As a Book Keeper you are responsible for keeping accurate records of a small or medium sized business.  Armed with the very best account software such as perhaps QuickBooks for mac any wannabe small business employee could definitely train themselves up to become a viable self-employed Book keeper.  It’s definitely worth becoming “QuickBooks certified”.  You can study alongside your everyday job and take things at your own pace.  The choice exists between becoming a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) or QuickBooks Advanced expert.  After your training online, you will be awarded a certificate which will be very useful in drumming up future work as a freelance Book keeper.

If you’re a dedicated “number cruncher” you’ll already have a leaning toward becoming a Book Keeper or eventually an Accountant.  Indeed it will definitely help if you know an Accountant and can turn to them for help and advice.  As a Book keeper you will need a combination of education and experience.  If you are organised and methodical it will help also, but to study in your spare time, you might think of enrolling at a night school or daytime business college.

Perhaps a two-year office administration course would be a good idea or you could study Payroll and Bookkeeping and of course accounting?  It is possible to study from home – especially if you are in no great rush, but if you do study alone account software and payroll software will prove invaluable.  QuickBooks Online is cloud based which means you can update your studies from anywhere and at anytime!