Business Accounting





Overview
Get one step ahead of the competition - highlight your skills to potential employers and advance your career! Accounting has become an essential part of business life, and the knowledge and skills that you will learn in your studies will give you a broader and more experienced view of business life. With this course you’ll be introduced to the accounting and bookkeeping skills required to kick-start your career. From the balance sheet to the use of computer in accounting, gain a deeper understanding and start learning from the comfort of your home!
Modules
Unit 1
Introduction, The Double Entry System
Unit 2
Source Documents and Books of Original Entry
Unit 3
The Ledger and the Cash Book
Unit 4
The Trial Balance
Unit 5
The Trading and Profit and Loss Account
Unit 6
The Balance Sheet
Unit 7
Adjustments to Final Accounts
Unit 8
Manufacturing Accounts
Unit 9
Petty Cash
Unit 10
Value-added Tax
Unit 11
Depreciation in the Ledger
Unit 12
Stock Valuation
Unit 13
Correction of Errors and Suspense Accounts
Unit 14
Incomplete Records
Unit 15
The Accounts of Non-Commercial Organisations
Unit 16
The Accounts of Limited Liability Companies
Unit 17
The Analysis and Interpretation of Accounting Statements
Unit 18
The Use of Computers in Accounting
Requirements
No experience or previous qualifications are required to enrol on this course.
Assessment
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Business Accounting Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students
Get one step ahead of the competition - highlight your skills to potential employers and advance your career! Accounting has become an essential part of business life, and the knowledge and skills that you will learn in your studies will give you a broader and more experienced view of business life. With this course you’ll be introduced to the accounting and bookkeeping skills required to kick-start your career. From the balance sheet to the use of computer in accounting, gain a deeper understanding and start learning from the comfort of your home!
Modules
Unit 1
Introduction, The Double Entry System
Unit 2
Source Documents and Books of Original Entry
Unit 3
The Ledger and the Cash Book
Unit 4
The Trial Balance
Unit 5
The Trading and Profit and Loss Account
Unit 6
The Balance Sheet
Unit 7
Adjustments to Final Accounts
Unit 8
Manufacturing Accounts
Unit 9
Petty Cash
Unit 10
Value-added Tax
Unit 11
Depreciation in the Ledger
Unit 12
Stock Valuation
Unit 13
Correction of Errors and Suspense Accounts
Unit 14
Incomplete Records
Unit 15
The Accounts of Non-Commercial Organisations
Unit 16
The Accounts of Limited Liability Companies
Unit 17
The Analysis and Interpretation of Accounting Statements
Unit 18
The Use of Computers in Accounting
Requirements
No experience or previous qualifications are required to enrol on this course.
Assessment
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Business Accounting Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students