Duration

18-24 months 

 

Business Type 

  • Any business
  • Forestry
  • Timber
  • Hardware
  • Frame & Truss
  • Timber Merchants
  • Importers & Exporters

 

Duties of the Trainee

  • Design and produce spreadsheets
  • Conduct business activities using a computerised accounting system
  • Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
  • Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
  • Perform financial calculations
  • Retrieve information from records
  • Process and manage payments
  • Reconcile financial transactions
  • Monitor and control accounts receivable

 

Career Options

  • Accounts officer
  • Bookkeeper
  • Assistant Accountant 
  • Finance processor

 

Applicant Specifications/Qualities

  • Sound financial literacy and mathematics skills
  • Computer skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines and complete routine tasks
  • Work autonomously
  • Written and verbal communication skills

 

Further Study

  • Certificate IV in Bookkeeping & Accounting 
  • Certificate IV in Financial Services
  • Diploma of Accounting