Note 2: The exam is part of the Business Certificate of ECDL Cyprus suite of exams. Σελίδα: 1/5

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1 Module 1 Computerized Bookkeeping/Accounting The following is the Syllabus for Computerized Bookkeeping/Accounting, which provides the basis for the practical based test in this module domain. Module Goals Computerized Bookkeeping/Accounting requires the candidate to have a good understanding of some of the main concepts of Accounting at a general level. The candidate is required to understand on how to set up accounting periods and accounts, opening balances, manipulate payment vouchers and trading accounts. The candidate must also understand know how to process customers and batch sales invoices, suppliers and purchases. The understanding of the various reports and their usefulness within the business environment and their proper production is also a vital component of this module. Using a PC and an accounting software which covers fully all the standard, business and legal aspects of the accounting processes in a modern organization, candidates will be required to complete a practical test whose questions are of incremental difficulty and cover many of the operations of an accounting department. Note 1: The software being used for the test was developed by the Cyprus company Powersoft Ltd. (8, Corner of Kannari & Prodromou, 3rd Floor, Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus The test is generic and does not refer to the company s accounting software. To this end, other accounting software can also be used as the testing engine in the future. Note 2: The exam is part of the Business Certificate of ECDL Cyprus suite of exams. Σελίδα: 1/5

2 DETAILED SYLLABUS CATEGORY SKILL SET REF. TASK ITEM 1.1 Setting the Business Environment using the Software Business Environment Settings 1.2 Bank & Financial Payments (Payment Vouchers) Accounting Periods VAT Codes Opening Balances Purchase Accounts Sales Accounts Software Settings Projects Financial (Trading Accounts) VAT Periods: Open & Close VAT Periods Parameters General Payments Multiple Payments Supplier Payments Maintain Payments (Create/Modify/ Delete Payments) Authorize Modification and Deletion of Payments General Receipts Receipts from Customers Maintain a Cash Book (Create/Modify/ Delete Cash Book) Maintain Bank Transactions (Create/Modify/ Delete BanK Transactions) Accounts Movement Trial Balance Profit & Loss Balance Sheet Opening Balances Account Balances Σελίδα: 2/5

3 1.3 Customers & Sales (Debtors) 1.4 Suppliers & Purchases (Creditors) Account Balances by Header Account Statements Account Statements by Header Account Movement Monthly Account Movement Monthly Account Movement by Header General Ledger General Ledger General Ledger by Account Customers Maintain a Customer (Create/Add/Modify/ Delete a Customer) Batch Sales Invoices Suppliers & Purchases Maintain Customer s Contact Persons (Create/Add/Modify/ Delete Customer s Contact Person) Adding customer s other addresses Batch Sales Invoices Split VAT amounts Batch Sales Returns Transfer to supplier Debtors Statements Multiple Debtors Statements Debtors Balances Debtors Monthly Account Movement Maintain a Supplier (Create/Add/Modify/ Delete a Supplier) Maintain Supplier s Contact Persons (Add/Modify/Delete Contact Person and additional addresses) Batch Purchases Invoices Batch Purchase Returns Assets Expenses Purchases & Returns Transfer to customer Σελίδα: 3/5

4 Creditors Statements Multiple Creditors Statements Creditors Balances and Monthly Movements 1.5 Stock Control Stock Control Maintain Items (Add/Modify/Delete Items) Item Reference Data Loading Report (Despatch Notes) Invoices Issuing a new Sales Invoice Batch Processing Sales Invoices Confirming Invoices Authorize and Cancel an Invoice Closing an Invoice Returns Sales Return Purchase Return 1.6 Nominal Accounts Nominal Accounts Maintain Chart of Accounts (Create/Modify new account headers) Maintain Nominal Accounts (Create/Edit/Delete nominal accounts) Printing statement of accounts View nominal account transactions Journal Journal Entries Selecting Auto Transactions Saving Auto Transactions Transactions Transactions List Maintain Transactions (Modify/Delete Transactions) Transaction Reports Transaction Audit Trail 1.7. BANKS Bank Accounts General Bank Account Statements Maintain Bank Accounts (Add/Modify/Delete Bank Accounts) View Bank Account Activity Σελίδα: 4/5

5 Reconcile a bank account Generation a post-dated Transaction Report Expense Payments Entering expenses using auto Transactions Bank Transfers & Deposits Creating Expenses Auto Transactions Bank Transfers Bank Deposits Printing Cheques 1.8 Reporting Report VAT Report VAT Analysis Σελίδα: 5/5