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Certified Bookkeeper

GES 202 -- 80 hours

Course Overview/Description

This online course for professional bookkeepers leads to national certification with the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). The AIPB certification is a high professional standard and the only national standard for bookkeepers. Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper (CB) can increase earning potential, enhance professional status, and offer a decisive edge in any job market. This course was created by the AIPB to prepare experienced bookkeepers for the certification exam at any Prometric Test Center. Certified Bookkeepers (CB's) are to bookkeeping what CPA's are to accounting: the elite of the profession.

Click here to read the AIPB's Code of Ethics for Certified Bookkeepers.

The web-based format allows students to move at their own pace from any web-enabled computer. The program consists of six separate subject areas:
1. Adjusting entries
2. Correction of accounting errors (including the bank reconciliation)
3. Book and tax depreciation
4. Basic payroll
5. Merchandise inventory
6. Internal controls and fraud prevention AIPB provides students with a set of five workbooks that prepares them for each of the exams. 80 hours. You will need Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel for this course.

Upon registering, you are given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a 6-month extension at no additional charge. Students will have one year (365 days) from the date of enrollment into the Certified Bookkeeper program through Gatlin Education to submit the Application for Certified Bookkeeper Designation form to The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers.