Program Overview

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Southern Illinois University

The university offers a range of programs, including a Continuing Education program that provides workforce and skill-building online courses.

Continuing Education

The Continuing Education program at Southern Illinois University offers various courses, including:

• Workforce and Skill-Building Online Courses
• PDH/CEU
• Community Listeners
• SIU Instructor Led Courses
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Online Certified Bookkeeper Training Course

This 100% online course prepares students for certification by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). The course covers topics such as:

• Registration and Enrollment: The course is 100% online and can be started at any time.
• Earn Bookkeeper Certification Online: The course prepares students for certification by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB).
• Job Outlook for Bookkeepers: According to PayScale.com, bookkeepers earn on average $17.37 per hour, with top bookkeepers' earnings exceeding $56,900.

Prerequisites and Requirements

The course is designed for experienced bookkeepers with at least two years of work experience in bookkeeping or accounting.

Course Objectives

The course objectives include:

• Prepare to take and pass the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB) certification exam
• Understand eligibility requirements, code of ethics, and maintenance requirements for bookkeeper certification
• Apply the concepts of accrual accounting to transactions that span fiscal periods and trace the effect of accrual and deferral transactions
• Record book and tax depreciation, using various methods of calculating depreciation
• Perform basic payroll duties, including paying wages, handling payroll deposits, and reporting taxes
• Know how to value inventory, record costs, make entries and report inventory on financial statements
• Use basic internal controls to prevent theft, embezzlement, or check and credit card fraud by employees, customers, or vendors

Instructor

The instructors for the course are:

• Wade Lindenberger, a CPA with over 20 years of financial accounting and management experience
• Helene K. Liatsos, a business advisor and QuickBooks Certified Advisor with more than 25 years of experience

Curriculum

The curriculum for the course includes:

• Internal Controls and Fraud Depreciation: How to prevent or spot theft of inventory and other non-cash assets by employees
• Accruals, Deferrals and the Adjusted Trial Balance: Why accruals, deferrals, and other adjustments are made
• Correction of Accounting Errors and the Bank Reconciliation: When and where accounting errors occur and how they are discovered
• Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper: Eligibility requirements, code of ethics and certification maintenance
• Payroll: How to pay different types of employees; federal and state wage-hour law
• Depreciation: The difference between book and tax depreciation; depreciation under GAAP
• Inventory: General concepts of accounting for inventory; the perpetual, periodic, FIFO and LIFO methods

Certified Bookkeeper FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the Certified Bookkeeper program include:

• What does the bookkeeper role involve?
• Hasn't technology replaced bookkeepers?
• Is certification important for bookkeepers?
• How do I become a certified bookkeeper?
• Is bookkeeping a good option for remote work?