entity’s financial status and performance.

Why do bookkeepers need QuickBooks?
QuickBooks® has replaced the manual entry functions of traditional bookkeeping. However, the organization, reporting and use of financial data still rely heavily on human input and processing. Knowing how to automate your bookkeeping practice with QuickBooks is an important aspect to staying competitive in today’s job market.

Do companies want bookkeepers who already know QuickBooks?
Yes, if you’re an expert in the latest version of QuickBooks, you can walk into any small business and immediately organize their finances. QuickBooks is the top-rated accounting software for small businesses, you likely know a company that already uses it.

• Prepare to sit for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam (QBCU)
• Successfully set up a company file in QuickBooks Online
• Perform fundamental analysis of accounts, financial documents, and reports
• Perform essential bookkeeping duties and tasks
• Apply basic accounting principles (accrual method, depreciation, and so on) to bookkeeping practices
• Understand fundamental accounting concepts and how QuickBooks works to support these concepts

This course is 100% online. Start any time.