Accounting and bookkeeping are essential business skills that help organizations maintain accurate financial records and support effective financial operations. Wake Tech offers online and in-person courses designed to build these skills and help you advance your career in accounting and financial operations.
Corporations and local organizations need qualified bookkeepers to track financial transactions, including sales, purchases, payments, payroll, depreciation, inventory, internal controls and fraud prevention.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET data for Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks, bookkeepers earn a median wage of $23.66 per hour, or $49,210 annually. Experienced professionals in the top 10% can earn more than $72,660 per year.
Top specialized skills identified in job postings include accounting, accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping and proficiency with QuickBooks®, a widely used accounting software platform that enhances the efficiency and capabilities of bookkeeping professionals.
Accounting and bookkeeping training is included in two short-term training courses at Wake Tech:
Together, these courses prepare students for the Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional certification and Intuit QuickBooks Online Certified User certification, both industry-recognized credentials that validate foundational bookkeeping and accounting skills.
For those interested in a longer-term training course, Wake Tech also offers a combined course, Bookkeeping: Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional with Quickbooks Online.
These certifications prepare learners to manage financial records accurately and efficiently while building skills valued across a variety of accounting and finance roles. Earning both credentials helps students demonstrate practical bookkeeping knowledge and strengthens their readiness for today's competitive workforce.
Don't have enough money to pay for a course? Wake Tech's Propel program offers scholarships that cover the cost of registration and fees.
NOTE: The Propel Scholarship Application is currently closed and will reopen July 1.
Introduction: Discuss how to become a Certified Bookkeeper, identify bookkeeping employment opportunities and practice using Intuit QuickBooks Online
Mastering Adjusting Entries: Define accruals and deferrals, calculate and record adjusting entries for accrued revenue and expenses, calculate and record adjusting entries for deferred revenue and expenses and construct an adjusted trial balance, add the adjustments and complete the adjusted trial balance
Mastering Correction of Accounting Errors: Perform the monthly bank reconciliation and find and correct errors revealed by it, find and correct errors in the trial balance, find and correct accrual errors discovered before the books are closed and find incorrect deferral errors discovered before the books are closed
Mastering Payroll: Carry out the basic payroll function, including paying wages, withholding, depositing and reporting taxes, and preparing federal forms; explain basic reporting of wages and taxes for Forms 940, 941, 944, 945, W-2, W-3 and 1099; and make journal entries for the payroll distribution, payroll-related expenses, payroll liabilities and remittance of employer taxes
Mastering Inventory: Record inventory purchases and sales and determine the cost of goods sold and end inventory under the perpetual method; record inventory purchases and sales and determine the cost of goods sold and ending inventory under the periodic method; compute and record cost of goods sold and ending inventory using weighted-average and moving-average costing; compute and record cost of goods sold and ending inventory using first-in, first-out (FIFO) costing; compute and record cost of goods sold and ending inventory using last-in, first-out (LIFO) costing; and compute and record changes in inventory under the lower of cost or net realization value (LCNRV) rule
Mastering Depreciation: Describe how qualifying assets are depreciated on the financial statements and tax return; depreciate for book purposes assets purchased at any time during the year under the straight-line, units of production, declining balance and the sum of the years' digits methods; depreciate both listed assets and real estate for tax purposes; and depreciate vehicles, including passenger automobiles, for tax purposes
Mastering Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention: Install basic internal controls, including segregation of duties, for preventing employee theft of inventory and other non-cash assets, signs of such theft and the schemes that are used to steal; understand the basics of background checks on applicants to reduce the likelihood of hiring employees who steal, insure or bond employees who have access to company cash and segregate duties to minimize the chance of employee fraud or theft of cash; install internal controls that prevent check fraud by employees or customers, spot counterfeit or altered checks and check-fraud schemes; implement internal controls that prevent credit card fraud by customers and know how to spot counterfeit credit cards; and establish controls that prevent vendors from cheating you
Introduction: Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper by AIPB, bookkeeping employment opportunities and getting started using Intuit QuickBooks Online
