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Financial Services (VET) Cert III

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FNS30322 Certificate III in Accounts Administration

2 unit x 2 year (240 hour) Board Developed Course (ATAR)

RTO: 90490 - Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta

As this is a Certificate III qualification, students need to have strong literacy and numeracy skills to be able to access the course content and assessment.

This qualification provides a pathway towards job roles for employees with functions that could include financial data entry, processing accounts and payroll, providing customer service in financial transactions and producing financial reports.

Work could be undertaken in a financial/business office environment where the planning and processing of a range of financial tasks are actioned. Possible job titles include office clerk, banking clerk and accounts officer.

UNITS INCLUDE:

BSBTEC301 - Design and produce business documents
BSBTEC302 - Design and produce spreadsheets
FNSACC314 - Conduct business activities using a computerised accounting system
FNSACC321 - Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
FNSACC322 - Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
FNSACC323 - Perform financial calculations
FNSINC311 - Work together in the financial services industry
BSBWHS211 - Contribute to health and safety of self and others
BSBFIA421 - Prepare financial reports
BSBXCM301 - Engage in workplace communication
FNSACM313 - Process authorised payments

ASSESSMENT:

This course is competency based and the student's performance is assessed against prescribed industry standards. Assessment methods may include :

Observation
Student Demonstration
Questioning
Written Task

ELIGIBILITY FOR QUALIFiCATION:
Students assessed as fulfilling the requirements for all the units in the 240 hour course will be eligible for FNS30322 Certificate III in Accounts Administration. Students achieving at least one unit of competency will be eligible for an AQF Statement of Attainment showing partial completion of their qualification.

WORK PLACEMENT:

Students studying this VET course are required to complete a minimum of 70 hours work placement. This is a mandatory requirement of NESA. Failure to complete the mandatory work placement hours could jeopardise a student's eligibility to be awarded the Higher School Certificate.

Student's start and finish time will reflect industry standard, not school times.

COST:

An annual fee of $80 is added to school fees for this course for consumables, as well as access to accounting software for a specific module.

DUTIES AND TASKS OF AN ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATION

Manage obligations to suppliers, customers and third-party vendors
Process bank deposits
Reconcile financial statements
Prepare, send and store invoices
Contact clients and send reminders to ensure timely payments
Submit tax forms
Identify and address discrepancies
Report on the status of accounts payable and receivable
Update internal accounting databases and spreadsheets

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Able to work methodically, accurately and neatly
Good oral and written communication skills
Able to work as part of a team
Neat Personal appearance
Attention to detail

JOBS ROLES IN ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATION INDUSTRY:

Individuals with this qualification are able to perform roles, such as:

payroll junior
accounts assistant,
accounts clerk
office assistant
assistant bookkeeper
bank clerk

FURTHER STUDY:

FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounts and Bookkeeping
FNS41820 Certificate IV in Financial Services
FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting

For more information about this course, please see: Mrs Kalocsai, Mr Phillips, Mrs Grinham

FURTHER INFORMATION

www.myskills.gov.au |Type the qualification code into the search bar then click on the qualification title.

Please note that this course can be completed online via the CSPD Virtual School if the course does not run at Santa Sophia

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