Book-keeping Training, Qualifications and Professional Bodies - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

Excel Questions · Excel Questions

Hi all, For those of you that are looking to learn Microsoft Excel, I ran a survey of 100 people working as bookkeepers, finance assistants and accountants asking them how they learnt the software. It turns out that although you need tutorials of some description, using the software regularly is th...

DonnaT · DonnaT

Hi everyone, is anyone here CIMA? If so, have any of you applied for members in practice? I am considering doing this. Any advice welcome...

Lorry10 · Lorry10

I'd like to share some information about Open University accounting courses. These can be studied for free, with fees covered by the Scottish Awards Agency Scotland (part time grants) and can earn you exemptions with professional bookkeeping and accounting bodies such as IAB, AAT, ACCA, and CIM...

Rbeard · Rbeard

Hi all, when I was young, free and childless I gained my CIMA qualification and worked in finance for years. Very little of that time was spent actually doing accounts although my final role I was in charge of the accounts for a small start up but that was in the US and we hired accountants for the actua...

Alice0411 · Alice0411

Good morning, I have AAT level 3 gained few years ago and now I'd like to pursue a career in accountancy. I'm planning my path for the next few years. I'd like to be able to work from home providing services to self-employed and small limited companies. Can you please tell me what qualifications do I need...

Scrasey13 · Scrasey13

Good afternoon everyone. As you can tell, I'm new here, so apologies if this has been posted in the wrong section. I work for a practice in Patchway, Bristol and we're currently looking for a reliable, freelance bookkeeper to sub work to on an ongoing basis. Is there anybody local who could be intere...

CJArt · CJArt

Hello All, I'm new to the forum here. I will be starting my journey in Bookkeeping in September after the school holidays. Was looking at local colleges and doing the Level 1 Course and then the Level 2 course. I need some advice as to if I am starting at the right point /level. About me; I completed a Gener...

Dons · Dons

Hi, I am new to this forum but have been looking and reading it for a while. Due to the Coronavirus I am now out of work. I was a tour guide and I don't really want to do that anymore. My dream is to mainly work from home. I am 64 so this may be too late for me but I will ask the question anyway. I have no background in...

Paulraff · Paulraff

Hi everyone, As I am a newbie I want to introduce myself. Not only am I a newbie to this forum( which I think is great), I am also a newbie to book keeping (ish). I have been working part time as a book keeper since May 2019. My previous experience was a cafe proprietor. I had this in Galway Ireland. During m...

GrampianRoss · GrampianRoss

Hello, I am currently living in the North-East of Scotland and am close to finishing an IAB Level 2 Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping. I have been looking into the possibility of self-employment after I complete the course, though there are some things I am still unsure of and would be grateful of any...

marinos · marinos

Hello everyone, This is my first post and i need some help and guidance. Unfortunately i didn't have the ability to study a College or University Degree. I am 33 years old and i have a newborn baby. I am working as an AML officer for the last couple of years for a respectful company but financially im str...

TheUninvited · TheUninvited

I would like to know a bit more about bookkeepers.What is a day of working as a bookkeeper?Is it a difficult job? ofcourse for beginners will be more difficult but what about even when you are experienced and you know what to do ? If you are experienced, what is the most difficult task? are the tasks too m...

Sammy76 · Sammy76

The company I am working for would eventually like me to take over their payroll. Whilst I can do basic payroll, I've only ever done payroll for companies with under 10 employees, plus it's all been very straight forward. This company has 30 employees and it is not straightforward. What would be the b...

NumbersGuys90 · NumbersGuys90

I've completed and passed my level 2 ICB and just completed my advance book keeping course and ready to take my ICB level 3 exams. what else would i need to find a decent job? i'm thinking of joining and taking the AAT level 3. I also have sage level 1 qualification too. Alot of people are asking for experi...

JDR909705 · JDR909705

Hi Anyone any idea whether holders of IFA get any exemptions from ACCA and if so what they are? Cheers Jim

LAS · LAS

Hi AllI have my Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Accounting for Business 603/2735/2, but now want to continue my studies onto level 3, however, I am not sure which is the best option and I would appreciate your opinion.Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping and AccountingLevel 3 Certificate in Comp...

haymac · haymac

Hi All, I am about to sign up a customer (Ltd - VAT Reg - CIS). He is a one man band currently working as a sub contractor, issuing a weekly vat invoice. However, the main contractor based in the UK , to which his invoices are issued to, use a payroll company based in Guernsey who state that he is not all...

