FNSACC418 - Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry
Nominal hours
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work autonomously and in teams to complete work activities relating to the provision of accounting and bookkeeping services.The unit applies to individuals who occupy accounting and bookkeeping roles with some responsibility, communicate professionally with stakeholders, and use a range of research and organisational techniques to establish and carry out their work requirements in the accounting and bookkeeping industry.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- identify key roles and responsibilities of organisation’s accounting team and alternative service providers
- research and identify compliance requirements and ethical practices relevant to own role
- develop at least one system and guidelines for work procedures that comply with legislative requirements
- plan, communicate and support the team to complete at least three work activities that contribute to the team environment
- identify and undertake at least two professional development opportunities to increase skills for own work role.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
- roles, responsibilities and limitations of bookkeepers and accountants
- methods to develop effective working relationships
- methods to establish and maintain clear communication channels
- requirements of accounting and bookkeeping industry codes of conduct
- components of accounting and bookkeeping work activities
- functions and features of resources, timelines and activities in work plans relating to performance evidence
- policies and procedures relevant to own role in accounting and bookkeeping industry
- functions and features of professional development plans
- methods to update professional development plans
- statutory, legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to licensing in the accounting and bookkeeping industry and own role
- organisational operational protocols relating to performance evidence.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):