Bookkeeping Course in Ontario
Get the Skills to Become a Professional Bookkeeper!
Canadian bookkeepers are a well paid and integral part of business and industry
Introduction – A Career Opportunity that is in High Demand!
Bookkeepers are much-needed and sought after by virtually every commercial segment in Canada. Today there are in excess of 100,000 professional bookkeepers in Canada. It is a well paid segment – in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (“GTHA”) bookkeepers typically make average annual incomes from $35,000 to $45,000 and many attain the higher end levels of $60,000 to $70,000. Bookkeepers can work as employees, agents or as independent contractors. Bookkeeping is often a highly viable path to upward mobility to the lucrative accounting profession.
Human Resources Canada offers an excellent definition of the roles and responsibilities of bookkeepers: “bookkeepers maintain complete sets of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, providing professional bookkeeping services”. Bookkeepers represent the backbone of maintaining financial discipline in an enterprise and Certified Bookkeepers are on the front line of compiling financial data. Their academic background and practical experience ensure that their input meets the highest standards and a Code of Professional Conduct gives employers and / or clients no-worry confidence in the services provided by a Certified Bookkeeper. As an essential member of an organization, a Certified Bookkeeper is committed to the success of his or her employer and/or client. Certified Bookkeepers are recognized and rewarded for their value. A skilled profession is the best employment insurance.
The Canadian Institute of Bookkeeping (CIB) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preparing men and women for professional positions in a financial environment.
The bookkeeping profession today, unlike the accounting profession, is unregulated. There are no criteria for educational requirements or for professional conduct. The CIB is the national certification body for bookkeepers. Through the professional certification standards of the CIB, bookkeepers will now have the opportunity to complete a professional development program and become members of a recognized profession. As trained professionals, Certified Bookkeepers can look forward to greater financial and job security in a rapidly changing business world.
The CIB objectives include:
Establish educational, professional and ethical standards in the bookkeeping profession
Bring order to an unregulated field and protection to a vulnerable public
Change the general perception toward bookkeeping and bring public
recognition to Certified Bookkeepers.
CIB - A national organization professionalizing bookkeeping
The CCBST Bookkeeping Certificate Course, in collaboration with CIB, prepares students to pursue a career as a professional Certified Bookkeeper (“CB”). Upon graduation, a CB can work as an independent provider of bookkeeping services or as an employee with diverse and attractive options. The CIN Professional Code of Conduct provides a CB with strong credibility in any situation.
As mentioned, today’s growing demand for professional, but affordable, services creates excellent career opportunities for properly trained and accredited individuals. The CCBST program prepares a student thoroughly and properly for a Certified Bookkeeper career and how to effectively collaborate and communicate with professional accountants and executives. Membership in the CIB opens many doors to a variety of positions, including bookkeeper, accounts receivable/parables, supervisor, payroll administrator, accounting trainee and office manager, amongst others. The course duration is 100 Hours.
The CCBST Bookkeeping Certificate Course educates students in:
Bookkeeping - computerized bookkeeping
Financial statements –the balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flows
Notes to financial statements
Financial ratios and spreadsheets
Inventory and cost management
Interest and present value of cash flows
Liabilities - current liabilities and long term liabilities
Unearned /Deferred Revenues
Accounts Receivable and Payables
Reconciling Bank Accounts
Accounting for Payroll and administration
Proprietorship, Partnerships and Corporations
Bookkeeping classes are taught with focus on practical and hands-on experience
Courses are qualified with the CIB
Expert, industry-experienced and approachable faculty members
You will graduate with optimum skills, abilities and confidence
CCBST remains absolutely committed to finding appropriate placements for graduates
Students learn in state-of-the-art facilities
Successful students have evolved as individuals who are:
organized and who possess the ability to plan and prioritize
comfortable with accuracy and detail work
strong in analytical, numeracy and interpersonal skills
productive under pressure, having the ability to meet deadlines
able to work successfully in a team environment, and, who,
adaptive - easily to technology and current industry computer software
CCBST Bookkeeping Certificate - Program Outcomes:
Our program outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace
Upon successful completion of our program students will be reliable in:
Providing complete bookkeeping functions within accounting cycles - including accounts receivables, payables, inventory,
Payroll processing, using relevant software and operating systems.
Producing proper financial statements and reports - for proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations – in conformance to generally accepted accounting principles.
Preparing various income tax returns in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations
Support management requisites for bookkeeping - including planning, forecasting, budgeting, cost and revenue management
Using, per management directives, analyses, spreadsheets and database programs, including Excel, to create and produce reports for business analysis, identification of trends and decision-making.
Being skilled and knowledgeable within the parameters established by CIB
Understanding, and adhering to, ethical and professional CB conduct
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The bookkeeping segment is very stable and continues to offer significant opportunity. Once certified, if they choose to do so, graduates can open a practice and handle matters for their own clients or explore a diverse range of possibilities – such as bookkeeper, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting clerk or trainee, supervisor, planning assistant and more….
Contract clients and/ or employment emanate from many areas:
Various commercial enterprises – owner / operators, partnerships, corporations
Banks and other financial institutions
Charities and Not-for-profits (“NFP’s”)
Governments – federal, provincial and municipal
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Mathematics Grade 11or 12 C, M or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Proficiency in the English language
CCBST provides a world-class, industry-experienced and goal-oriented faculty. An excellent way to see if the CCBST bookkeeping Certificate course is the right fit for you is to book a tour of our facilities, where you can meet with students and instructors on a first-hand basis. You can also apply online. Immediate questions can be answered by one of our friendly Admissions Advisors.
Train for a Richer and more Rewarding Future!
Tuition, Fees and Funding your Education
CCBST is a superb choice for individuals who want to get ahead without suffering a major financial burden. At CCBST, tuition is more affordable than larger schools whilst maintaining the same excellent quality of educational standards.
You may also be eligible to receive OSAP (Government Financial Aid) as all CCBST programs are full time.
You may also qualify for Second Career Eligibility Ontario. This program provides support to laid-off employees who will benefit from retraining to find work. Please check out our Financial Aid section or contact a CCBST admissions representative to see if you meet the criteria.
For more information about Financial Aid and Second Career Training contact us