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Financial accounting (cert.): Keeping an eye on the company's business

Courses and continuing education, further training in financial accounting provide access to accounting. They are ideal for anyone who wants to learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, account management, balance sheets and financial statements, either privately or professionally - for their own company or in preparation for a career in accounting.

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Asset accounting - a challenge in itself

Asset accounting is an important part of financial accounting. It records and manages a company's fixed assets (items and parts of assets that are necessary for the development, expansion and execution of the company's activities). Fixed assets are made up of tangible assets (vehicles, buildings, equipment, furniture, machinery, hardware, etc.) as well as intangible assets (software, publishing or brand rights, customer base, etc.), each of which fulfills the asset criteria.

The complexity of asset accounting is a challenge for employees and specialists in finance departments (e.g. financial accountants). Do you also feel insecure in this respect and would you like to gain competence and know-how to support you in conscientious and accurate bookkeeping? Specialist courses provide participants with up-to-date knowledge and a clear overview of asset accounting. In practice-oriented courses, case studies are worked out, in-depth insights into this complex component of financial accounting are provided and indispensable specialists are trained.

Although only a small part of financial accounting, asset accounting is nevertheless a very complex matter. Many aspects require the accountant's attention and many a stumbling block can lead to far-reaching miscalculations. The constant change in a company's fixed assets - due to acquisitions and disposals, depreciation and amortization - as well as constant adjustments and changes in accounting law require regular training for specialists in accounting and finance departments.

Detailed information on the various courses on offer in the field of financial accounting can be found on the clearly structured education portal Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. Compare all the current training courses on offer in the clear list and contact the educational institutions directly online - free of charge and without obligation. Order detailed documents on the individual courses directly from the schools and also benefit from helpful guides and various other services.

Questions and answers

The duration of the financial accounting training depends on the type of training:

  • One day or a few days for a basic course
  • usually 2 semesters for accounting clerks
  • 3 to 6 semesters for finance and accounting specialists

Ask the school offering the course of your choice about the specific duration.

Financial accounting explained simply:

  • A sub-area of operational accounting
  • Covers all business transactions that can be expressed in figures
  • All expenses and income are included
  • In large companies, financial accounting is further subdivided into accounts payable (incoming invoices) and accounts receivable (outgoing invoices)

In a financial accounting course you learn the following:

  • Financial accounting (FIBU) - basics
  • Legal basis
  • Structure and organization of accounting
  • Account assignment and posting of business transactions
  • Simple calculations, currency, interest

There are the following types of financial accounting training:

  • Basic course
  • Course for advanced learners
  • Practical course
  • Refresher course
  • Course for software such as ABACUS
  • Accounting course
  • Reporting and analysis courses

The financial accounting basics are:

  • Accounting basics
  • Business transactions (chart of accounts, VAT, goods accounts)
  • Account system
  • Income statement
  • Opening balance sheet

Financial accounting (Fi Bu) is part of a company's accounting system and records all operational transactions that lead to a cash flow. This includes income and expenditure. Alternative sub-areas of accounting are accounts receivable accounting or accounts payable accounting. All companies with an annual turnover of more than CHF 500,000 in the last financial year are obliged to keep double-entry bookkeeping, including the preparation of annual financial statements and a balance sheet.

The purpose of financial accounting is to determine the overall result of a company. This serves to document the financial situation and changes in inventories. It documents profit or loss in an accounting period.

Accounting is divided into financial accounting (financial accounting) and operational accounting (operational accounting). Mandatory financial accounting (FiBu) records current business transactions as a cash flow statement - expenses and income. Voluntary operational accounting (BeBu) presents the internal accounts of a company in actual values in the form of costs and revenues.
In principle, accounting serves as a means of accountability for the operations manager vis-à-vis his various stakeholders and as a management tool for the operations management. Accounting allows decisions to be made, investments to be planned and changes to be monitored.

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Address:
Max-Daetwyler-Platz 1
3014 Bern
Feusi Education Center
Your success is our goal. Since 1952.
Our focus is on you. In an atmosphere conducive to learning, we offer a consistent and practice-oriented range of training and further education courses at our locations in Berne, Muri-Gümligen and Solothurn. We want to support and encourage you in your development with our educational programs. We look forward to accompanying you during this phase so that together we can achieve your educational goals.
Strengths: Trial lessons. Personal advice & support. Practice-oriented. Hybrid lessons. High success rate. Good accessibility. More than 70 years of experience.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern
Sites: Bern, Gümligen, Solothurn
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1/16/2025
Solothurn
1/29/2025
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Swiss Olympic
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Institut für berufliche Aus- und Weiterbildung IBAW
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Would you like to take off professionally? Support your employees with customized further training? The IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions at various locations in Switzerland.

