Accounting Professional Online Certification Program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE

The Accounting Professional program from Auburn University provides students the basic competencies involved in an accounting or financial role for small businesses or in a support role for CPAs and other accounting professionals in a larger firm. An in-depth understanding of accounting principles will ensure professionals have the skills necessary to undertake the tasks and analysis required to work as an entry-level professional, provide bookkeeping services to small businesses of all sorts, liaise between small businesses and their accounting firms or support a team of accounting professionals.

Accounting Professional Online Program

Apart from the CPA who prepares the formal tax filings, the skills students gain from the Accounting Professional program from Auburn University will ensure they’re prepared for the lead accounting and financial position with any small business or effectively assist on a sophisticated accounting and finance team. The theory and practical skills combined in this Program will ensure students come away with the essentials of accounting, business math and statistics with a fundamental understanding of finance and business law. Students who complete the Accounting Professional Program will have the skills necessary for success in these positions starting from day one on the job!

Educational Requirements

• Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.
• National certification is available for students who complete this course including National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Accounting Professional certification

Detailed Course Topics Covered

• Define terms related to business accounting
• Apply accounting concepts and principles
• Prepare financial statements
• Analyze financial statements for decision making
• Evaluate internal controls
• Account for partnership transactions
• Differentiate international financial reporting standards from generally accepted accounting principles
• Define terms related to business accounting
• Apply a working knowledge of accounting concepts and principles
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare and understand corporate financial statements
• Analyze financial statements using various ratios and tools
• Describe long-term liabilities
• Examine concepts related to managerial accounting
• Examine how managers use financial information to guide important decisions
• Apply concepts related to managerial accounting
• Prepare and analyze various types of budgets

Each course includes:

• 24/7 instructor support and course mentoring
• Student and instructor collaboration
• Engaging labs, student exercises, course videos and animated simulations
• Student pre and post assessments and online performance tracking
• National and state certification opportunities
• A secure Student Portal which includes: career guidance, resume writing and other career resources

How to Enroll

Use the following link to enroll: Accounting Professional Program

Contact

Learn about this program and enroll: Accounting Professional Program or call 334-844-5100.