Course Title: Set up and operate a computerised accounting system

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4398 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Course Title: Set up and operate a computerised accounting system

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 80

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OFFC5334C	City Campus	TAFE	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022, Term2 2022, Term1 2023, Term2 2023
OFFC5334C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2019, Term2 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021

Course Contact: Doug Gourlay

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5944

Course Contact Email: doug.gourlay@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, operate, and modify an integrated computerised accounting system. This is generally under supervision and encompasses processing transactions in the system, maintaining the system, producing reports, and ensuring system integrity.

It applies to individuals who, within the scope of own responsibility, use specialised knowledge, information technology, and planning and organising skills to establish and maintain an organisational system in service and trading environments.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	FNSACC416 Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
Elements:	1. Implement integrated accounting system 2. Process transactions in system 3. Maintain system 4. Produce reports

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

• set up the chart of accounts for one organisation by modifying an established integrated financial software system
• implement an integrated computerised accounting system, ensuring integrity of the data
• process transactions in the integrated system, including:

• BPAY
• credit card payments
• direct debit
• invoices
• petty cash

• generate reports in the integrated system over at least two reporting periods, including:

• goods and services tax (GST) accrual report
• payroll report
• bank reconciliation report
• profit and loss statement
• balance sheet

• maintain computerised accounting system information securely.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge to effectively complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and to manage tasks and reasonably foreseeable contingencies in the context of the work role.

• Key features of desktop and cloud-based computerised accounting systems
• Key features of organisational policies and procedures relating to setting up and operating a computerised accounting system
• Key requirements of financial services industry legislation relating to information privacy when using computerised accounting systems
• Key features and characteristics of information included in source documents of financial data

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the accounting field of work and include access to:

• office equipment and consumables required to operate a computerised accounting system
• technology and software required to operate a computerised accounting system, including:

• integrated commercial financial software system and associated data
• desktop-based and/or cloud-based computerised accounting system
• access to the internet.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the assessor requirements in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.