Bookkeeping - Manual & Computerised
This course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and competencies to operate both a manual book-keeping and computerised accounts system.
| Award Name | Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 6 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 6 NFQ |
Duration
This course is scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday nights for 12 weeks from 6:00pm – 10:00pm.
Please note that the initial class and all assessments will be delivered in the Kerry College, Monavalley Campus. All other classes will be delivered online. Learners will be required to bring a Laptop with them for the initial class.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be 16+ years of age on entry to the course.
Have completed Bookkeeping Manual & Computerised (Level 5).
Non-EU/EEA applicants must have permission to work in Ireland.
Competent written and spoken English (CEFR B2 or Higher).
As this is a Blended Learning course applicant will need to have access to a PC/Laptop and Internet.
They also need reasonable IT skills.
Further information
Start date 15/09/2026
€200
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Learners in employment may also be granted a fee waiver under the Skills to Advance Initiative. For more details on this please contact Claire at business@kerrycollege.ie
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the principles and practice of manual and computerised Bookkeeping to enable learners to complete bookkeeping accounts and reports in a range of vocational environments.
What will I study?
Appraise a bank current account statement to include the reconciliation of any differences between the statement and own records
Extract specific information from a range of reports including debt control from aged debtors and aged creditors reports
Assess key performance indicators to include net profit, cost margins, cash flow, debt control and performance based on actual versus budgeted figures
Set up a range of variables on a computerised bookkeeping system to include customers, suppliers, products, nominal recurring transactions, bank transactions, budget figures and VAT using appropriate rates including resale and non- resale rates
Post nominal recurring transactions and bank transactions on a computerised bookkeeping system and opening balances and foreign currency transactions in appropriate books and accounts
Correct a range of errors not revealed by the Trial Balance, to include errors of principle, errors of prime entry, errors of omission, errors of commission, compensating errors and complete reversal of entries
Amend a source document entry, where appropriate, in the relevant ledger using the computerised system and a receipt payment, which has been reconciled previously in error
Revise customer or supplier contact details, nominal ledger account details, product price lists and own records with data extracted from a bank statement
Complete a bank reconciliation and a reconciliation of sales and purchases ledgers to the control accounts
Create a provision for accruals and prepayments
Issue monthly statements from the sales ledger
Extract data from relevant source documents in order to complete appropriate books of prime entry, using manual and computerised bookkeeping systems to include purchases, sales, receipts, payments and petty cash books
Complete accounts receivable, accounts payable and nominal ledger accounts to include end-of-period tasks
Produce a set of final accounts to include Trading, Profit and Loss account and Balance Sheet on a computerised bookkeeping system
Complete a VAT return form for submission to the Revenue Commissioners
Produce a range of reports from ledgers and other sources to include VAT and departmental analysis.
6N4865 Bookkeeping – Manual and Computerised
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or parttime@kerrycollege.ie