Introduction to Accounting
Want to learn accounting?
Start your new career with our easy introductory accounting course. You’ll gain a general understanding of accounting with a focus on core concepts and basic skills that will teach you the fundamentals of accounting. You will learn to interpret financial statements, undertake financial analysis, cash flow, budgeting and forecasting techniques. Study at your own pace, at a time that suits you with our flexible online learning.
57 reviews for Introduction to Accounting
Key benefits
- Understand accounting under different business structures: company, partnership, sole trader.
- Understand, analyse and interpret a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
- Forecast business revenues and expenses.
- Analyse the profitability and efficiency of your business.
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What our students say
★★★★★ “Course content and progression were very clear, and I did not have any need to contact the tutor for assistance. Overall great course – thanks.” – Alice Young
★★★★★ “This was recommended by my manager who is the Fixed Accountant and I work under her, she thought a basis in accounting would be useful as we touch multiply parts of the business included Balance Sheet and P&L. The course was very well structured and easy to follow what was required” – Stefanie Downes
Course summary
Investment: $295 + GST or only $25 per week with our interest FREE payment plan.
Assessments: 9 modules / 9 assignments. Includes case studies, quizzes and written assessments
Duration: 10 hours. Learn at your own pace, but ideally complete one module per week
Access Time: You will have access to this course for up to 6 months until you complete
Delivery and support: Online with tutor support via email or phone
Pathway opportunities: We highly recommend you consider our Certificate in Accounting
Course topics
- Introduction to accounting
- Accounting equations
- Double entry accounting
- Learn about the trial balance
- Understanding profit and loss statements
- Interpreting balance sheets
- Depreciation
- Ratio analysis
- Practical exercises
Student Success Stories
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Monique Seager –
I really enjoyed learning the fundamentals of accounting- I just found that it was hard to stay focused as there was so much reading. Easy payment option & I thought it would give me an accredited qualification
Mandy Susan Handy –
The course was clear and easy to follow. It was especially good that I could do it in my own time. The tutors grading and comments on the assignments submitted was unexpectedly quick. It was good to know that one was on the right track before submitted the next assignment. It was all good for me. I’d make no changes
Mandy Susan Handy –
The course was clear and easy to follow. It was especially good that I could do it in my own time. The tutors grading and comments on the assignments submitted was unexpectedly quick. It was good to know that one was on the right track before submitted the next assignment. It was all good for me. I’d make no changes
Mandy Susan Handy –
The course was clear and easy to follow. It was especially good that I could do it in my own time. The tutors grading and comments on the assignments submitted was unexpectedly quick. It was good to know that one was on the right track before submitting the next assignment. It was all good for me. I’d make no changes
Mandy Susan Handy –
The course was clear and easy to follow. It was especially good that I could do it in my own time. The tutors grading and comments on the assignments submitted was unexpectedly quick. It was good to know that one was on the right track before submitting the next assignment. It was all good for me. I’d make no changes
Cherie Baikie –
You could do it in your own time
Christine Ropati –
It was cheaper It offered a basic certificate course in accounting which I was after It was all online and therefore convenient Assignments were manageable and suited my current workload/ level of commitment Spelling and grammar of all info on this website and assignments need checking and correcting as I often found errors and this is recommended if you want to improve your professional look.Few questions in the assignments were also a little unclear and could have been worded better to make it easier to understand for the first time accounting student. Thank you for the fast turnaround of marking my assignments and overall this course has been a good and useful tool to developing my skills professionally and personally. The level of work and info given suits a first timer like me, so thank you. I will definitely consider coming back again in the future when I have the time and space to study again.