Bests · Bests

Evening all, just looking through the ACCA website at their quals. Is it possible to achieve the ACCA membership without supervision? I appreciate I'd need to pass all the exams but I think I'd struggle to find someone qualified to supervise my work or give me practical experience. Looks like we're t...

Nat Em · Nat Em

Hi, I am sorry to bother you but Im looking for some advice on starting a career in bookkeeping. I have no previous bookkeeping or accounts experience and have been out of work for 10yrs due to health issues. I am currently being placed on the transplant list and to be honest, after all this time of being...

louisajones1 · louisajones1

Hello I want to start Bookkeeping for a few clients. I'm AAT Qualified and been working in accounts for over 15 years. Only thing I haven't had experience of is doing Self Assessments. I've googled if there is any training, and came up with a course called Self Assessment Success by Bookkeepers Allian...

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	Learning Excel for finance and accounting. (Preview) Hi all, For those of you that are looking to learn Microsoft Excel, I ran a survey of 100 people working as bookkeepers, finance assistants and accountants asking them how they learnt the software. It turns out that although you need tutorials of some description, using the software regularly is th...	Excel Questions	1	3120	Wed May 5 13:08 2021 by Shamus
	CIMA (Preview) Hi everyone, is anyone here CIMA? If so, have any of you applied for members in practice? I am considering doing this. Any advice welcome...	DonnaT	2	3431	Tue Feb 9 00:35 2021 by Shamus
	Free Accounting Courses - Scotland (Preview) I'd like to share some information about Open University accounting courses. These can be studied for free, with fees covered by the Scottish Awards Agency Scotland (part time grants) and can earn you exemptions with professional bookkeeping and accounting bodies such as IAB, AAT, ACCA, and CIM...	Lorry10	5	4509	Mon Feb 8 19:52 2021 by DonnaT
	Returning to the workforce as a sole trader? (Preview) Hi all, when I was young, free and childless I gained my CIMA qualification and worked in finance for years. Very little of that time was spent actually doing accounts although my final role I was in charge of the accounts for a small start up but that was in the US and we hired accountants for the actua...	Rbeard	4	2795	Mon Feb 8 17:09 2021 by Maat
	qualifications to open up an own practice (Preview) Good morning, I have AAT level 3 gained few years ago and now I'd like to pursue a career in accountancy. I'm planning my path for the next few years. I'd like to be able to work from home providing services to self-employed and small limited companies. Can you please tell me what qualifications do I need...	Alice0411	6	3654	Thu Nov 5 18:53 2020 by Leger
	Hello y'all (Preview) Good afternoon everyone. As you can tell, I'm new here, so apologies if this has been posted in the wrong section. I work for a practice in Patchway, Bristol and we're currently looking for a reliable, freelance bookkeeper to sub work to on an ongoing basis. Is there anybody local who could be intere...	Scrasey13	5	2915	Thu Oct 8 13:29 2020 by Fredja
	Starting Bookkeeping Training where to start please. (Preview) Hello All, I'm new to the forum here. I will be starting my journey in Bookkeeping in September after the school holidays. Was looking at local colleges and doing the Level 1 Course and then the Level 2 course. I need some advice as to if I am starting at the right point /level. About me; I completed a Gener...	CJArt	39	10381	Sat Jun 6 10:07 2020 by Shamus
	Hi Everyone and can I do this. (Preview) Hi, I am new to this forum but have been looking and reading it for a while. Due to the Coronavirus I am now out of work. I was a tour guide and I don't really want to do that anymore. My dream is to mainly work from home. I am 64 so this may be too late for me but I will ask the question anyway. I have no background in...	Dons	17	4765	Wed Apr 15 21:35 2020 by Shamus
	Hello (Preview) Hi everyone, As I am a newbie I want to introduce myself. Not only am I a newbie to this forum( which I think is great), I am also a newbie to book keeping (ish). I have been working part time as a book keeper since May 2019. My previous experience was a cafe proprietor. I had this in Galway Ireland. During m...	Paulraff	2	2768	Sat Apr 4 06:41 2020 by Artois
