The Administrative Assistant with Bookkeeping Profession

As the pace of business increases every day, more and more business professionals and executive require and rely on the administrative, accounting and record-keeping expertise of assistants. Demand for professionals with administrative and bookkeeping skills is estimated to grow 14% through 2020. Combined with QuickBooks software training, individuals who have all of these skills will be in high demand for years to come. This course will cover:

• Administrative Assistant Office Procedures
• Office Computer Procedures including Microsoft Office 2013
• QuickBooks
• Managerial Accounting Bookkeepers
• Financial Accounting for Bookkeepers

The Administrative Assistant with Bookkeeping and QuickBooks Program

This course takes students through the ins and outs of day-to-day office functions as well as the essential knowledge of bookkeeping and overall record keeping relative to successful small business operations. Additionally, this course takes students through all accounting principles and bookkeeping necessities so that they can not only keep accurate books, but understand why and how these records are kept, as well as how these processes and procedures might be improved. A full study of QuickBooks will ensure that students can operate successfully within the most-widely used accounting software application.

National Certification

Upon successful completion of this Tyler Junior College (TJC) program, students would be eligible to sit for the National Association of Certified Professional Bookkeepers (NACPB) Bookkeeper Certification Exam, the National Career Certification Board (NCCB) Certified Administrative Assistant (CAA) Exam, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User® Exam and the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam. Although there are no state approval, state registration or other state requirements for this program, students who complete this course at TJC will be prepared and are eligible to sit for these national certification exams. Students who complete this course are encouraged to complete the externship option with their program. Students who complete this course can and do sit for these national certification exam and are qualified, eligible and prepared to do so. TJC works with each student to complete the exam application and register the student to take their national certification exam.

Certification Opportunities

Externship / Hands on Training / Practicum

Although not a requirement, once students complete the program, they have the ability to participate in an externship and/or hands on practicum so as to practice the skills necessary to perform the job requirements of a professional in this field. Students will be assisted with completing a resume and/or other requirements necessary to work in this field. All students who complete this course are eligible to participate in an externship and will be placed with a participating organization near their location. TJC works with national organizations and has the ability to place students in externship opportunities nationwide.

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

• Complete Basic Office & Administrative Assistant Procedures
• Master Business Computer Concepts
• Understand Accounting Principles & Concepts
• Understand Business Accounting
• Navigate and Use QuickBooks
• Use Microsoft Office
• NOTE: course includes Intuit QuickBooks software

Technical Requirements

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• Real Player
• Adobe Reader
• Java