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FNS50217: Diploma of Accounting

Course Overview

Diploma of Accounting reflects professional accounting job roles in financial services and other industries, including tax agents, accounts payable and accounts receivable officers, payroll service providers, and employees performing a range of accounting tasks for organisations in a range of industries. Individuals in these roles apply solutions to a range of often complex problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. They apply initiative to plan, coordinate and evaluate their own work and provide guidance to others within defined guidelines.

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Assessments

Case Studies

Scenarios – Problem Solving, Practical Activities, Oral Presentation, Multiple Choice Quiz, Written Portfolio, Projects, Reports, Practical Observations

Course Units

FNSACC517 Provide management accounting information
FNSACC512 Prepare tax documentation for individuals
FNSACC601 Prepare and administer tax documentation for legal entities
FNSACC513 Manage budgets and forecasts
FNSTPB503 Apply legal principles in consumer and contract law
FNSTPB504 Apply legal principles in corporations and trust law
FNSTPB505 Apply legal principles in property law
FNSINC602 Interpret and use financial statistics and tools
FNSACC511 Provide financial and business performance information
FNSACC514 Prepare financial reports for corporate entities
FNSACC516 Implement and maintain internal control procedures

Course Specifics

Study requirements

Full-time (20 hours per week) using blended mode (face-to-face and supervised study sessions) Note: Excludes Self Study for assessment tasks.

Academic requirement

Entry to this course requires:

Successful completion of Australian year 12 or equivalent; AND
Successful completion of FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping or other equivalent qualification; OR
Successful completion of FNS40615 Certificate IV in Accounting or other equivalent qualification; OR
Successful completion of FNS40215 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping or other equivalent qualification ; OR
Completion of the FNSSS00014 Accounting Principles Skill Set

(Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Academic Entry Equivalencies)