Assistant Accountant Training in Birmingham

KBM training

KBM Training and Recruitment offers high-quality practical accountancy training delivered on a 1-to-1 basis under the guidance of qualified accountants. Our training is available at our locations in Birmingham, London, and Manchester, providing you with comprehensive hands-on experience across a range of accounting software, including Sage 50, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Payroll, IRIS, BrightPay Payroll.

It was a pleasure talking to you regarding practical accounting training. We have carefully designed our training programs in line with accounting jobs. We are proud to be ACCA partners at Gold Level, which ensures that the training standards are very high. Being official partners with Sage, QuickBooks, and Xero, we will support you in obtaining official certifications. Our strong links with the top employers make it easier for us to place our candidates in jobs straight after the training. In 2024, we successfully placed over 1600 candidates in accounting jobs. You could be the next one.

Bookkeeping and VAT (Sage 50, QuickBooks, Xero, IRIS)

• 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 and its customisation
• Understanding how double entry is applied in accounting software
• How to customise the nominal ledger and nominal codes
• Maintaining sales ledgers of businesses
• Maintaining purchase ledgers of businesses
• Setting up customers’ accounts
• Processing customers invoices and credit notes
• Setting up suppliers accounts
• Processing suppliers invoices and credit notes
• Generating reports, customer/supplier invoices,
• Generating customers and suppliers statements and reconciling them
• Generating aged debtors and aged creditors reports for credit control purposes
• 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
• Performing petty cash reconciliation
• 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
• 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

Payroll and HMRC Reports (Sage Payroll & BrightPay)

• 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

Accounts Assistant Practical Training (Sage 50, QuickBooks and Xero)

• Treatment of opening balances
• Foreign currency invoices
• Treatment of different types of discounts on invoices
• Reconciliation of debtors and creditors control accounts
• Generating aged debtors and aged creditors reports for credit control purposes
• Reconciliation of VAT, PAYE and Wages control accounts
• Posting month-end adjustments and journals
• Understanding accruals and processing the journal entry
• Understanding prepayments and processing the journal entry
• Maintaining fixed asset register of the organisation
• Writing off fixed assets
• Calculating depreciation using different methods
• Understanding gains and losses on disposals of assets
• Suspense account reconciliation
• Director’s loan account
• Loan amortisation account
• Treatment of dividends
• Preparing VAT using Standard VAT Scheme, Cash Accounting Scheme, Flat Rate Scheme, and Marginal VAT Scheme
• Preparing closing entries
• Preparing the Final Trial Balance
• Monthly management accounts
• Running the year-end procedures in Sage 50 Accounts to close the financial year and start a new financial year

Advanced Excel Training

• Summing Techniques
• IF, Cell References, Formula linking, etc
• New Formulas of Excel Sumifs, Countifs, Iferror
• Database Formulas
• Subtotal (Formulae & Procedure)
• Tables
• Macros
• Look up References (Vlookup, Hlookup, etc)
• Data Validation
• Conditional Formatting
• Date & Time Formulas
• Charts & Graphs
• Protection & Security
• Goal Seek
• Groupings
• Pivot Table
• Pivot Table Charts
• Hyperlinks
• Scenario
• H-Look ups
• V-Lookups
• Web workbooks
• Sharing Workbooks

Why Choose KBM?

• ACCA Approved Employer (Gold Level)
• AAT Approved Training Provider with the highest standards
• A Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Auditors firm
• Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• 1-to-1 training sessions with qualified accountants
• Flexible training hours, allowing you to choose the day and time that suits your schedule
• Guaranteed work placement with professional references to employers
• Multiple training locations in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Croydon, Barking, and Park Royal
• Regular performance reviews and job market awareness sessions
• Sage 50, QuickBooks, Excel, and Xero certification preparation
• Professional CV and interview preparation for job placement support

Course Delivery & Flexibility

At KBM, we understand the importance of practical, hands-on experience. All of our training programs focus on real-life company files to ensure you develop the skills needed for a career in accountancy. Whether you prefer in-person or online training, we offer flexible delivery methods to suit your needs

This course is for anyone looking to target the job titles of accounts assistant and finance assistant.

This course is designed for individuals aspiring to pursue accounts assistant and finance assistant roles. Whether you're looking to start your career in accountancy or enhance your existing skills, this training will equip you with the practical experience and industry knowledge required to secure a position in the accounting and finance sector.

This course is ideal for individuals aiming to pursue career opportunities in various accounting and finance roles, including:

• Bookkeeper

• Accounts Assistant

• Finance Assistant

• Assistant Accountant