Accountant Assistant

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND LEADERSHIP

ONLINE INFORMATION SESSIONS

Saturday, Apr 30, 10:30-11:30 am for Personal Financial Planning only Saturday, May 7, 11am-12 pm for all other business and finance programs

Visit www.lehman.edu/ce for more information.

EARN A CERTIFICATE

• Accountant Assistant • Personal Financial Planning CFP® • Real Estate Salesperson’s Course and Exam Prep • Notary Public • IRS Enrolled Agent • Entrepreneurship: Wedding & Event Planner • Human Resources Professional Prep (aPHR) • Administrative / Executive Assistant • Strategic Leadership Certificate • Public Bookkeeper Cerrtification Prep Program • Coming for Fall 2022 - Certified Payroll Professional

Exam Preparation (CPP)

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• Bronx Business Technology Incubator • Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Accountant Assistant

Start your career in finance as an accounting assistant. This entry-level job is available in a wide range of industries. In addition to achieving a Lehman certification, students may choose to pursue national certification as a Public Bookkeeper.

PROGRAM COURSES

• Bookkeeping 1 • Bookkeeping 2 • QuickBooks • Introduction to Individual Taxation • Introduction to Business Taxation (recommended) • Effective Business

Communication (recommended) • Payroll Fundamentals The average pay is $20.67 per hour ($43,737 per year).

PREREQUISITE

HS diploma or equivalency.

PROGRAM CERTIFICATION

In order to receive a program certificate, you must successfully complete all required program courses listed with a grade C or better. To request a program certificate, email ce@lehman.cuny.edu with “Certificate Request” in the subject line.

COORDINATOR Bernadette Gordon

bernadette.gordon@lehman.cuny.edu 718-960-5182

This entry-level course describes the concepts and principles of accounting and data accumulation techniques with an emphasis on preparation and interpretation of financial statements. In addition, you will learn to understand how the basic accounting process, sales, purchases, and other transactions are recorded and classified into individual accounts. Areas of concentration include the accounting cycle in service, merchandising and sole proprietorship.

CFM 38 / 10 sessions / 27.5 hours / ZOOM / $369 Tue/Thu 7-9:45 pm Jun 14-Jul 14

Bookkeeping 2

Companies today ask for financial information that enables them to make informed decisions in a rapidly changing business environment. This course gives you the tools to understand how the accounting process puts all of a company’s financial data into standardized formats that can be used for decision making, analysis and planning. Areas of concentration include current and long-term assets, current and long-term liabilities and statements of cash flow. An introduction to accounting for partnerships and corporations is included. Prerequisites: Bookkeeping I CFM 38 or equivalent education or experience.

CFM 37 / 10 sessions / 27.5 hours / ZOOM / $369 Mon/Wed 7-9:45 pm Jun 13-Jul 20

QuickBooks

Computer systems enable organizations to systematically identify, acquire, store, analyze, distribute, and reuse information and knowledge to enhance organizational productivity and competitiveness. This hands-on course teaches you how to perform basic accounting procedures using this popular software. This course also covers the role of QuickBooks Accounting and Microsoft Excel in the development and management of record-keeping initiatives. Prerequisites: recent completion of CFM 38, current experience or pre-test.

CFM 39 / 10 sessions / 27.5 hours / ZOOM / $435 Offered fall 2022

Introduction to Individual Taxation

This This course introduces you to federal income tax as it relates to individuals. Areas of concentration include income inclusion and exclusion and deductions as they are defined utilizing the Internal Revenue Code and related material. Special classes of taxpayers including partnerships, estates, and trusts are considered as well as accounting and procedural rules. New York State and City taxes are covered.

CFM 46 / 10 sessions / 27.5 hours / ZOOM / $369 Offered fall 2022

Introduction to Business Taxation

This course is a continuation of CFM 46. Topics covered: Sole Proprietorship (Schedule C); Passive Income (Schedule E); Gain & Losses (Schedule D); Depreciation & Basis; Partnership Returns (Form 1065); Sub Chapter S Returns (Form 1120S) and Tax Planning.

CFM 66 / 10 sessions / 27.5hours / ZOOM /$369 Offered fall 2022

Payroll Fundamentals

This course is designed for payroll beginners, entry-level payroll professionals, and business owners. Learn how to calculate payroll, compute payroll taxes, payroll methods, and reporting. In addition, a case study provides handson practice evaluating, applying, and developing a payroll strategy for a small business. Students, who successfully complete the Payroll Fundamentals course, may apply and take the NACPB Payroll Certification Exam. (Prerequisites: Bookkeeping I CFM 38 and Introduction to Individual Taxation CFM 46 or knowledge of bookkeeping or accounting.)

CFM 70 / 10 sessions / 27.50 hours / ZOOM / $369 Tue/Thu 7-9:45 pm Jun 14-Jul 14

Effective Business Communications (recommended)

CBS 28 / 8 sessions / 20 hours / ZOOM / $245 See page 36 Sat 9:30 am-12 pm Offered fall 2022