Accounting Fundamentals
Increase your financial awareness and gain a marketable skill
Learn double-entry bookkeeping, financial transactions, financial reporting, and more.
In this 6-week instructor-moderated course you will master the essentials of financial record-keeping with our comprehensive Accounting Fundamentals course. This program takes you from accounting novice to confident practitioner through hands-on learning and practical applications.
You'll develop expertise in:
- Double-entry bookkeeping principles and practices
- Financial transaction analysis and recording techniques
- Accounts receivable and payable management
- Professional payroll processing procedures
- Sales tax calculations and reporting
- Standard banking operations and reconciliation
The curriculum guides you through the complete accounting cycle—from creating source documents and maintaining daily records to preparing critical financial statements and closing your books at fiscal period-end. Perfect for small business owners seeking financial control, professionals aiming for career advancement, or individuals wanting to strengthen their personal financial literacy. By course completion, you'll possess the accounting knowledge and practical skills needed to make informed financial decisions and maintain accurate records in any setting.
What You Will Learn
- Account Classifications, Account Titles, T Accounts, and the Accounting Equation
- General Ledger Accounts and the Balance Sheet
- Journalizing Transactions and Posting to the General Ledger
- Journalizing and Posting Cash and Charge Purchases and Payments on Account
- Journalizing and Posting Cash and Charge Sales and Cash Received on Account
- Payroll and Various Deductions
- Banking Services and Reports
- Posting Journal Totals to the General Ledger and Schedules of Accounts
- End-Of-Year Worksheet
- End-Of-Year Financial Reports
- Journalizing and Posting Adjusting Entries
- Journalizing and Posting Closing Entries and Preparing a Post Closing Trial Balance
About the Instructor
Nancy Koenig
Nancy is an experienced industry professional with over 40 years in the workforce, including decades in finance. Nancy has worked in various finance roles in banking, insurance, and a hospital billing office. For the last 27 years of her career, she was an administrative assistant at a technical school, which involved running and overseeing the entire budget, amongst other duties. Nancy has also held part-time jobs as a bookkeeper for an auto parts store and a cable company, where she used QuickBooks computerized software. Over the past several years, she has also co-taught the Accounting Fundamentals and Accounting Fundamentals II courses with Charlene Messier.