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Module 1: Course Orientation, the Accounting Cycle and Financial vs Management Accounting
You will be able to describe the steps of the accounting cycle, explain how financial statements differ from management accounts, and identify the key elements of accounting.
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1.1 Course Introduction
10:33
1.2 Course Expectations and Learning Goals
19:53
1.3 Q&A: Introductory Questions
36:24
1.4 Q&A: Further Questions
25:00
1.5 Course Overview and Summary
05:06
1.6 The Accounting Cycle: A Step-by-Step Overview
33:22
1.7 Q&A: Foundational Concepts and the Accounting Cycle
41:11
1.8 Class Discussion: Financial Statements vs Management Accounting
10:52
1.9 Q&A: Financial Statements vs Management Accounting Discussion
07:57
1.10 Key Differences Between Financial Statements and Management Accounting
03:24
1.11 Q&A: Key Differences Between FS and MA
09:49
1.12 Q&A: Key Differences Between FS and MA – Part 2
01:25
1.13 Practical Application: FS vs MA Try-Outs
06:48
1.14 Q&A: Practical Application Try-Outs
03:59
1.15 The Key Elements of Accounting
31:06
1.16 Wrap-up and Next Steps
46:49
Module 1 Quiz: The Accounting Cycle and FS vs MA
00:20:00
Module 2: Building a Chart of Accounts and Applying Double Entry
You will be able to explain the purpose and structure of a chart of accounts, build a simple one in Excel, and apply double-entry principles to early business transactions.
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2.1 Recap: Review of the Previous Class
15:18
2.2 Introduction to the Chart of Accounts
05:49
2.3 Defining a Chart of Accounts
27:07
2.4 Q&A: Chart of Accounts – Part 1
14:53
2.5 Demo: Creating a Simple Chart of Accounts in Excel
01:01:57
2.6 Double-Entry Accounting and Business Incorporation
15:57
2.7 Q&A: Chart of Accounts and Double Entry – Part 2
45:01
Module 2 Quiz: Chart of Accounts and Double Entry
00:20:00
Module 3: Business Incorporation and Accounting for Early-Stage Operations
You will be able to walk through the steps to set up and document a new business, and record inventory purchases, VAT on purchases and the sale of goods.
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3.1 Recap: Review of the Previous Session
14:50
3.2 Q&A: Initial Questions and Clarifications
20:33
3.3 Business Incorporation: Initial Setup and Foundational Steps – Part 1
42:28
3.4 Q&A: Business Incorporation – Part 1
21:07
3.5 Business Incorporation: Setup Details – Part 2
18:31
3.6 Q&A: Business Incorporation – Part 2
20:20
3.7 Business Incorporation: Advanced Setup and Documentation – Part 3
09:57
3.8 Q&A: Business Incorporation – Part 3
14:09
3.9 Business Incorporation: Concluding Topics and Final Checklist
13:20
3.10 Q&A: Final Incorporation Questions
35:07
3.11 Accounting for the Purchase of Inventory
23:40
3.12 Q&A: Inventory Purchase Entries
23:08
3.13 VAT on Inventory Purchases
13:49
3.14 Q&A: VAT on Inventory Purchases
08:40
3.15 Revenue Cycle: Accounting for the Sale of Goods
21:37
3.16 Q&A: Session Wrap-up and Closing Discussion
01:05:48
Module 3 Quiz: Incorporation, Purchases, VAT and Sales
00:20:00
Module 4: Inventory Costing, Vendor Payments and General Ledger Extraction
You will be able to compare FIFO and weighted average costing, record and post vendor payments, extract a general ledger with a pivot table, and review trial balance mapping.
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4.1 Recap: Review of the Previous Session
04:26
4.2 Inventory Costing: FIFO vs Weighted Average Cost (WAVCO)
13:06
4.3 Q&A: Inventory Costing
23:48
4.4 The Payment Process in Practice
02:04
4.5 Q&A: The Payment Process
10:04
4.6 Double Entry for Payments to Vendors
12:05
4.7 Q&A: Double Entry for Vendor Payments
18:20
4.8 Posting the Vendor Payment
12:40
4.9 Demo: Extracting the General Ledger with a Pivot Table
19:29
4.10 Q&A: General Ledger Extraction
26:18
4.11 Trial Balance Mapping Review
06:47
4.12 Q&A: Final Questions After Closing
01:01:02
Module 4 Quiz: Inventory Costing, Payments and GL Extraction
00:20:00
Module 5: Incomplete Records Foundations and AI-Assisted Research
You will be able to explain the common pain points in incomplete records, apply the 5-step framework, research a business and source data, and use AI tools to start a bank statement analysis.
