Accounting Specialist Certificate

This flexible accounting certificate is intended to prepare students for a variety of entry-level accounting positions such as bookkeepers, tax preparers, and accounting or payroll clerks. Upon completion, graduates will be able to apply basic accounting principles to such tasks as extending, balancing, and checking ledger figures, performing calculations and analysis of financial information, compiling income tax return information, and preparing accounts receivable confirmation. Students will have a choice of electives that can be aligned with personal or employment goals. Courses in the this certificate may be applied to the accounting associate degree program. This program may be completed online and complements the accounting registered apprenticeship program.

HCC’s career certificate will help prepare you for industry certification as a professional bookkeeper. The courses required in this certificate will prepare students to complete the certified bookkeeper exam administered by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB).

Visit the Accounting instructional area for all related programs.