Introduction to Big Red Cloud Accounts
This course aims to give learners a sound understanding of how to process the most common accounting transactions using one of Ireland’s most popular accounting software.

Overview

Skills to Advance Initiative
This course is only available to those currently in employment and fully funded under the Skills to Advance initiative.
Skills to Advance is a national initiative that provides upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in jobs undergoing change and to those currently employed in vulnerable sectors. Skills to Advance aims to equip employees with the skills they need to progress in their current role or to adapt to the changing job market. Working closely with small and medium-sized enterprises, Skills to Advance helps employers identify skills needs and invest in their workforce by providing subsidised education and training to staff.
Course Content
When the learner has completed this course they will be able to record the most common accounting transactions experienced in the small business environment including customer and supplier activity and bank reconciliations.
Underpinning Accounting Knowledge
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Business Structures
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Assets, Liabilities, Incomes and Expenses
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Using ‘PEARLS’
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Chart of Accounts
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Capital and Drawings
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Credit Control and Discounts
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Double Entry Bookkeeping
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Business Documentation
Using Big Red Cloud
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Setting up a new Sole Trader Business
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Setting up Customers and Suppliers
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Setting up Bank Accounts
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Creating and Amending Nominal Accounts
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Recording Invoices and Credit Notes
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Recording Payments and Receipts
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Bank Reconciliations
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Producing a Trial Balance