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5.1 Introduction to Incomplete Records and the Case Study
12:23
5.2 Class Rules, Meet the Facilitator and Expectations
13:34
5.3 Learning Outcomes and Common Pain Points in Incomplete Records
10:49
5.4 Q&A: Common Pain Points in Incomplete Records
43:30
5.5 The 80/20 Principle and the Benefits of a Complete Accounting System
11:38
5.6 The 5-Step Framework: From Puzzle to Picture
06:15
5.7 Q&A: Incomplete Records
11:58
5.8 Understanding the Business with Key Questions
08:39
5.9 Q&A: Understanding the Business and Researching with Gemini AI
14:38
5.10 Demo: Using Gemini AI to Research and Understand the Business
06:44
5.11 Steps to Data Sourcing
22:07
5.12 Q&A: Data Sourcing
15:37
5.13 Q&A: Bank Statement Analysis
17:47
5.14 Demo: Analysing Bank Statements with Claude AI
21:26
5.15 Q&A: Analysing Bank Statements with Claude AI
13:33
Module 5 Quiz: Incomplete Records, Business Research and AI
00:20:00
Module 6: Using Schedules to Move from Incomplete Records to a Trial Balance
You will be able to use schedules for cash-to-accrual adjustments, handle fixed assets and prepayments, build the chart of accounts, general ledger and trial balance, and roll balances forward.
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6.1 Reconstructing Data Beyond the Bank Statement
19:02
6.2 Overview of Steps 3 to 5
06:30
6.3 Step 3: Using Schedules for Cash-to-Accrual Adjustments
10:16
6.4 Q&A: Using Schedules (Step 3)
04:06
6.5 Q&A: Dealing with Fixed Assets in Incomplete Records
33:53
6.6 Prepayment Schedule Walkthrough and Q&A
12:18
6.7 Applying the Schedules in the Case Study
01:22
6.8 Creating the Chart of Accounts and General Ledger and Posting to the GL
07:27
6.9 Walkthrough: Chart of Accounts, General Ledger and Trial Balance
11:40
6.10 Creating the Trial Balance and Rolling Forward
09:32
6.11 Q&A: Creating the Trial Balance and Roll-Forwards
12:05
6.12 Case Study Briefing
03:33
6.13 Role Play: Accountant and Business Owner Interaction
38:40
Module 6 Quiz: Schedules, Ledgers and the Trial Balance
00:20:00
Module 7: AI-Assisted and Manual Bank Statement Analysis
You will be able to prepare data context and a prompt for AI bank statement analysis, review the AI output, and classify bank charges, inflows and expenses manually in Excel.
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7.1 Case Study Data: Preparing Context for the AI Prompt
08:48
7.2 Providing Data Context for the AI Prompt
09:32
7.3 Q&A: Data Context for the AI Prompt
12:16
7.4 Demo: Creating the Bank Statement Analysis Prompt in Claude AI (Web)
19:08
7.5 Q&A: AI Prompt for Bank Statement Analysis
09:13
7.6 Reviewing the AI Output for Bank Statement Analysis
09:54
7.7 Q&A: AI Output and Introduction to Manual Bank Statement Analysis
06:02
7.8 Manual Bank Statement Analysis: Adding New Analysis Columns
08:55
7.9 Q&A: New Analysis Columns
07:18
7.10 Manual Bank Statement Analysis: Bank Charges
20:07
7.11 Q&A: Classifying Bank Charges
10:57
7.12 Classifying Sales and Other Inflows – Part 1
12:30
7.13 Classifying Sales and Other Inflows – Part 2
08:03
7.14 Classifying Fuel Expenses and Participant Support
20:06
7.15 Classifying Expenses
25:59
7.16 Class Assignment Briefing
01:13
Module 7 Quiz: AI and Manual Bank Statement Analysis
00:20:00
Module 8: Building the General Ledger, Fixed Asset Register and Opening Trial Balance
You will be able to apply a year-end cut-off, correct classification errors, set up and post the analysed bank statement to the general ledger, build a fixed asset register with depreciation, and prepare the opening trial balance.