Mastering Adjusting Entries: Introduction; why we use accruals, deferrals and other adjustments; accrued revenue; accrued expenses (accrued liabilities); revenue collected in advance (unearned revenue); prepaid (deferred) expenses; other end-of-period entries; from unadjusted trial balance to financial statements; applying your knowledge to the trial balance; and exam preparation
Mastering Correction of Accounting Errors: Introduction, where errors occur and how they are found, the bank reconciliation, finding and correcting errors using the unadjusted trial balance, correcting current period accrual errors, correcting current period deferral errors and exam preparation
Mastering Payroll: Introduction, employees vs. non-employees, federal and state wage-hour law, paying employees under federal law, employment records and payroll recordkeeping, employee data (Form W-4 and state withholding allowance certificates), how employers withhold and deposit federal taxes, federal employment reporting forms and due dates, when wages become taxable, other reporting rules, payroll entries and exam preparation
Mastering Inventory: Introduction to accounting for inventory, inventory recordkeeping using the perpetual method, inventory recordkeeping using the periodic method, inventory costing (weighted-average and moving-average), inventory costing using the FIFO method, inventory costing using the LIFO method, inventory costing using the lower of cost or net realizable value rule and exam preparation
Mastering Depreciation: Introduction, depreciation on the financial statement vs. tax return, depreciation under GAAP, straight-line method of depreciation, units of production method of depreciation, declining balance method of depreciation, sum of the years' digits method of depreciation, depreciation under federal income tax depreciation rules, tax depreciation of vehicles and exam preparation
Mastering Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention: Introduction; how dishonest employees steal inventory; how to prevent or spot employee theft; check fraud; credit card fraud; how vendors cheat you; computer and Internet fraud; forms, patterns and red flags of bribery; operations that support frauds and scams; and exam preparation
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The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB)
Pass Part 1 of the national certification exam: Adjustments and Error Correction (Accruals, Deferrals and the Adjusted Trial Balance, followed by Correction of Accounting Errors and the Bank Reconciliation) (taken at Prometric)
Pass Part 2 of the national certification exam: Payroll and Depreciation (taken at Prometric)
Pass Part 3 of the national certification exam: Back-of-the-workbook exam on Inventory (included in the workbook "Mastering Inventory")
Part Part 4 of the national certification exam: Back-of-the-workbook exam on Internal Controls (included in the workbook "Mastering Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention")
Submit evidence of at least two years of full-time bookkeeping experience (or 3,000 hours of part-time or freelance experience) before or after passing the national exam. This can include internships and tax- or accounting-related volunteerism, such as Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), but not simply office work.
Sign a Code of Ethics
No
Prior to course enrollment, students should have foundational bookkeeping or accounting skills or knowledge in alignment with the Bookkeeping: Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online course.
None
None
90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 70% of the course material taught.
N/A
Individuals who want to expand their knowledge and skills in bookkeeping or accounting and those who want to successfully prepare for the relevant industry certification exam(s).
Bookkeeper, Accounting, Office Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Freelancing
According to Burning Glass Technologies, Wake County has a high demand for bookkeeping skills.
Bookkeeper
Accounting
Office Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Freelancing
HRD-3004BI2
ACC-3150BE
ACC-3150F2
SEF-3001BMG
SEF-3001GH1
SEF-77282
SEF-7994CL
SEF-8479CL
Melanie Thomas
919-866-5859
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for ACC-3107B1-Certified Bookkeeper AIPB Using Intuit QuickBooks Online
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Set up and manage Intuit QuickBooks Online administration
Record and manage sales and money-in
Manage and record vendors and money-out
Manage bank accounts, transaction rules, and receipts
Access basic reports and customize views
Introduction
Basic Bookkeeping
Charting the Accounts
The General Ledger
Keeping Journals
Controlling Your Records
Computer Options for Bookkeeping
Financial Statements and Accounting Standards
Getting Started
Set Up Your New QuickBooks Online Company
Classes, Locations & Tags
Sales Tax
Products and Services
Sub-Customers vs Projects
Beginning Balances
Accounts Payable (A/P)
Accounts Receivable (A/R)
Managing Inventory
Payroll
Banking
Budgeting
Final Review
Certification Preparation
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Intuit
https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Intuit/Certifications/C…
Intuit QuickBooks Online Administration
Sales and Money-In
Vendors and Money-Out
Bank Accounts, Transaction Rules, and Receipts
Basic Reports and Views
No
Prior to course enrollment, students should have the ability to demonstrate technological literacy in alignment with the Technology Basics for Digital Literacy course or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
None
None
90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 80% of the course material taught.