	Some questions about self-employment (Preview) Hello, I am currently living in the North-East of Scotland and am close to finishing an IAB Level 2 Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping. I have been looking into the possibility of self-employment after I complete the course, though there are some things I am still unsure of and would be grateful of any...	GrampianRoss	6	4121	Sat Feb 29 01:08 2020 by Leger
	Help Required (Preview) Hello everyone, This is my first post and i need some help and guidance. Unfortunately i didn't have the ability to study a College or University Degree. I am 33 years old and i have a newborn baby. I am working as an AML officer for the last couple of years for a respectful company but financially im str...	marinos	5	4181	Tue Feb 11 12:03 2020 by Cheshire
	Can somebody tell me a little bit about bookkeepers? Such as what is a day like? Is it a difficult job ? (Preview) I would like to know a bit more about bookkeepers.What is a day of working as a bookkeeper?Is it a difficult job? ofcourse for beginners will be more difficult but what about even when you are experienced and you know what to do ? If you are experienced, what is the most difficult task? are the tasks too m...	TheUninvited	10	3945	Wed Dec 18 11:27 2019 by Cheshire
	Payroll Qualifications (Preview) The company I am working for would eventually like me to take over their payroll. Whilst I can do basic payroll, I've only ever done payroll for companies with under 10 employees, plus it's all been very straight forward. This company has 30 employees and it is not straightforward. What would be the b...	Sammy76	6	3884	Fri Sep 13 11:26 2019 by Sammy76
	What else do i need for work? (Preview) I've completed and passed my level 2 ICB and just completed my advance book keeping course and ready to take my ICB level 3 exams. what else would i need to find a decent job? i'm thinking of joining and taking the AAT level 3. I also have sage level 1 qualification too. Alot of people are asking for experi...	NumbersGuys90	10	5152	Mon Sep 2 10:38 2019 by Cheshire
	IFA & ACCA (Preview) Hi Anyone any idea whether holders of IFA get any exemptions from ACCA and if so what they are? Cheers Jim	JDR909705	16	20985	Thu Aug 1 22:37 2019 by YLB-HO
	IAB level 3 - which one to choose!? (Preview) Hi AllI have my Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Accounting for Business 603/2735/2, but now want to continue my studies onto level 3, however, I am not sure which is the best option and I would appreciate your opinion.Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping and AccountingLevel 3 Certificate in Comp...	LAS	13	5040	Sat Jul 6 13:53 2019 by YLB-HO
	VAT - Guernsey ?? (Preview) Hi All, I am about to sign up a customer (Ltd - VAT Reg - CIS). He is a one man band currently working as a sub contractor, issuing a weekly vat invoice. However, the main contractor based in the UK , to which his invoices are issued to, use a payroll company based in Guernsey who state that he is not all...	haymac	8	3593	Mon Jun 10 21:21 2019 by haymac
	Can you become ACCA qualified with just the exams? (Preview) Evening all, just looking through the ACCA website at their quals. Is it possible to achieve the ACCA membership without supervision? I appreciate I'd need to pass all the exams but I think I'd struggle to find someone qualified to supervise my work or give me practical experience. Looks like we're t...	Bests	5	3496	Mon May 20 17:05 2019 by Bests
	Where to start. (Preview) Hi, I am sorry to bother you but Im looking for some advice on starting a career in bookkeeping. I have no previous bookkeeping or accounts experience and have been out of work for 10yrs due to health issues. I am currently being placed on the transplant list and to be honest, after all this time of being...	Nat Em	5	4278	Wed Dec 12 20:18 2018 by Nat Em
	Self Assessment Success (Preview) Hello I want to start Bookkeeping for a few clients. I'm AAT Qualified and been working in accounts for over 15 years. Only thing I haven't had experience of is doing Self Assessments. I've googled if there is any training, and came up with a course called Self Assessment Success by Bookkeepers Allian...	louisajones1	5	3788	Thu Nov 1 19:19 2018 by louisajones1
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