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8.1 31 December Cut-Off and Introduction to GL Creation
04:28
8.2 Q&A: GL Creation
08:18
8.3 Q&A: 31 December Cut-Off Data
01:42
8.4 Creating the General Ledger – Continued
11:50
8.5 Q&A: GL Creation and Information Check
15:00
8.6 Spotting Errors in Bank Statement Classification
21:17
8.7 Walkthrough: Correcting Classification Errors
07:05
8.8 Setting Up the GL Structure – Part 1
05:26
8.9 Q&A: Setting Up the GL Structure – Part 1
07:52
8.10 Setting Up the GL Structure – Part 2
10:13
8.11 Q&A: Setting Up the GL Structure – Part 2
06:01
8.12 Posting the Analysed Bank Statement to the GL – Part 1
06:51
8.13 Posting the Analysed Bank Statement to the GL – Part 2
03:07
8.14 Introduction to Other Entries Beyond the Bank Analysis
02:37
8.15 Q&A: Posting GL Transactions
02:18
8.16 Introduction to the Fixed Asset Register and Depreciation
07:30
8.17 Calculating Depreciation in the Fixed Asset Register
08:22
8.18 Fixed Asset Register: Asset Classification and Useful Life
08:52
8.19 Q&A: Depreciation in the Fixed Asset Register
18:12
8.20 Opening and Closing Cash Balances and the Opening Trial Balance
16:15
Module 8 Quiz: General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Opening TB
00:20:00
Module 9: Payroll, Prepayments, Accruals and Inventory Rollback
You will be able to derive gross pay from net pay and build a payroll schedule, account for rent prepayments and accruals, and roll back inventory counts to the year end to adjust cost of sales.
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9.1 Q&A: Case Study and Incomplete Records – General Discussion
53:49
9.2 Deriving Gross Pay from Net Pay
05:18
9.3 Staff Costs: Converting Net Pay to Gross Pay
06:42
9.4 Q&A: Net Pay to Gross Pay
10:20
9.5 Creating the Payroll Schedule – Part 1
13:37
9.6 Q&A: Payroll Schedule and Posting
09:05
9.7 Q&A: Payroll Schedule Creation
10:01
9.8 Prepayment and Amortisation of Rent
09:08
9.9 Q&A: Prepayment and Amortisation of Rent
08:43
9.10 Treating Accruals
02:27
9.11 Q&A: Payroll Treatment
05:14
9.12 Inventory Rollback
04:53
9.13 Inventory Rollback for EJ Perfume
16:47
9.14 Q&A: Inventory Rollback
09:14
9.15 Inventory Valuation and Cost of Sales Adjustment
11:24
9.16 Q&A: Inventory and Sales Reconciliation
16:15
Module 9 Quiz: Payroll, Prepayments, Accruals and Inventory
00:20:00
Module 10: Posting Year-End Adjustments and Preparing the Final Trial Balance
You will be able to calculate and post accrued interest, post depreciation, payroll, rent amortisation, accruals and inventory adjustments, and prepare and correct the final trial balance.
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10.1 Calculating Accrued Interest
04:55
10.2 Posting Depreciation and Salaries to the GL
11:49
10.3 Q&A: Posting Depreciation and Payroll
03:27
10.4 Q&A: Treatment of Interest Charged by Financial Institutions
02:06
10.5 Posting Rent Amortisation, Accrued Expenses and Inventory Adjustments
08:21
10.6 Posting Accrued Interest
03:20
10.7 Creating the Final Trial Balance and Correcting Errors
12:02
10.8 Class Wrap-up and Q&A
42:28
Module 10 Quiz: Year-End Postings and the Final Trial Balance
00:20:00
Module 11: Final Assessment and Certification
Complete the final test and case study assessment to earn your certificate.
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Study Assessment
Incomplete Records: From Bank Statements to Trial Balance
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