Course Level

Beginner / Early Intermediate

Duration

2 hours

Format

Instructor-led workshop with demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on exercises.

Prerequisites

Basic bookkeeping knowledge recommended.

This workshop teaches participants how to approach these problems systematically rather than simply trying to make the numbers “balance.”This workshop teaches participants how to approach these problems systematically rather than simply trying to make the numbers “balance.”<br><br>
Students will learn how to identify warning signs, investigate discrepancies using source documents and financial records, determine the appropriate correction, verify that the correction worked, and establish procedures to prevent the same mistake from happening again.
Students will learn how to identify warning signs, investigate discrepancies using source documents and financial records, determine the appropriate correction, verify that the correction worked, and establish procedures to prevent the same mistake from happening again.

The workshop focuses on the kinds of errors bookkeepers commonly encounter in real-world bookkeeping, including duplicate transactions, missing transactions, incorrect account classifications, personal expenses recorded as business expenses, incorrect dates, reconciliation errors, uncategorized transactions, and balance discrepancies.

Rather than simply teaching students to “fix the number,” the course emphasizes a repeatable process:

SPOT IT → INVESTIGATE IT → CORRECT IT → PREVENT IT

Curriculum at a Glance