Justine Mahalia Hillman –
I chose to study with the career academy because i wanted a better carrer pathway and gain knowledge. eddie callahan your very helpful and you have so much patient in helping your students
Trish Davies –
The Career Academy website was easy to navigate which made me find that the "Introduction to Accounting was exactly the course I wanted to do. It was in my own time and no pressure and the fees were affordable.At 59 years old I was a bit concerned about doing the course because I have not studied for so long. But there was no need to worry, the course was easy to follow and knowing the support of the tutors was always there if I needed them.Thank you to all concerned for helping me complete this course I truly appreciate it.Trish Davies
Rebecca Fahy –
I chose to study to refresh and strengthen my skills and the career academy made it easy with payment plans as well as being online, have recommended highly For an introduction thought it was excellent, had previously been in this field but had taken a couple years out and needed to refresh
Rebecca Fahy –
For an introduction thought it was excellent, had previously been in this field but had taken a couple years out and needed to refresh. I chose to study to refresh and strengthen my skills and the career academy made it easy with payment plans as well as being online, have recommended highly
Patricia Manson –
Found them to have the best courses for me and also the ease of following the website to get set up. For me I found that the course was great and din't have any areas that need improving. Fantastic service and courses…would like to thank all involved.
Theresa Moors –
I chose the career academy – It was an online course that offered a flexible schedule.
Bastiaan Bussen –
A brief introduction on Accounting before I am going to do a bachelor in accounting.
This really helped me on making the decision if I wanted to go further with accounting. Everything is clear but could use a little bit more explanation in assessments and text book on the more difficult aspects of the course.
Alison Morimoto –
My dad recommended me this course as I was looking for jobs and needed to refresh my knowledge.
Tania Carr –
I liked the option of studying online as I have a young daughter and pregnant with another.
Karl Williams –
The Career Academy’s affiliation with organisations like CAANZ and Xero made me feel that this program must be of a high standard. I want to undertake a bachelor’s degree in accounting at some stage, and I felt that studying accounting at the Career Academy would be of great benefit towards my future studies. In one of my assignments I made mention of how some of the writing in the course materials is a bit sloppy. Aside from that, the course has been a great introduction into the realm of accounting, and I’m very glad that I’ve taken it. It’s been a good confidence builder, and has motivated me to continue studying in this field.
Eliza McCartney –
This course in particular was recommended to me by my accountant as a good course to get me on my feet in managing my accounts and running my business, as I had no previous knowledge. Having a reasonably short online course that I could complete in my own time was very appealing. I did notice some spelling and grammar mistakes in the course, which was a little disconcerting. I now have an understanding of what my accounting is talking about and what I need to do as a business owner, so thank you!
Karl Williams –
It’s been a fantastic entry point into the realm of Accounting. My only gripe has been with the sub par writing that appears in some of the course materials. However, overall, everything has been great. The feedback I’ve received from the tutors has been very motivating, and I’m looking forward to studying further with the Career Academy.
Alice Young –
I can not comment on the tutors as the course content and progression were very clear, and I did not have any need to contact the tutor for assistance. Overall great course – thanks.
Fouzia Zia –
I liked the content and style of offering courses. The tutor was good too.
Madeleine Ramsay –
I found my course was good, useful and presented well. Helpful having work online as I have a busy life with work etc, tutors were helpful with work and questions and gave good feedback. Only problem was a slight administration issue which took a couple of months to resolve but apart from that, I was very happy overall.
Kate Rattrie –
All good, I’ve worked through a few of the modules which have all been fine. The tutors get back to me quickly – it’s about a one day turnaround which is great. The course is pretty informative.
Keri McNamara –
Good course. Maybe provide more information with the examples.
Alex Brown –
Excellent course. It’s a little bit easy for me. Going good.
Belinda Edwards –
Easy to follow course and liking it so far. Really well laid out course.
Shannen Kennett –
I went with this course because it had the best reputation. I thought having the same person mark the assessments would have been better. But it seemed to work regardless.
Thank you too all the Tutors who read and assessed my work.
Shannen Kennett –
I decided to study with The Career Academy because they are a reputable company, but also I could do it in my own time which made it easier to find time around my busy works schedule. Have thoroughly enjoyed the course (Introduction to Accounting) and experience with The Career Academy so far, so much so I am considering signing up to another course. The tutors have been very helpful and fair in there comments and marking.
Josephine Heta –
I feel my course is very interesting and have a lot of details to help myself understand more about accounting.
Tutors are very helpful and give you a better understanding on what your asking for and they are always there to help you whenever you need them.