The offer includes the following areas:

- Finance and accounting
- Management and business administration
- Human Resources
- Commercial offers
- Office & ECDL
- Marketing & Sales
- Project and service management
- Business informatics
- System and network technology
- Digital Collaboration and Transformation
- Graphic Design
- Coding and data science
- Web design and development
- Microsoft certifications
Strengths: The Institute for Vocational Education and Training IBAW offers high-quality, practical training courses for private individuals and companies/institutions throughout Switzerland.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Baden, Basel, Bern, Horgen, Luzern, Olten, Rapperswil, Thun, Zug, Zürich
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Financial accounting courses are courses on financial accounting. These basic accounting courses often teach knowledge at the level of the KV degree. This then helps for later further training or for applications such as opening, managing and closing accounts or preparing a balance sheet and income statement.

In a financial accounting course you learn the following:

  • Financial accounting (FIBU) - basics
  • Legal basis
  • Structure and organization of accounting
  • Account assignment and posting of business transactions
  • Simple calculations, currency, interest
Address:
Aarauerstrasse 30
4601 Olten
Adult Education Center EBZ Olten
(5.2) Very good 335 335 Ratings (91% )
The Olten Adult Education Center offers a wide range of courses in the areas of training and further education.
As a leader in vocational training for adults, we offer preliminary courses for the EFZ qualification procedure in accordance with Art. 32 and further training in various professional fields. These courses are mainly held in the evening or on Saturdays. In addition to recognized follow-up courses, we also offer preparatory courses for federal professional examinations for hairdressers and for the logistics sector.
We also offer various attractive and job-oriented courses in finance and accounting. If your goal is an internationally recognized language diploma or a certificate recognized throughout Switzerland, you've come to the right place.
The central location and our location close to the train station are further advantages of our center.
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Strengths: Qualified lecturers from the professional world, targeted knowledge transfer, modern infrastructure, Art. 32 catch-up training in classes with adults only, easily accessible.
Discount for Swisscom employees: 5% (when registering via this platform at «Course registration» )
Region: Aargau, Basel, Zentralschweiz
Sites: Olten
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ECDL
eduQua
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IAF
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SVF
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Address:
Clausiusstrasse 50
8006 Zürich
Swiss Connect Academy AG
The Swiss Connect Academy offers contemporary continuing education, further training in leadership, management and finance & accounting. The blended learning (mix of face-to-face and online learning) and online learning course formats take advantage of the benefits of digitalization without neglecting human aspects such as classroom and trainer.

Swiss Connect Academy offers modern training courses in the fields of leadership, management and finance & accounting. The blended learning (mix of classroom and online training) and online learning formats utilize the advantages of digitalization without neglecting human aspects such as the classroom and the trainer.
Strengths: 🇩🇪 ✅ Learning materials (podcasts, videos, e-tests, etc.) ✅ Support from trainers 🇫🇷 ✅ Matériel d'apprentissage (podcasts, vidéos, tests électroniques, etc.) ✅ Accompagnement par des formateurs
Discount for Swisscom employees: 20% (when registering via this platform at «Course registration» )
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Tessin, Virtuelles Klassenzimmer, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Baden, Basel, Bellinzona, Bern, Chur, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Martigny, Neuchatel, Olten, St Gallen, Winterthur, Yverdon, Zürich
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Blended Learning
Bundesbeiträge
eduQua
FIBAA
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SVF
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Address:
Dreilindenstrasse 75a
6006 Luzern
online-course.ch
Expand your accounting skills with the flexible online courses from online-kurs.ch.
Benefit from high-quality teaching materials, practical live webinars and personal support from experienced instructors. Choose from a wide range of courses on financial accounting, business accounting, taxes, social insurance and financial management. With the popular certificates and course certificates, you will increase your value on the job market and open up new career opportunities.

