Become Job Ready for Your First Accounting Role
Learn the practical bookkeeping, payroll, BAS, reporting and accounting skills used every day in Australian accounting firms.
- 8+
- Courses
- 200+
- Lessons
- 100%
- Practical
A clear path from graduate to job ready
Two structured levels designed around the real progression of an Australian accounting career.
Job Ready Foundations
Start here. Build the firm awareness and core bookkeeping and payroll skills every junior needs.
Junior Accountant Skills
Step up to the work performed by junior and assistant accountants inside Australian firms.
Built for the way Australian firms really work
Theory gets you the degree. Practice gets you the job. We focus on the gap between the two.
Practical Australian firm training
Lessons built around how Australian accounting firms actually operate.
Real world accounting workflows
Walk through the same processes performed by working accountants.
Job ready skills
Build the day-one skills employers ask graduates about in interviews.
Xero focused learning
Xero powers most Australian SMEs — and most of our training.
Step by step guidance
Structured, bite-sized lessons that take you from zero to confident.
Designed by experienced accountants
Created by Chartered Accountants with mid-tier, boutique firm and SME experience.
Start where it matters most
Introduction to Australian Accounting Firms
Learn how Australian accounting firms operate, understand accounting career pathways and prepare for your first accounting role.
Bookkeeping Fundamentals in Xero
Learn practical bookkeeping skills used every day in Australian accounting firms.
Payroll Fundamentals
Learn payroll processing in an Australian business environment.
BAS Fundamentals
Learn the practical BAS preparation process used in accounting firms.
Month End Reporting
Learn the month end processes performed by accountants and bookkeepers.
Roles our students step into
From your first graduate role to specialist positions, the skills you build here are designed to make you immediately useful inside an Australian firm.
- Graduate Accountant
- Junior Accountant
- Assistant Accountant
- Accounts Officer
- Payroll Officer
- Bookkeeper
From graduate to job ready in four steps
- 01
Choose a course
Pick the skill area where you want to grow first.
- 02
Complete practical lessons
Work through real client files and exercises.
- 03
Build real skills
Apply what you learn in firm-style scenarios.
- 04
Become job ready
Walk into interviews knowing the work cold.
Madhav Ghimire, CA
Our lead instructor is a Chartered Accountant with experience across mid-tier and boutique firms across Australia and an owner of accounting firm MS Financial Services. Every lesson is shaped by real client work — not textbooks.
- Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Owner, MS Financial Services
- Mid-tier firm experience
- Boutique firm experience
- Industry-focused training
- Hands-on practical approach
Choose your learning path
One-time payment. Lifetime access. No subscriptions.
Questions, answered
Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out — we reply within one business day.
Advanced courses on the way
We're building out an advanced track covering Australian tax, SMSF, ASIC compliance and public practice workflows. Join now and you'll be the first to know when they launch.
- Individual Tax ReturnsSoon
- Rental Property TaxSoon
- Company Tax ReturnsSoon
- Trust Tax ReturnsSoon
- SMSF FundamentalsSoon
- ASIC ComplianceSoon
- Tax PlanningSoon
- Client ManagementSoon
- Public Practice WorkflowsSoon
More career programs on the runway
The Job Ready Accountant Program is just the beginning. Accountant Launchpad is expanding into a full suite of career programs for accountants, bookkeepers, public practice teams and business owners.
Job Ready Accountant Program
LiveFor graduates and career changers entering accounting.
Bookkeeper Career Program
Coming soonPractical bookkeeping training for aspiring bookkeepers.
Junior Accountant Accelerator
Coming soonLevel up the skills of new accounting firm hires.
Public Practice Pathway
Coming soonWorkflow training for Australian public practice teams.
Tax Professional Pathway
Coming soonIndividual, rental, company, trust and SMSF tax.
Business Owner Finance Academy
Coming soonFinance literacy for SME owners and operators.
Xero Mastery Program
Coming soonDeep Xero skills for accountants and bookkeepers.
Accounting Firm Training Hub
Coming soonOnboarding and ongoing training for whole firms.
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