COURSE · Year-end
Year-End Accounts for Sole Traders and Partnerships
“I can keep the books all year, but I do not know how to turn them into accounts.”
Courses / A/C 4000 · Closing the year
THE PROBLEM, IN YOUR WORDS
“The accounts tell me what happened last year; I need to know what happens next month.”
Management Accounts and Cash-Flow Forecasting
Monthly management accounts, budgets against actuals, a rolling thirteen-week cash forecast and a short pack a director will read.
42 lessons9 h 48 min24 months’ access
LEDGER · UNITS
The units, in order
About 14 minutes a lesson. Running totals show where you will be at the end of each unit.
| No. | Unit | Lessons | Running total | Running time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | What management accounts are for | 6 | 6 | 1 h 24 min |
| 02 | Monthly accruals and cut-off | 7 | 13 | 3 h 2 min |
| 03 | Budgets and variances | 8 | 21 | 4 h 54 min |
| 04 | The thirteen-week cash forecast | 9 | 30 | 7 h |
| 05 | Key figures and ratios | 6 | 36 | 8 h 24 min |
| 06 | The monthly pack | 6 | 42 | 9 h 48 min |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 9 h 48 min |
OUTCOMES
You will be able to…
- 01Produce monthly management accounts that are consistent and comparable
- 02Build and roll a cash-flow forecast
- 03Explain variances to someone who is not an accountant
INCLUDES
What is in it
- A twelve-month management pack built on screen for a small firm
- A thirteen-week cash forecast template, filled in and rolled forward
- Budget against actual with variances explained in words
- A one-page monthly report layout
WHO IT SUITS
Experienced bookkeepers, finance assistants and owners who want numbers for decisions.
Suggested pace 3 h a week · about 4 weeks · plan it with other courses
CONTRA ENTRIES
Pairs with
ROUTE · Year-end
The Practice Route: Books, Payroll, VAT and Year-End
“I want to look after other people’s books, and I need the whole picture first.”
QUERIES
Questions about this course
Anything else: the chat in the corner is answered by a person, or see how access works.
How long can I watch it, and when does access start?
You can watch Management Accounts and Cash-Flow Forecasting for 24 months from the day access begins. Access details arrive by email within one working day of payment, and you can rewatch any lesson as often as you like during that time.
What exactly is the format?
Streamed video lessons, watched online: 42 lessons across 6 units, 9 h 48 min of video in all. The lessons are recorded, so there is no live tutor and no marking, and nothing is downloadable. Tax content is education, not advice on your own situation; rates and thresholds are taught for a stated tax year.
Is it the right course for me?
It was made for experienced bookkeepers, finance assistants and owners who want numbers for decisions. At the suggested pace of 3 hours a week it takes about 4 weeks. If you are unsure where to begin, the rest of this shelf shows the neighbouring courses.