Basic Bookkeeping/Accounting is a Ridgefield Continuing Education class that has been expanded to four sessions at students’ request. No accounting knowledge is required. The course covers double-entry bookkeeping/accounting and basics like accounts receivable, payables, journal entries, expenses, revenues, and chart of accounts, as well as key accounting terms that help people tackle accounting software programs like QuickBooks to manage a business with ease. Participants learn how quickly they can retrieve financial information from accounts like cash balance, sales for the month, and paid bills.
Instructor Laura Jonassen has a bachelor of business administration degree and 12 years’ experience in accounting in both the public and corporate sectors. She continued her career spending six years as the controller for Marymount College. She is currently teaching part-time through the Putnam County School District.
This class meets on Wednesdays, Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29, from 10 to noon at the Venus Building. Cost is $92, plus a materials fee. Visit ridgefieldschools.org or phone Peggy Bruno at 203-431-2812 for more information.