Get started now and register for your desired course today - the future starts now with online-kurs.ch!
Discount for Swisscom employees: 5% (when registering via this platform at «Course registration» )
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Virtuelles Klassenzimmer, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Luzern
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The content of the individual courses and courses in continuing education, further training in accounting can differ, so it is best to ask the respective schools directly about the learning objectives and content of the courses on offer. Balance sheet and income statement, double income statement, general ledger, journal, account and payroll accounting are often the subject of a course, as are depreciation, interest calculations, foreign currencies, purchase and sale of goods, VAT, provisions, losses on accounts receivable, del credere, accruals and deferrals, costing and securities. In the case of more extensive continuing education, further training may also include legal theory in addition to financial accounting, VAT, withholding tax and payroll administration. The content of the edupool.ch training course for accounting clerks includes financial accounting, financial management, direct taxes, cost accounting, VAT, as well as law and social insurance.

Yes, there are a number of federally recognized continuing education, further training courses in the field of accounting on the Swiss education market in the form of Federal Professional Examinations, Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE), diplomas from Colleges of Higher Education as well as degree courses and postgraduate courses at Universities of Applied Sciences. You can pursue the following continuing education, further training courses, among others:
  • Trustee (FPE)
  • Specialist in finance and accounting (FPE)
  • Fiduciary expert (AFPE)
  • Expert in Accounting and Controlling (AFPE)
  • Certified Public Accountant (AFPE)
  • Financial Management / Accounting (CHE)
  • As well as postgraduate studies CHE and continuing education courses such as CAS, EMBA, DAS and MAS at universities of applied sciences
NBW Further training in business administration
Founded in 1998 and today one of the leading providers of courses in the vocational training system - a success that is no coincidence.

To achieve a top position as a young school in this highly competitive market, special qualities are required: excellent teaching staff, perfect organization and infrastructure, well thought-out training controlling and - most importantly - proximity to the customer. From the first consultation, to support during the training, right through to the graduation ceremony: the NBW school management is there for its customers.
Region: Bern, Zürich
Sites: Schönbühl, Zürich
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Address:
Bahnhofplatz 2
9000 St. Gallen
Vocational training and further education Klubschule Pro.
"Education for all" - this has been our guiding principle for over 75 years. As a leading educational institution, we offer low-threshold access to vocational education and training. We impress our customers with a broad and inspiring range of application-oriented courses and training programs.
Region: Ostschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Chur, Frauenfeld, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Wetzikon, Winterthur
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Address:
Ch. du Repos 2
1213 Petit-Lancy
BetterStudy
(5.4) Very good 9 9 Ratings (100% )
BetterStudy was founded in 2015 and is an online training institute in the fields of finance and accounting in Switzerland.

BetterStudy provides training up to the federal diploma in finance, accounting and human resources management.

BetterStudy has EduQua certification, the label for adult education. BetterStudy's customers include HEG Geneva (Geneva University of Applied Sciences), HES-SO Valais and various private training companies such as USPI Formation.

BetterStudy's ambition is to become the leading Swiss provider of online continuing education, further training in finance and accounting.
Strengths: Our training courses are 100% online and therefore offer maximum flexibility. At the same time, you benefit from personal support from our experts.
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Tessin, Virtuelles Klassenzimmer, Westschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Petit-Lancy
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Online
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Online-Unterricht
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In Switzerland and neighboring countries, there is a considerable selection of training and continuing education, further training in the field of banking and finance. Depending on your educational and professional background, your professional and private goals, your willingness to learn and your time budget, there are a number of interesting options ranging from short seminars to an entire university degree. Here is an overview of the individual degrees in the field of finance and financial management:
  • Certificates (Cert.): Degree from schools, associations or other organizations
  • Federal Certificate of Vocational Education and Training (VET): two-year vocational education and training (apprenticeship)
  • Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET): three- or four-year vocational education and training (apprenticeship)
  • Federal Professional Examination (FPE): qualification with a federal diploma
  • Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE): graduation with a federal diploma
  • College of Higher Education (CHE): Degree with a federal diploma
  • Postgraduate studies CHE (NDS-HF): Degree with federal diploma
  • Bachelor's / Master's / continuing education programs University of Applied Sciences (UAS): University degree
  • Bachelor's / Master's / continuing education programs Universities (Uni): University degree

Continuing education, further training in accounting is often tailored to the target group of SMEs, for example in business accounting, as is training to become an accounting clerk or in accounting. Please use our contact form to ask the respective providers and schools about the target groups of the individual continuing education, further training courses and have all the important information about suitable courses sent to you straight away.

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