Bookkeeping VA Foundations

Develop careful bookkeeping support habits for source documents, categorization, reconciliation, invoicing, and month-end handoff.

5 modules~120 min total

Bookkeeping VA Foundations

Develop careful bookkeeping support habits for source documents, categorization, reconciliation, invoicing, and month-end handoff.

Capstone outcome

Graduate with a documented bookkeeping workflow, reconciliation pack, exception log, and month-end close checklist.

Learning sequence

1. Bookkeeping Role, Controls, and Confidentiality
2. Transaction Capture and Categorization
3. Bank, Card, and Processor Reconciliation
4. Invoices, Receivables, and Payables Support
5. Month-End Close and Accountant Handoff

How to complete this path

Complete modules in order. Build each template with fictional or sanitized data, save the assignment output, and revise it after feedback. Do not upload confidential client information. The final capstone should combine the five module artifacts into one coherent operating playbook.

Course outline

1. Bookkeeping Role, Controls, and Confidentiality

Understand the accounting workflow, evidence standards, approvals, segregation of duties, and limits of a support role.

article · beginner · 16 min

2. Transaction Capture and Categorization

Record transactions completely and consistently using source evidence and the approved chart of accounts.

article · beginner · 18 min

3. Bank, Card, and Processor Reconciliation

Prove that ledger balances match independent statements and explain every difference.

article · beginner · 20 min

4. Invoices, Receivables, and Payables Support

Create accurate invoices, monitor due dates, follow approved collection language, and organize payable approvals.

guide · beginner · 22 min

5. Month-End Close and Accountant Handoff

Complete a controlled close with reconciliations, review reports, exception notes, and locked-period discipline.

checklist · beginner · 24 min

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