N/A
Individuals who want to expand their knowledge and skills for employment-readiness or those who want to successfully prepare for the relevant industry certification exam(s).
Bookkeeper, Accounting, Office Assistant, Administrative Assistant
According to Burning Glass Technologies, Wake County has a high demand for bookkeeping skills.
Administrative Assistant
Office Assistant
Accounting
Bookkeeper
HRD-3004BI2
ACC-3150BE
Melanie Thomas
919-866-5859
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for ACC-3150F2-Bookkeeping: Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online
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Successfully set up a company file in QuickBooks Online.
Perform fundamental analysis of accounts, financial documents, and reports.
Apply basic accounting principles to professional bookkeeping practices and duties.
Understand fundamental accounting concepts, including how QuickBooks works to support these concepts.
Explain the use of the forms required to withhold, deposit, and report federal income taxes.
Recognize dates, procedures, and regulations to ensure payroll compliance and reporting.
Correctly process payroll from start to finish (payroll project).
Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
Payroll Practice and Management
200
No
None
None
No
This course is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field. You should have basic keyboarding and computer skills, be able to use a basic 4 function calculator, be comfortable navigating the Internet and using email, and have an understanding of a word-processing program (such as Word). This course is intended for anyone interested in developing their management skills.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
QuickBooks Online (Free 1-year subscription and practice site included in enrollment.) An additional subscription or software purchase for QuickBooks Online is not required to complete this course. However, please note that this course is only suitable for the QuickBooks Online version.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Microsoft Word or equivalent
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional material required for this program is included in enrollment. The following textbook will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in the QuickBooks portion of the program:
Bookkeeping for Dummies
QuickBooks Online software
Your enrollment in this course includes a free 1-year full subscription to QuickBooks Online. You will be shown how to access and activate this subscription.
Digital access to the following book will be available via links in the Payroll Practice and Management course:
Payroll Accounting 2024, by Bernard J. Bieg and Judith A. Toland (eBook)
Please note: You will receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder.
None
90% attendance
N/A
This course is intended for anyone interested in developing their management skills.
N/A
N/A
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for SEF-3001EXG-Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online with Payroll Practice and Management (Voucher Included)
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Acquire the skills you needed to make the most of QuickBooks Online.
Understand how to get your business finances in order and save time with this powerful and useful tool.
Prepare for the QuickBooks Certified User exam.
Introduction to Bookkeeping
Accounting Basics
Getting Started With QuickBooks Online
The Chart of Accounts
Centers and Lists
Bank Accounts
Recording Expenses and Paying Bills
Credit Cards and Loans
Sales Receipts
Invoices, Estimates, and Customizing Sales Forms
Billable Expenses and Customer Credits
Sales Taxes and Reports
Midterm Exam
Product and Service Items
Managing Inventory
Managing Projects and Sales
Progress Invoicing, Late Fees, and Bad Debts
Payroll
Fixed Assets and Loans
Business Entities and Owner Transactions
Banking Rules, Receipts, and Budgets
Adjusting and Reviewing the Books
Starting a Bookkeeping Business
Your Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities (Optional Lesson)
Communication and Organization (Optional Lesson)
Final Exam
100
No
None
None
No
This program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
QuickBooks Online (Free 1-year subscription and practice site included in enrollment.) An additional subscription or software purchase for QuickBooks Online is not required to complete this course. However, please note that this course is only suitable for the QuickBooks Online version.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Microsoft Word or equivalent.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
Bookkeeping for Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Lita Epstein, MBA
QuickBooks online software
Your enrollment in this course includes a free 1-year full subscription to QuickBooks Online. You will learn how to access and activate this subscription in one of your assignments.
None
90% attendance
N/A
If you are interested in hands-on experience using QuickBooks Online to manage your business' finances-from recording income and expenses to entering checks and bank transfers to setting up a chart of accounts, this course is for you!
