Certified Public Bookkeeper
Program

Become a Certified Public Bookkeeper

Certified Public Bookkeepers are America's most qualified bookkeepers.

No bookkeeper receives the quality of education, training, certification, and experience as a Certified Public Bookkeeper.

Become a licensed Certified Public Bookkeeper and place CPB behind your name.

Learn and apply best practice bookkeeping from Consortia Small Business Accountants.

Benefits

Completion of the Certified Public Bookkeeper Program qualifies you for the following bookkeeping job opportunities:

1. Consortia Small Business Accountants,
2. Small businesses
3. Local bookkeeping, accounting, and tax firms
4. Intuit QuickBooks Live (Bookkeeping and Payroll)
5. Intuit TurboTax Live (Tax Preparation)

Overview

The program is a self-paced, self-study, pay-as-you-go program.

Please follow the Program as outlined. Each step is a prerequisite to the next step.

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Our Consortia Accounting Community social media platform was designed for bookkeeping, accounting, and tax students, job candidates, employees, and business owners to learn, get a job, improve their skills, or build a business.

The Community has a free plan and a $200 paid plan.

The free plan is for those who want to network with their peers.

The paid plan includes a 20% discount on Consortia Accounting School courses, certification exams, training, and experience.

The paid plan also includes access to our Certified QuickBooks Expert (CQE) hands-on training, courses, and certifications.

To join the community, go to accounting.community.

Objectives

1. Perform bookkeeping with QuickBooks accurately and productively.
2. Increase operating cash flow.
3. Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable financial information.
4. Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and annual business performance reports.

Steps

1. Courses
2. Certifications
3. Training
4. Experience
5. Certified Public Bookkeeper license
6. Certified QuickBooks Advisor license
7. Job Assistance

Courses

Develop bookkeeping, QuickBooks, and payroll knowledge.

1. Accounting Fundamentals or course equivalent
2. ‍QuickBooks Fundamentals or course equivalent‍
3. Payroll Fundamentals or course equivalent

Certifications

Communicate and assure employers or clients of your bookkeeping, QuickBooks, and payroll knowledge.

1. Bookkeeping Certification
2. QuickBooks Certification
3. Payroll Certification

Training

Learn best practice bookkeeping and QuickBooks processes, procedures, and steps.

‍Bookkeeping with Intuit QuickBooks

Experience

Apply best practice bookkeeping and QuickBooks processes, procedures, and steps.

You perform bookkeeping under the direction and supervision of an experienced Certified Public Bookkeeper manager.

Bookkeeping Experience (three months)

CPB License

Place CPB behind your name and communicate your bookkeeping knowledge, skill, experience, and ethics.

The CPB license communicates you are a bookkeeping expert.

100% of small businesses perform bookkeeping.

100% of local CPA firms provide bookkeeping services.

Intuit provides bookkeeping support, assistance, and services.

Job Assistance

We provide job placement training assistance for CPB Program graduates.

Program Tuition

For a list of requirements and tuition, go to CPB Program requirements and tuition.

How Do I Begin?

You can begin at anytime.

1. Subscribe to Consortia Accounting Community and
2. Order Accounting Fundamentals.