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Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting)

FNS40604: Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting)

Qualification notes

This qualification is designed to reflect the role of employees who perform duties such as:

  • completing Business Activity Statements (BAS) and other office taxes
  • operational reporting
  • producing of basic management reports
  • producing basic job costing reports
  • preparing budgets
  • supervising the operation of computer based systems
  • classifying, recording and reporting of accounting information
  • maintaining inventory records
  • managing a small office
  • making decisions in a legal context.

INDUSTRY CORE UNITS

Achieve the following 4 industry core units:

FNSICIND401B Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

FNSICGEN301B Communicate in the workplace

FNSICGEN302B Use technology in the workplace

FNSICGEN304B Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

SECTORAL CORE UNITS

Achieve the following 6 sectoral core units:

FNSACCT401B Process business tax requirements

FNSACCT402B Produce job costing information

FNSACCT403B Prepare operational budgets

FNSACCT404B Make decisions within a legal context

FNSACCT405B Prepare financial statements

FNSACCT406B Maintain asset and inventory records

ELECTIVE UNITS

Achieve at least 3 elective units. The 3 elective units may be selected as follows:

  • all 3 elective units may be selected from the list of units suitable at Certificate IV level
  • of the 3 elective units, up to 2 units may be selected from the list of units suitable at Certificate III level and up to 2 units may be selected from the list of units suitable at Diploma level
  • of the 3 elective units, up to 2 units may be selected from other endorsed packages in accordance with other packaging guidelines for this qualification
  • the choice of electives should be appropriate to the level and integrity of the qualification and to the workplace outcomes it is designed to meet
  • the units listed below are suggested as suitable electives
  • see Levels Chart for full list of units available in the FNS04 Financial Services Training Package.

 

SUGGESTED ELECTIVE UNITS

FNSICACC301B Administer accounts payable

FNSICACC307B Reconcile and monitor accounts receivable

FNSICACC401B Evaluate and authorise payment requests

FNSICORG516B Prepare financial reports to meet statutory requirements

FNSICORG517B Prepare financial forecasts and projections

FNSACCT407B Set up and operate a computerised accounting system

BSBADM408A Prepare financial reports

BSBCMN406A Maintain business technology

NOTE: When selecting units from above please note that:

  • BSBCMN308A is a prerequisite unit to FNSACCT407B

 


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