Course catalogue
Eight courses. One junior accountant's first year.
Every course is built around the real work a junior does inside an Australian accounting firm. Start with the free Bookkeeping Foundations course, or jump straight into the full Job Ready Program.
All courses(8)
Bookkeeping Foundations in Xero
New to this? Start here. Learn the real basics of bookkeeping in Xero, completely free.
This is where every Launchpad student starts. Ten modules that take you from zero to comfortable inside Xero, using a real Australian small business as your example the whole way through.
Certificate of completion
Welcome to the Firm: How Public Practice Works
Step inside an Australian accounting firm before your first day.
Most graduates walk into their first firm job with no idea how the place actually runs. This course fixes that before it costs you.
First client file setup
Running the Books in Xero: AP/AR, Invoicing & Bank Reconciliation
Keep a client's books accurate enough for a reviewer to sign off.
Your first real jobs. You take over the day to day books for two clients and run them the way a junior in a firm would: invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank reconciliation.
Bank reconciliation workpapers
Payroll & STP in Xero
Run payroll from start to finish, the way a firm needs it done.
Payroll is the job that scares new juniors most, because mistakes affect real people's pay. This course takes the fear out of it.
Payroll reconciliations
GST & BAS in Xero: Preparation to Lodgement
Prepare, reconcile and lodge a BAS for three clients at once.
BAS work is the bread and butter of every Australian firm, and it is where juniors earn their keep. This course puts you on BAS jobs for three different clients at the same time, exactly like a real quarter in practice.
BAS workpaper packs for three clients
Closing the Year: Month-End, Adjustments & Financial Statements
Turn a messy ledger into a finished set of financial statements.
This is where bookkeeping becomes accounting. You take a full year of client data, close it properly, and produce a set of financial statements a partner could put in front of the client.
Financial statements package
Tax Returns & the Capstone Job
Prepare individual, sole trader and company tax workpapers, then own a full client job end to end.
The final technical course, and the biggest test. You prepare tax workpapers for an individual, a sole trader and a company, learning how returns are built inside a firm.
Tax workpapers for three entity types
Career Launch: From Portfolio to Applying
Package your portfolio, sharpen your resume and walk into interviews ready.
The work is done. Now you turn it into a job search that stands out.
Portfolio pack