Become an Accounting Paraprofessional

Accounting Paraprofessional Development Program

Learn best practice accounting from a leading national accounting company providing bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, and tax services to small businesses.

Perform best practice accounting under the direction and supervision of an educated, experienced, and licensed Certified Accounting Paraprofessional (CAP).

Our Accounting Paraprofessional Development Program includes education, certification, training, experience, Certified Accounting Paraprofessional license, and support.

Important

You must complete the Bookkeeping Development Program before beginning this Program.

Program Objectives

1. Perform accounting accurately and productively.
2. Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable financial information.
3. Increase operating cash flow.
4. Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual business performance reports.

Program Steps‍‍

1. Education
2. Certification
3. Training
4. Experience
5. License
6. Support

Education Objective

Develop accounting knowledge and understanding.

Course

Accounting Principles or course equivalent (may be completed during the payroll experience segment of the Bookkeeping Program)‍

Certification Objective

Communicate and assure employers or clients of your accounting knowledge and understanding.

Certification‍

Accounting Certification (may be completed during the payroll experience segment of the Bookkeeping Program)

Training Objective

Learn best practice accounting and QuickBooks Online Accountant processes, procedures, and steps.

Training

‍Accounting with QuickBooks Online Accountant

Experience Objective

Apply best practice accounting and QuickBooks Online Accountant processes, procedures, and steps.

Experience

Accounting Experience (three months)

Certified Accounting Paraprofessional (CAP) License Objective

Place CAP behind your name and communicate your accounting knowledge, skill, experience, and ethics to employers or clients.

CAP License

Become a licensed Certified Accounting Paraprofessional or CAP.

This program completes the CAP license education, certification (examination), and experience requirements.

Support

You are assigned support personnel to assist you with any course, certification, training, experience, or licensing questions.

Program Steps

Pre-experience

You must purchase and complete or opt out¹ of the following course and certification before starting the experience segment of the Program.

1. Purchase and complete the Accounting Principles course or opt out of the course.
2. Purchase and take the Accounting Certification certification exam.

Experience

1. Complete the Accounting with QuickBooks Online Accountant training.
2. Complete the Accounting Experience segment (three months beginning the first of each month).
3. Complete the Certified Accounting Paraprofessional (CAP) license application.

Note:

1. To opt out of the course, you must have completed and passed an equivalent higher education course. To opt out of a course, email your course transcript to     info@consortia.accountants.