N/A
N/A
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for SEF-3001FNG-Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
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Learn eligibility requirements, code of ethics and maintenance requirements
Explore how to apply the concepts of accrual accounting to transactions that span fiscal periods and trace the effect of accrual and deferral transactions
Learn Identification and correction of accounting errors and reconciliation of bank accounts
Study book and tax depreciation, including various methods of calculating depreciation for book and tax purposes
Practice basic payroll, from paying wages to depositing and reporting taxes
Learn how to value inventory, record costs, make entries and report inventory on financial statements
Learn how to use basic internal controls to prevent theft, embezzlement or check and credit card fraud by employees, customers or vendors
Getting Started
Pretest
Adjusting Entries
Correction of Accounting Errors
Payroll
Depreciation
Inventory
Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention
AIPB Exam Preparation
Final Exam
Resources
140
No
None
None
No
The Certified Bookkeeper course is designed for experienced bookkeepers who want to prepare for national certification. To succeed in this course, you must have at least two years of experience as a bookkeeper before enrolling.
Hardware requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, a Mac or a Chromebook.
Software requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later
Mac: macOS 12 or later
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Microsoft Word Online
Microsoft Excel (not included in enrollment)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account
Instructional material requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The AIPB provides the six workbooks required for this course: "Mastering Adjusting Entries," "Mastering Correction of Accounting Errors," "Mastering Payroll," "Mastering Depreciation," "Mastering Inventory" and "Mastering Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention."
In addition to the six workbooks listed above, you will also receive two exam vouchers that cover the full cost of Part 1 and Part 2 of the Certified Bookkeeper exam.
N/A
90% attendance
N/A
The Certified Bookkeeper course is designed for experienced bookkeepers who want to prepare for national certification.
N/A
N/A
Non-Credit Online Learning https://ceonline.waketech.edu
919-532-5847
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for SEF-3001BMG-Certified Bookkeeper (Exam Cost Included)
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Gain confidence in your ability to use QuickBooks to perform bookkeeping tasks for any company
Use basic, intermediate and advanced features of QuickBooks Online proficiently
Prepare for the QBCU Exam
Introduction to Bookkeeping
Accounting Basics
Getting Started With QuickBooks Online
The Chart of Accounts
Centers and Lists
Bank Accounts
Recording Expenses and Paying Bills
Credit Cards and Loans
Sales Receipts
Invoices, Estimates and Customizing Sales Forms
Billable Expenses and Customer Credits
Sales Taxes and Reports
Midterm Exam
Product and Service Items
Managing Inventory
Managing Projects and Sales
Progress Invoicing, Late Fees and Bad Debts
Payroll
Fixed Assets and Loans
Business Entities and Owner Transactions
Banking Rules, Receipts and Budgets
Adjusting and Reviewing the Books
Starting a Bookkeeping Business
Your Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities (optional)
Communication and Organization (optional)
Final Exam
100
No
None
None
No
This program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field.
Hardware requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, a Mac or a Chromebook.
Software requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later
Mac: macOS 12 or later
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
QuickBooks Online (Free one-year subscription and practice site included in enrollment.) An additional subscription or software purchase for QuickBooks Online is not required to complete this course. NOTE: This course is suitable only for the QuickBooks Online version.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Word or equivalent
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account
Instructional material requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following e-book will be provided to you approximately seven to 10 business days after enrollment: "Bookkeeping for Dummies" by Lita Epstein, MBA.
QuickBooks Online software
Your enrollment in this course includes a full one-year subscription to QuickBooks Online. You will learn how to access and activate this subscription in one of your assignments.
N/A
90% attendance
N/A
This course is intended for anyone interested in professional bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online.
N/A
N/A
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech’s Notify Me service
for SEF-3001CHG-Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online (Voucher Included)
.
Certification is important for bookkeepers because it validates a standardized level of knowledge and competency in accounting principles, financial recordkeeping and modern bookkeeping software. Industry-recognized credentials help demonstrate proficiency to employers, increase job readiness and strengthen credibility in a competitive job market.
Certification also ensures that bookkeepers are up to date with current practices, tools and compliance standards, which improves accuracy, efficiency and overall professional performance in financial roles.
Upon successful completion of Workforce Development courses, individuals can earn the Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional certification, demonstrating readiness for entry-level bookkeeping and accounting roles in business and finance environments. Individuals can also gain hands-on experience with the Intuit QuickBooks Online Certified User certification, including setting up company files, recording transactions, managing customers and vendors, and generating reports.
To earn the Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional certification, candidates will complete a structured learning path that builds both foundational accounting knowledge and practical experience.
The certification process generally includes the following steps: