Accounting and Payroll Diploma

Office Procedures, Bookkeeping, Sage and QuickBooks Computerized Accounting, Corporate and Financial Accounting, and Payroll Administration

The Accounting and Payroll program gives students a basic understanding of office procedures, bookkeeping, Sage and QuickBooks computerized accounting, corporate and financial accounting, and payroll administration.  

Through the program student will:  

• Be introduced to facets of corporate accounting, including corporate financial statements preparation and analysis, cash flow analysis and reporting, capital assets and liabilities
• Develop an understanding of basic financial accounting principles and practices according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Learn bookkeeping basics and how to perform day-to-day financial transactions, including general journal entries, accounts payable and receivables, and the operation of petty cash
• Learn payroll-related legislation and payroll fundamentals.
• Transition the concepts of manual bookkeeping to a computerized accounting environment (Sage and QuickBooks will be covered)
• Gain basic knowledge of office procedures and develop professional business skills necessary to communicate in a dynamic workplace
• Learn to perform functions common to all Microsoft Windows applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint