Business Essentials Face-to-Face

Bookkeeping 101

This practical Bookkeeping 101 class teaches beginners, business owners, and administrative staff how to properly record transactions, organize financial records, and understand basic financial reports. No accounting background is required.

  • Date Sep 12, 2026
  • Duration 1 day
  • Venue Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program, 9 Anonas Road, Project 3, Quezon City
  • Availability 30 seats left


đź“… Date: September 12, 2026 (Saturday)
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Golden Treasure Skills and Development Program, Anonas Road, Project 3, Quezon City

This is a practical bookkeeping class designed for beginners, business owners, and admin staff who want to properly record transactions, organize records, and understand basic financial reports — even with no accounting background.

MODULE 1: Foundations of Bookkeeping 
– What bookkeeping is (and what it is NOT)
– Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs Auditor
– Why bookkeeping matters to businesses
– The accounting cycle (high‑level view)

MODULE 2: Debits, Credits & Chart of Accounts Topics:
– The accounting equation
– Understanding debits and credits (no fear approach)
– Normal balances explained simply
– Chart of Accounts: structure and purpose

MODULE 3: Recording Transactions (Manual Bookkeeping) 
– Source documents (ORs, invoices, bank slips)
– General Journal
– General Ledger
– Posting entries correctly

MODULE 4: Cash, Bank & Reconciliation 
– Cash vs Accrual (intro level)
– Managing cash receipts & disbursements
– Importance of bank reconciliation

MODULE 5: Adjustments & Common Errors 
– Accrued expenses & prepaid expenses (basic)
– Depreciation (simplified)
– Common bookkeeping mistakes
– How to fix errors ethically

MODULE 6: Financial Statements Made Simple Topics:
– Income Statement
– Balance Sheet
– How entries affect financial statements
– Reading and explaining basic results

MODULE 7: Bookkeeper Readiness & Real‑World Setup Topics:
– Daily, weekly, monthly bookkeeping tasks
– Internal controls & segregation of duties
– Bookkeeping checklist
– Intro to bookkeeping tools (Excel & cloud software overview)
– Ethical responsibilities of a bookkeeper

Who this is for

- Beginners with little or no bookkeeping experience
- Small business owners and entrepreneurs
- Administrative and office staff
- Employees handling financial records
- Anyone interested in learning basic bookkeeping

What's included

  • Certificate
  • Lunch & PM snacks
  • Training Materials and Templates:
  • The resource speaker will provide ready-to-use templates for:
  • • Cash Receipts
  • • Cash Disbursements
  • • General Journal
  • • General Ledger

Your instructor

Divina Joy Ayungo-Martinez

Divina Joy Ayungo-Martinez, CPA is a Certified Public Accountant with 15 years of experience in the area of finance and accounting. She has extensive expertise in financial reporting, internal controls, audit, and accounting systems, with strong hands-on experience in Xero.

As a bookkeeping trainer, she equips entrepreneurs and aspiring bookkeepers with practical, real-world skills in bookkeeping and financial management, helping them build accurate records, understand their numbers, and create strong financial foundations for their businesses.

What past attendees say

Informative and with good practical exercises. Actually filling out the sample exercise helped me determine what to put in which book. A must for business owners

Keanna G.

Nice, actual experience. Natutunan ang technique sa simple bookkeeping. Beginner-friendly.

Lannie P

It was okay considering the length of the training—not too overwhelming. The general journal to ledger process helped me the most. Beginner-friendly

Reb B.