Kick start your career in accounting
This nationally recognised diploma offers you an entry point into the accounting and finance industry. Whether you’re looking to start your career in accounting, or you already work in the industry and are seeking to validate, verify and further develop your knowledge, this course equips you with the accounting skills you need for daily work. You can study online and continue your current work and life.
You will learn a range of skills, including producing complex documents and using spreadsheets to complete business tasks, preparation of operational budgets, processing tax requirements, management of budgets and forecasts, interpretation of financial statistics and the tools to prepare financial reports for corporate entities.
Career options include:
Assistant accountant
Senior payroll officer
Accounts officer.
Course code: FNS50222
Delivery mode: Online
Course duration: 18- 24months
Qualification: Diploma
Nationally recognised: Yes
Awarded by: Swinburne University of Technology
Assessments
Online quizzes, including multiple choice and short answer questions
Portfolio of evidence
Written reports
Case studies
Video and audio role plays and demonstrations.
Start your career in a growth industry
88.3% Satisfied with training
Percentage of course graduates of this course who were satisfied with their training.
57.1% Clerical and administrative roles
Percentage of course graduates working as clerical or administrative workers.
$45,400 Salary
The middle of the range of salary earned of course graduates starting their first ever full-time job after graduating.
88.3% Satisfied with training
Percentage of course graduates of this course who were satisfied with their training.
57.1% Clerical and administrative roles
Percentage of course graduates working as clerical or administrative workers.
$45,400 Salary
The middle of the range of salary earned of course graduates starting their first ever full-time job after graduating.
Source: Statistics (accessed on 13 October 2022) are for course graduates of the Diploma of Accounting. See more details at MySkills.gov.au.
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Online course modules
Once you have enrolled in this course, you can access our online platform and start with the first module. You will need to complete a module and then the next module becomes available to you.
This course contains 12 online modules, which have been designed to cover 11 units of competency, including 7 core units and 4 elective units. This course contains an introductory module.
BSBTEC402 Design and produce complex spreadsheets
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use spreadsheet software to complete business tasks and produce complex documents.
FNSACC521 Provide financial and business performance information
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse and report on a broad range of financial and business performance information. It involves assessing client needs, analysing data, and preparing advice.
FNSACC522 Prepare tax documentation for individuals
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare income tax returns for individuals in line with statutory requirements. It involves gathering and verifying data, calculating taxable income, and reviewing compliance requirements.
FNSACC523 Manage budgets and forecasts
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare, document, and manage budgets and forecasts. It involves forecasting estimates and monitoring budgeted outcomes.
FNSACC524 Prepare financial reports for corporate entities
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare financial reports for a corporate reporting entity according to statutory reporting requirements. This includes compiling and analysing data for the reports.
FNSACC526 Implement and maintain internal control procedures
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to review corporate governance requirements and implement and monitor internal control operating procedures.
FNSACC527 Provide management accounting information
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to gather, record and analyse operating and cost data, prepare budget reports, and review costing system integrity to calculate and record the costs of products and services
FNSACC411 Process business tax requirements
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain business taxation accounting records, and to process lodgements and returns according to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) requirements, excluding income tax. Documentation for business activity statements (BAS) must be authorised by a registered BAS agent.
FNSACC412 Prepare operational budgets
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare and document operational budgets for a variety of organisations.
FNSACC601 Prepare and administer tax documentation for legal entities
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify taxation requirements for complex lodgements and returns for legal entities. It involves gathering, analysing and processing taxation related data to prepare tax documentation, and to review and apply compliance requirements.
FNSINC612 Interpret and use financial statistics and tools
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to access, interpret, analyse and record statistical data in the financial services industry. It encompasses producing new statistical information and reports from existing data using a range of tools and processes.
Course requirements
To enter this diploma accounting course, students must be at least 18 years old and have completed the following 4 specified units, or their equivalents:
FNSACC321 Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
FNSACC322 Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
FNSACC418 Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry; and
FNSACC421 Prepare financial reports.
These competencies may have been achieved through the completion of the following (or their equivalent):
FNSSS00014 Accounting Principles Skill Set; or
FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping.
Eligible for Australian and New Zealand Residents and Citizens only.
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* Students using a mobile or tablet will need to upload documents from a laptop or desktop or have a Dropbox account.
Eligible students may be able to access a VET Student Loan (VSL). For more details on this initiative, as well as eligibility criteria, please visit Swinburne University of Technology.
Intake dates
Study period 1
Last enrolment date: Monday 29 May, 2023
Start date: Monday 5 June, 2023
Census date: Wednesday 5 July, 2023
Finish date: Sunday 5 November, 2023
Maximum extension: Sunday 31 December, 2023
Study period 2:
Last enrolment date: Monday 13 November, 2023
Start date: Monday 20 November, 2023
Census date: Wednesday 20 December, 2023
Finish date: Sunday 21 April, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 16 June, 2024
Study period 3:
Last enrolment date: Monday 29 April, 2024
Start date: Monday 6 May, 2024
Census date: Wednesday 5 June, 2024
Finish date: Sunday 6 October, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 1 December 2024
Study period 1
Last enrolment date: Monday 26 June, 2023
Start date: Monday 3 July, 2023
Census date: Wednesday 2 August, 2023
Finish date: Sunday 3 December, 2023
Maximum extension: Sunday 28 January, 2024
Study period 2:
Last enrolment date: Monday 11 December, 2023
Start date: Monday 28 December, 2023
Census date: Wednesday 17 January, 2024
Finish date: Sunday 19 May, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 14 July, 2024
Study period 3:
Last enrolment date: Monday 27 May, 2024
Start date: Monday 3 June, 2024
Census date: Wednesday 3 July, 2024
Finish date: Sunday 3 November, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 29 December, 2024
Study period 1
Last enrolment date: Monday 31 July, 2023
Start date: Monday 7 August, 2023
Census date: Wednesday 6 September, 2023
Finish date: Sunday 7 January, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 3 March, 2024
Study period 2:
Last enrolment date: Monday 15 January, 2024
Start date: Monday 22 January, 2024
Census date: Wednesday 21 February, 2024
Finish date: Sunday 23 June, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 18 August, 2024
Study period 3:
Last enrolment date: Monday 1 July, 2024
Start date: Monday 8 July, 2024
Census date: Wednesday 7 August, 2024
Finish date: Sunday 8 December, 2024
Maximum extension: Sunday 2 February, 2025
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