News release of August 25, 2016)

Welcome to the first edition of the new accounting4starters free self-learning course.

You may get initiated to accounting rules at strictly    no cost to you within a very short period of time.

 

Fast & simple. No question asked, no credit card number, no email requested, no subscription, no identification , just nothing. It is open.

 

You have unlimited access to the free content of level 1.  Features include 10 short videos full of 200 animated slides to make it simple with or without background music, plus 4 flipping books full of  short definitions associated to unique colored designs  to help your self-learning cycle.                                                  

 

Also you may download one PDF to print the 6 tests sheets of test T1-A, then take the test at home.           

 

You will have access to a 24 pages reduced glossary explaining the 12 most important principles of accounting. A short video presentation will take just 20 mn of your time to get started with.

 

Features to come will include a suite of youtube explanations by the author as well as drag & drop tests on your screen (PC, Mac or Mobile).

 

How to learn the key accounting accounts ?

 

With  Level 1, you will master the 3 basic documents of accounting, namely, the general ledger, the journal and the trial balance. You will know how to fill the 7 most often used  accounts in accounting. Namely,  capital account, long term asset account , bank account, client/receivable account, supplier/vendor payable account, plus the costs & revenues acc.                                                                   

Finally, you will draw the trial balance at the end of your first accounting period.

 

Next step will be Level 2 where you will learn another batch of 11 key accounts, making a total of 18 accounts inside your general ledger.

 

A level which will make you a skilled bookkeeper for current operations representing 80 % of all accounting entries used in a company. 

 

Your new skills will make your learning of a new software much faster.

 

How to find your first accounting job ? 

Once you have completed level 1, learning on classic accounting books will be much easier.

 

Then, once level 1 or level 2 is completed you are qualified to take tests at a job center on a computer to get a new job. We assume you will update yourself on one of the major new accounting softwares. You will benefit from a comparative review of same on this new website.

 

We recommand to first try to work as an intern inside a CPA office, whatever the salary. A few months of work will polish your profile and you will the be in a position to apply as a trained PC operator with a small local company or a larger institution. The A4S website will be available to help you, including tests certificates on how you scored on a number of accounts you are able to work on.

Remember that accounting rules are universal and our courses assume that you add expertise for a specific national environnement. Each country has its own regulations. Just customize your trazining.