01 Start Strong with These Essential Bookkeeping Certifications
Owning your own bookkeeping business brings freedom and great fulfillment. We at Jim’s Bookkeeping want to see your bookkeeping ambitions begin on solid, nationally-recognised foundations. Because we know you want to stand strong from the start – a head above the rest – with a deep understanding of the ins and outs of the industry.
As such we’re excited to recommend the Ab2 Institute of Accounting as our preferred training institute. Stress-tested and taught by key industry experts with hands-on experience, Ab2’s bookkeeping qualifications will have you upskilled and versed in key software, operations, technology and industry best practices.
The fundamental starting point is their FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. With this nationally-accredited certification you’ll learn essential accounting and bookkeeping fundamentals: from preparing financial reports, lodging business and instalment activity statements to establishing payroll systems and ethical frameworks. The Certificate IV is the most comprehensive, all-in-one accounting and bookkeeping course on offer that will set you up to become a certified bookkeeper and a registered Business Activity Statements (BAS) agent with the Australian Tax Practitioners Board* (TPB).
Ab2 Institute of Accounting is under RTO code 45670
02 Jim’s Bookkeeping Training
In addition to your certificate IV in bookkeeping training you will be invited to review and learn how to run a successful bookkeeping business the Jim’s way.
Some of the training programs are as follows:
- Setting up a bookkeeping business
- Understanding structures
- How to get your first client
- How to price for profit
- Live bookkeeping
- Procedures and systems
These training programs will be web based and available 24/7 over a 12 month period.
03 Career and Development Training
During your certificate Iv in training you will have the option to discuss with a Jim’s Bookkeeper your career and development plan for the future typically these meeting will be run via zoom during the first 12 months
Note Important: these meetings are for career development and not for certificate IV support queries please contact AB2 for these requirements.
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As a Bookkeeping Franchisor you have responsibility over the selection and support process for a wide range of Franchisees, and you must ensure standards are maintained – thus providing greater customer satisfaction.
This role is important in our Divisional objective in terms of growth. A local Bookkeeping Franchisor will be expected to provide greater support to his/her Franchisee network as a mentor and a business leader.
Bookkeeping Franchisors can also run their own Franchise business and therefore provide themselves with a secondary income stream.
Should you feel that you have the capacity and or aptitude to provide support to our Franchisees, please complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.
Being a Regional Franchisor is one of the best businesses you can buy and probably have never heard about! Here from Jim about a successful Franchisor.
Jim’s Group provides people with the chance to own their own business and break away from the 9-5 grind to build the lifestyle business that they truly deserve. Jim’s Group has nearly 4,000 franchisees in four countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom). Jim’s Group also has 54 + different service divisions which are independently owned and operated by industry experts. All of our experts are fully insured and police checked to give you peace of mind you deserve.
We have many success stories of people (just like you) starting out with a franchise and eventually owning their own service division with 600 + franchisees under them. Jim’s Group truly provides you with the opportunity to create a business to fit around your life goals. You have the backing of one of Australia’s most well-known and trusted brands.
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