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).

Become a licensed Certified Accounting Paraprofessional or CAP.

Benefits

Completion of the Accounting Paraprofessional Development Program provides the following opportunities:

1. Part or full-time accounting position with Consortia Small Business Accountants,
2. Consortia Accounting Business Network member,
3. Part or full-time accounting position with Consortia client or Network member, or
4. Part of full-time accounting position with a small business.

Prerequisites

The following is required before starting the Program.

1. Complete the Bookkeeping Development Program.
2. Complete or substitute the Accounting Principles course.
3. Take and pass the Accounting Certification exam.

To substitute a course, you must have completed and passed an equivalent higher education course. To substitute a course, email your course transcript to info@consortia.accountants.

The Accounting Principles course and Accounting Certification exam may be taken during the Bookkeeping Development Program payroll experience segment.

Objectives

1. Perform accounting accurately and productively.
2. Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable financial information.

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

Certification Objective

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

Certification‍

Accounting Certification

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.