Assistent/Assistentin / Fachkraft für Rechnungswesen

Courses take place at various educational institutions. For in-person events, learning locations are classrooms. For digital learning forms (e.g., virtual classroom), the learning location is at home, possibly classrooms for in-person phases. For combined learning forms (e.g., blended learning), classrooms for in-person events, and at home for online learning units.

Occupation Type: Further Training Occupation. Type of Further Training: Further training according to the internal regulations of the educational institution. Duration of Further Training: Varies depending on the educational offer, class time (full-time/part-time), and learning format. Tasks and Activities: Assistants or specialists in accounting process accounting transactions within business accounting, e.g., bookings in the salary area. They ensure that payment transactions are handled properly and pay attention to correct cash management. In addition, they arrange wage and salary payments and manage dunning processes. In operational accounting, they record cost data, prepare operational statements and income statements, and carry out monthly and annual closing work. Based on these calculations, they provide numerical data for corporate decisions. Areas of Work and Locations: Assistants or specialists in accounting are employed in various companies.

Varies depending on the educational offer, class time (full-time/part-time), and learning format.

Course fees are incurred for attending further training courses, and examination fees for the examination itself. Additional costs may arise, e.g., for work materials, travel to the training location, or for external accommodation. Funding Opportunities: Funding for particularly talented young professionals: Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (SBB) - Weiterbildungsstipendium (Further Training Scholarship).

Bookkeeping: Goals, duties, and areas of responsibility of bookkeeping; requirements, methods, and organizational forms of bookkeeping. Payroll Accounting: VAT, taxation procedures; handling of financing transactions. Cost and Performance Accounting: Areas of responsibility and basics of cost and performance accounting; cost type, cost center, and cost unit accounting; contribution margin accounting. Annual Financial Statements and Taxes: Recognition and valuation of balance sheet items in the annual financial statements; company-related types of taxes; annual financial statements - preparation and analysis. Cost Planning, Cost Analysis, and Investment Calculation.

In-depth knowledge in the following areas are good prerequisites for successfully passing the further training examination: Mathematics: e.g., to perform payroll accounting and cost calculation. Economics/Law: e.g., to evaluate business documents.

This advanced training consists of theoretical and practical lessons. Depending on the education provider, the following conditions apply: For full-time instruction, classes are held all day on at least four weekdays. For part-time instruction, it is typically a career-accompanying training on weekends or evenings. In the case of in-person events, classes take place in a classroom setting at the educational institution (possibly not at your place of residence). For digital learning formats (e.g., virtual classroom), learning occurs exclusively via electronic learning platforms and systems (primarily from home in a classroom setting). For combined learning formats (e.g., Blended Learning), in-person events in a classroom setting at the educational institution are combined with self-directed learning via electronic learning platforms and systems from home.

For advanced training abroad, the following options are available, for example: Switzerland offers training opportunities via 'wab - Die Weiterbildungsdatenbank der Schweiz' (e.g., using the search term 'Fachmann/Fachfrau im Finanz- und Rechnungswesen'). The Europass provides the opportunity to document learning periods completed abroad. Further information on the Europass is available.

Participation in advanced training is not remunerated.

The following advanced training alternatives are available for the profession of Assistant or Specialist in Accounting: In the field of Accounting and Controlling: Business Administrator (Fachschule) for Controlling/Bachelor Professional in Business, Business Administrator (Fachschule) for Accounting/Bachelor Professional in Business, Financial Accountant. Commonality: Taking on specialist and management tasks in accounting and controlling.

Depending on the educational offering, e.g., Accounting Assistant, Specialist in Accounting, Specialist Personnel for Business Accounting.

Assistant or Specialist in Accounting is a vocational advanced training. It is regulated by the internal regulations of the educational institution. Admission requirements, duration of the advanced training, and graduation titles may vary depending on the educational institution.

After this advanced training, accounting assistants or specialists can find employment in companies across various economic sectors and in public administration. They can keep their expertise up-to-date by taking adaptation training courses on topics ranging from accounting to tax law. With a higher education entrance qualification, they can also pursue a university degree, for example, a Bachelor's in Finance and Accounting or Controlling. Self-employment is also an option, such as opening their own accounting office.

Commercial professional experience is generally a prerequisite for admission to this advanced training.