Course Description

The Computerized Accounting Program is designed to respond to the need for highly skilled bookkeepers in a modern business office. Running a professional business office requires skilled employees who provide efficient and accurate financial record keeping.

Computerized Accounting is the recording of day-to day financial transactions which include sales, purchase, income and payments by an individual or organization. Bookkeeping is usually performed by a bookkeeper. Bookkeeping should not be confused with accounting. The accounting process is usually performed by an accountant who creates reports from the financial transactions recorded by the bookkeeper. Any process that involves the recording of financial transactions is a bookkeeping process.

Career Opportunities
According to Service Canada, careers as Computerized Accountants are expected to remain steady with good opportunities for self-employment. In Canada, Bookkeepers make, on average, $15.00 per hour, with the high end of the wage scale being $28.00 per hour and remuneration increases as experience is gained. Experienced bookkeepers can make between $50- and $58-thousand dollars per year. Bookeepers are employed in most business situations in a wide variety of industries, including retail, professional

services, manufacturing and service industries. You will find bookkeepers working for employers such as doctors or lawyers, shipping companies, clothing retailers and building contractors. Wherever there are business transactions to record, you will find Bookkeepers employed.

What makes our program unique?
The Computerized Accounting program is an in depth program of study for those interested in a career as a professional bookeeper/accountant. Unlike other programs that include cursory bookeeping instruction as part of a general office procedured course, our program is fully focused on Bookeeping as a career. We use the two most widely acepted software packages for instruciton, Simply Accounting and Quickbooks, so our graduates are ready to meet their employers needs on day one.

This program is ideal for students who have already completed an office management or technology program and wish to upgrade their skills to advance in their career.

Facilities
McKenzie College provides a modern learning environment that includes both in class and online educational resources.

Professional instructors with real world experience guide the class through their daily learning process. The McKenzie College Online (online.mckenziecollege.com)

Learning Center is the virtual classroom that students access to download assignments, upload projects and completed assignments.

Students will have secure, password-protected access to the programs learning center. This portal provides access to the working documents, materials and exercises required for the program, and provides a means of submitting assignments and getting feedback on their progress.

Program Modules
Introduction to MS Word
Introduction to MS Excel
Manual Bookkeeping
Computerised Accounting 1
Computerised Accounting 2
Business Mathematics
Introduction to Payroll