Caitlyn Campbell –
Thank you to all the tutors, you were all great help. Manage to get everything done in recored time, thank you.
Caitlyn Campbell –
It was great thank you. It looked like a great idea to further learn new skills, and help progress myself into a new career.
Thank you to all the tutors, you were all great help. Manage to get everything done in recored time, thank you.
Sheila Go –
Good course all-round.
Mawia Hualngo –
1. Accredited course
2. Easy and interest-free payment plan
3. Can learn during free time at one’s own pace
4. Excellent, easy and prompt tutor support
Explanations of terminologies and concepts could be improved. People with zero background in accounting some explanations could be vague.
Overall, this is a good course.
Stefanie Downes –
This was recommended by my manager who is the Fixed Accountant and I work under her, she thought a basis in accounting would be useful as we touch multiply parts of the business included Balance Sheet and P&L. The course was very well structured and easy to follow what was required – the only thing that confused me was I the second module and you are asked to watch a video, the series kept going and I was not sure if I was required to watch more so I watched about a dozen of them not realizing I only needed to watch one. Wasn’t an issue as later in the course they used those videos as well.
I enjoyed it and it cleared up a couple of things for me that were a little confusing not having done any accounting since High School 10 odd years ago. I enjoyed it, the tutors feedback was great. Thanks 🙂
Natalee Toia –
I chose the career academy because it was online and from home, plus i was told over phone from a tutor before enrolling that i would get alot of support and my tutor would help me all the way through the course. didnt happen tho i had 2 pester all diferent sorts of tutors untill 1 would get back 2 me sometimes it took days just 2 wait 4 a reply. very difficult so yeah im quite upset about that as the last 2 assesments on this intro 2 accounting were difficult 4 me to understand i needed support but didnt recieve any.
so i just submitted my assesments and probably they are wrong i done this course so i could get more knowledge for the book keeping course im going to be doing with career academy. hoping to get more support in the next course i do.
Naomi Lawrence –
I chose to study with The Career Academy because it gave me the freedom to work and gain a qualification at the same time. There were a few times I used the Ask your tutor button and I dont think it worked so I was having to call the tutor instead.
Madeleine Ramsay –
Cool course
Alexandra.McFarland –
The course was excellent overall.
Deborah Tawa –
I liked the fact that I had a text book as reading online can be more difficult. I was talking to my accountant who had done the book keeping course and it suited what I wanted to learn.
Gala Moreno –
A friend told me about it and I thought it was a good idea cause I don’t have time to go to classes.I think the course was very good as it is.
Moana Rademakers –
Excellent overall. Convenience and costs was the reason I decided to study with The Career Academy
Kelly Russell –
So far fantastic. Studying Certificate in Business Admin and Intro to Accounting. Big help to getting back into the job market
Sofilisi Lata –
Good overall
Janine Harman –
I wanted to gain more knowledge for the future at my current job. This course is excellent overall
Stephanie Cox –
I just google search and the information supplied suited my needs
Michelle Meganathan –
All was good. I thank everyone for being supportive, helpful and understanding my circumstances.
Shriana Williamson –
Saw it online after doing a bit of research into different courses. Career academy was the best fit for me, flexible study, all online and great prices! They ticked all the boxes for me. Help was available when I needed it and the assessment instructions were clear and easy to follow. Excellent!
Robyn Crighton –
My employer researched a few courses and this one seemed most suitable for my needs. I thought the course was well structured. It was a basic course but that is what I was after to get my knowledge back up. I look forward to doing another course.
Kimberley Carline –
I decided to study with The Career Academy because it was the cheapest and on line. The assessment instructions were clear and easy to follow and I will be able to apply the knowledge learned.
Katie Love –
Easy online study and help was available when I needed it.
Angela Christensen –
Great that this was online and in my own time. Average overall.
Lacey Moyle –
A friend recommended this institute. I would like to thank all tutors involved with my queries and who offered support when I needed it.
Thank you
Miho Maeda –
4 stars
Angela Christensen –
Help was available when I needed it. Average overall.