Bookkeeping and Payroll Training

Bookkeeping and Payroll training is ideal for anyone looking to start a fresh career in the Accountancy sector. We have designed this training program to cover all job requirements for Bookkeeping and Payroll positions.

We at KBM Training & Recruitment, are constantly working hard to help candidates achieve the best quality training in accountancy along with one of the best recruitment facilities in the market. Over the past 35 years, we have helped thousands of candidates get practical skills and secure jobs in the accountant sector.

We are also a recruitment firm and we help each candidate in preparing a professional CV. We add work experience to the CV to boost employability. We arrange interviews with employers and prepare our candidates before each interview. We also provide references to potential employers to place our candidates in jobs. In 2023 we successfully placed more than 1600 candidates in accountancy jobs.

The Price Advertised is Per Software

1. Train now later options available (Applicable on the full program)
2. Flexible Payment Options Available (Applicable on the full program)

Discounted offer depends on course content, delivery method, and number of software covered

A 50% discount is applicable when bought as a full bundle of 5 software, Sage 50, QuickBooks, Excel, Xero, and Sage Payroll.

£610 full course price. Bookkeeping and Payroll training includes 5 software (£122 x 5)

Note: AAT Level 2 Tuitions are added for free if you buy the structured bookkeeping and payroll training program with 5 software.

Upon completion of Bookkeeping and Payroll training, you will receive a training certificate and work experience reference letter from our chartered accountancy firm.

Software covered

• Sage 50 Accounts
• QuickBooks
• Excel
• Sage 50 Payroll
• Xero

Contents of Bookkeeping and VAT (Sage 50, QuickBooks, Xero and Excel)

• Setting up companies using various VAT schemes, i.e Standard VAT Scheme, Cash Accounting Scheme, Flat Rate Scheme, Marginal VAT Scheme
• Choosing the chart of accounts that suits the ?rm's needs and its customisation
• Understanding how double entry is applied in accounting software and how to customise the nominal ledger and nominal codes
• Maintaining sales and purchase ledgers of organisation
• Setting up customers’ accounts
• Process customers invoices and credit notes
• Setting up suppliers accounts
• Processing suppliers invoices and credit notes
• Generating reports customer/supplier invoices, statements and reconciling them
• Generating aged debtors and aged creditors reports for credit control purposes
• Understanding CIS deductions and processing invoice containing CIS element
• Understanding reverse charge and processing invoice containing reverse charge element
• Identifying errors and performing error corrections
• Allocating cash payments and receipts
• Allocating bank payments and receipts
• Allocating supplier payments and customer receipts against right invoices
• Performing bank reconciliation / petty cash reconciliation
• Calculating VAT for businesses with mixed zero-rated and standard-rated sales combining Sage and Excel
• Preparing the VAT return,
• Reconciling the VAT return,
• Submitting the VAT return to HMRC
• Dealing with HMRC queries
• VAT registration and deregistration process
• Understanding VAT period and Tax point
• Dealing with Imports, Exports and Acquisitions
• Working out VAT fuel scale charge
• Rules regarding Cash VAT and Flat Rate VAT scheme
• Deeper understanding of Standard VAT Scheme, Cash Accounting Scheme, Flat Rate Scheme, Marginal VAT Scheme and VAT Retail Scheme
• VAT deadlines and penalties

Contents of Payroll and HMRC Reports (Sage Payroll)

• Program and payroll basics
• Backing up and restoring data
• Company settings
• Understanding UK legislation relating to Payroll
• Registering as an employer
• Understanding Pay as you earn (PAYE) system
• NIC classes and rate
• Income tax bands and rates
• Adding employees into payroll software
• Creating pay elements
• Understanding year to date values
• Processing payments for employees
• Generating payslips
• Generating pre-update reports
• Departments and employee analysis
• Calculating and processing statutory payments
• Calculating and paying statutory sick pay (SSP)
• Calculating and paying statutory maternity pay (SMP)
• Calculating and paying statutory paternity pay (SPP)
• Recording absences
• Updating the payroll records with leavers and joiners
• Payment by BACS
• Yearend procedures
• Printing and Issuing pay slips to employees
• Real time information (RTI) reports
• Full payment submission (FPS)
• Employer payment summary (EPS)
• Submitting PAYE to HMRC
• Issuing P45 to employees when they leave
• Issuing P60’s to employees at the end of each tax year

AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping (Free)

If you want to become a professional bookkeeper, the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping will give you the skills and essential knowledge you need to manage books effectively. The course offers a solid introduction to manual double-entry bookkeeping, including associated documents and processes, up to Trial Balance standard, providing a great starting point for anyone wishing to start a career in the accounting industry.

1) Introduction to Bookkeeping - AAT Level 2

• Understanding double-entry bookkeeping, integrating books of prime entry and describing coding system functions.
• Understanding discounts and settlement, trade, and bulk discount differences.
• Preparing and processing customer and supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Totalling and balancing a 3-column analysed cash book.
• Totalling, balancing, and reconciling petty cash records within an analysed petty cash book.
• Processing ledger transactions and extracting a trial balance

2) Principles of Bookkeeping Controls - AAT Level 2

• Understanding the purpose and use of control accounts and journals.
• Maintaining and using control accounts and the journal.
• Reconciling a bank statement with the cash book.
• Understanding the banking process and main services of banks and building societies.
• Understanding requirements of retention and storage relating to banking documents.

AAT Registration and Exam fee is payable separately.

Note: AAT Level 2 Tuitions are added for free if you buy the structured bookkeeping and payroll training program.

WHY KBM?

• ACCA Approved employer at Gold level
• AAT Approved training provider with highest standards
• Firm of Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Auditors
• Authorised and Regulated by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Practical Accountancy Training Endorsed by Institute of Financial Accountants
• 1 - 1 Training sessions with Qualified Accountants
• Training on Sage 50, QuickBooks, Excel and Xero
• 100% Practical training on real company files
• 100% Flexible - You choose day & time of your own choice
• Multiple locations – Park Royal, Barking, Croydon, Birmingham
• Regular performance reviews & Job market awareness sessions
• Professional CV and Interview Preparation
• Sage 50, Sage Payroll, QuickBooks, Excel and Xero certification preparation
• Guaranteed Work Placement and reference to employers
• Support with PER for ACCA / AAT / CIMA
• At the end of the Practical Accountancy Training program you will be provided a guaranteed work placement (with office based courses).

Bookkeeping and Payroll training is an ideal program for anyone looking to start a fresh career in Accountancy sector.

Bookkeeping and Payroll training has no requirements

Bookkeeping and Payroll training can prepare your for the following jobs:

Bookkeeper

Payroll Administrator

Sales Ledger Clerk

Purchases Ledger Clerk

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Official Sage, QuickBooks and Xero Certification

Digital certificate - Included