Financial accounting: understanding business accounts
Multiple date options
Timing: 09.00-16.30 (UK time)
AAT Essentials: This one-day trainer-led course reviews double-entry principles before focusing on common in-period bookkeeping transactions that are entered into the accounting systems via journals.
Book before Wednesday 30 September to get 20% off (discount applied automatically at checkout)
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Course Type
Live online course
Length
1 day
What you’ll achieve
After completing the course, delegates will have learned:
- to understand financial accounting and the roles of bookkeepers and accountants
- to understand the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and how to apply them
- how to record and calculate VAT
- to understand what journals are and their purpose
- to explain the purpose of the suspense account and how to clear it
- to understand the importance of finance skills to enable your business to operate more efficiently
- to make better business decisions based on finances
- confidence and effectiveness when discussing finances to increase efficiency and profit
- to have more informed conversations with finance colleagues to remove the risk of miscommunication or misunderstanding
- to provide more insightful reports based on financials.
About this course
This course reviews double-entry principles before focusing on common in-period bookkeeping transactions that are entered into the accounting systems via journals. It looks at errors that can occur and how to correct them to produce initial financial statements.
For the courses listed below, please click on the green ‘Book Online’ buttons.
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Wednesday 30 September 2026 - limited places remaining, book now!
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Thursday 4 March 2027
It's suitable for those who work in the finance department who need a grounding on routine in-period transactions.
Overview
Live online course |
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1 day |
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Bookkeeping |
Syllabus
This course covers:
- The principles of double-entry bookkeeping
- Cash vs credit transactions
- Common journals and the trial balance
- Correction of errors and financial statements
How to access
The course will be hosted on Zoom. Joining instructions and course materials will be provided ahead of your course date.
What previous AAT Essentials attendees said
Average rating of ⭐ 8.5/10
Here's what attendees are saying about our AAT Essentials courses:
"I really enjoyed the course and the trainer was great."
"The trainer was fantastic, I very much enjoyed how they explained things: a fun and bubbly personality. "
"Great course, expertly delivered. It's an absolute must."
"The trainer was great, breaking up the sessions into bitesizes and using a workbook was helpful to consolidate the learning."
"I thought the course was very well structured and the trainer's delivery of the content was really clear, engaging and easy to follow. I really enjoyed this course despite it being a topic I was not previously confident about "