Accounting and Financial training

Build the skills and confidence to manage your own business finances. Understanding your numbers is one of the most valuable skills a business owner can have. BSB Accounting offers practical, plain-English training to help you and your staff keep accurate records, meet compliance obligations, and use financial information to make better decisions.

Learn from an experienced educator and practitioner

Training at BSB Accounting is delivered personally by Basie Brink CA. Basie has more than three decades' experience as a practising chartered accountant serving small to medium enterprises, and more than three decades training students for the accounting profession. His academic career has included roles as Lead Accounting Tutor at NorthTec, Whangarei, Professor in Accounting at the University of the Western Cape, and Associate Professor in Accounting at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

He has designed and delivered short courses and seminars for adult learners, including public sector staff and entrepreneurs, and has coached many non-accountants to confidently manage the accounting function in their own businesses.

What we can help you learn

• Bookkeeping and record-keeping: keeping accurate, up-to-date records that meet Inland Revenue requirements.

• Accounting software: setting up and using Xero or Reckon effectively, including bank reconciliations and day-to-day processing.

• GST and income tax compliance: understanding your GST and income tax obligations, and what records to keep.

• Understanding your financial statements: reading your profit and loss and balance sheet, and what they tell you about your business.

• Management information: budgeting, cash flow and using financial and non-financial information to guide decisions.

Who our training is for

• Business owners who want to keep their own books

• Staff responsible for accounts or administration

• New businesses setting up their accounting systems

How training is delivered

Delivery can be done in various formats, including:

• One-on-one coaching for business owners

• Training for you and your staff, tailored to your business and systems

• Group workshops and short courses

• In person in Whangarei, or remotely anywhere in New Zealand

Why train with BSB Accounting

• Practical, not theoretical: training based on the real-world needs of SMEs

• Proven educator: decades of experience teaching accounting to students and adult learners

• Qualified and current: Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ and SAICA), Certificate of Public Practice holder and Certified Xero Advisor

• Personal service: you learn directly from Basie, every time

Fees

Training is tailored to your needs, so fees vary. Contact us to discuss your requirements and receive a quote.