Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Accounting and bookkeeping is an industry that’s enjoying considerable growth and, upon completion of this course, it’s one that will open up a variety of career paths.

Key opportunities include:

• BAS agent

• Bookkeeper

• Bookkeeping and small practice accounting

• Assistant accountant

• Accounts officer/clerk

• Payroll officer/clerk

• Accounts receivable credit/controller

• Accountant

• Financial controller (small to medium businesses)

• Taxation officer

• Treasury officer

• Procurement officer

• Analyst (with financial reporting focus)

A growing industry

The skills you’ll pick up in this certificate can be used in a variety of different roles – not just full time accounting! You could start your own bookkeeping practice, giving you that work life balance you’ve always wanted. You could take on a finance or budget strategy role in your current organisation. It’s up to you.

IMPORTANT: Further requirements for becoming a registered BAS agent

This course was designed to be completed within 12 – 24 months but you can complete it as fast as you like.

We offer a study timetable to help you complete the course in 12 months if you have the motivation and available time. However, we give all students up to two years (with 6 months per module) for a flexible, self-paced learning experience.

Your completion time frame depends on your previous education, work experience, time availability and work rate. You’re expected to complete at least one module every six months.

More than online.

You’ll get:

• Easy-to-follow course materials

• Access to Xero (student edition)

• Videos and webinars

• Heaps of support from your course trainers (phone, email, Zoom)

• A dedicated admin team on hand to guide you

• Online assessments

• Student Facebook group

How does it work?

This course has been developed to give you absolute flexibility. Study on your couch, on public transport, on your break at work, out in the park – wherever and whenever you like. The best part is, with Monarch Institute, ‘online’ doesn’t mean ‘alone’. You’ll be backed by our trainers at every step along the way.

What support will I get?

Your trainer will be happy to contact you via phone, Zoom, or email (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm). So you definitely won’t feel alone. You’ll also have access to our student Facebook groups, so you can discuss the material with other students. It’s a handy way to stay in touch with trainers and others in the same course.

Assessment formats include:

• Multiple-choice questions

• Short-answer questions

• Workplace scenarios

• Calculation questions

• Role-plays -video self-recording and upload of the file

• Accounting software exercises

• TPB required assessments (see below)

Supervised Assessments

The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) requires supervision arrangements for a portion of the assessments in the following units:

• FNSTPB411 Complete business activity and instalment activity statements

• FNSTPB412 Establish and maintain payroll systems

This supervision is provided by Monarch Institute as part of your course fee. We do not charge any additional supervision fees. These 2 units contain 3 supervised assessments which include multiple choice questions and short answer or calculation questions. Each assessment is open book and you have up to 3 hours to complete each assessment. Supervision for assessments can be booked as a scheduled Zoom session with Monarch invigilators once you commence your course. You will need a webcam on your device, as well as internet access.

IMPORTANT: Further requirements for becoming a registered BAS agent

Immediately, or whenever you’re ready.
Get in touch about enrolling

We may be able to take into account relevant knowledge and skills you’ve gained through previous formal or informal training, education and employment. To find out if you are eligible for recognition of prior learning, email your resume and academic transcripts to enrol@monarch.edu.au and one of our Course Consultants will be in touch.

You will need access to the following equipment to successfully complete the course:

• Working computer with Microsoft Office (2016 or later) and Microsoft Excel

• Access to the internet

• Access to a smart phone, video camera or web camera is required

Note: Access to online accounting software, including Xero, is provided as part of your course fee.