Advanced Certificate · Xero

Become The Xero Person.

Maybe you use Xero every day but only touch a third of it. This course was made for the rest. Fixed assets, budgets, tracking categories, projects, and the reports people keep asking you for.

From $29per week, flexible plan
~15 hoursof self paced study
6 monthsof course access
No examsever
Anytimestart today, fully online
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaBusiness & Management
Course TypeAdvanced Certificate
Study Time~15 hours
Access6 months
Study ModeFully online, start anytime
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $29 a week
Comes with
  • 10-day money back guarantee
  • No deposit, no credit check
  • Unlimited tutor support
  • Career coaching and CV help
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Upskill For Your Current Role

You already do the invoicing and the bank rec. This is the half of Xero nobody showed you: fixed assets, budgets, tracking categories and proper reporting.

Handle More For Your Clients

If you keep books for other people, project costing and custom report templates are the work you can charge for. Tracking categories answer the questions owners ask.

Short Enough To Finish

Around 15 hours, self paced, with 6 months of access. You can do this in the gaps of a busy month and still finish it.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Xero runs the books of a huge share of New Zealand businesses, and the people who know it deeply are the ones who get asked first. The work is easy to picture: the month reconciled, the budget loaded, and a report that answers the question before it is asked.

Senior Bookkeeper

The step past data entry: fixed assets, budgets and reporting for the businesses you look after.

Financial Reporting Assistant

Preparing and analysing reports, and customising the templates they come out of. Covered directly here.

Xero Implementation Coordinator

Setting a business up right, including tracking categories and project costing from day one.

Practice Support Technician

Inside an accounting practice, supporting client files in Xero. Advanced features come up constantly.

Financial Operations Coordinator

Keeping the money side of a business running, using budgets, receivables and tracked reporting.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Senior and advisor titles usually go to people with bookkeeping experience behind them.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Eight topics, worked through at your own pace.

01
Beyond The Basics
The parts of Xero that sit past the daily entries.
Introduction to Xero Online
Aged Receivables & Payables in Xero
Managing Fixed Assets with Xero
Introduction to Projects and Expenses
02
Budgets, Tracking And Reporting
Turning the data into something a business owner can use.
Budgeting with Xero
Tracking Categories in Xero
Report Preparation and Analysis in Xero
Customising Templates in Xero
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Eight advanced topics, the half past the daily entries
  • Fixed assets and budgets, set up and managed in Xero
  • Tracking categories, slice the numbers by branch or team
  • Projects and expenses, costing a job end to end

As a Student

  • Unlimited tutor support, phone and email in business hours
  • No exams, ever, practical work in Xero instead
  • 6 months of access, study at your own pace
  • Career coaching, CV help and interview preparation
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Here is what stands out in this course.

01
Straight To The Advanced Half

No time on setting up a chart of accounts. This picks up where the certificate ends and goes into the features most users never open.

02
Reporting You Can Hand Over

Report preparation and analysis, plus customising templates. The difference between exporting a report and producing one with your name on it.

03
Projects And Tracking Categories

Costing a job, and slicing the numbers by branch, team or product. This is where Xero starts answering real business questions.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE

Advanced Certificate in Xero

Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy

A Certificate of Achievement

Finish the course and you receive the college's Certificate of Achievement.

Career Coaching And CV Help

Support for the job search, including interview preparation.

A LinkedIn Profile Review

A professional look over your profile, so what employers find matches what you can do.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask About the Course

Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide and straight answers on whether it fits.

Step two

Enrol When You're Ready

Start anytime. Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly with no deposit and no credit check, or pay upfront in one payment.

Step three

Study At Your Own Pace

Work through the eight topics online, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours.

Step four

Finish With Your Certificate

Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Achievement, then use the new tools on your own file.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
Flexible payment plan, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront in one payment.
Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly
No deposit, no credit check
10-day money back guarantee
Start anytime, fully online
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Good to Know

Common Questions

How much Xero do I need to know first?

Enough to invoice, enter bills and reconcile. This is the advanced certificate, so it assumes the basics are behind you. If they are not, ask the advisor about the certificate first.

What does it cost each week?

The payment plan is $29 a week, with no deposit and no credit check. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront. Enquire for the full options.

How long does the course take?

Around 15 hours at your own pace, with 6 months of access. Most people fit it around a working week.

Are there exams?

There are none, ever. You are assessed through practical work in Xero, with tutor support behind you.

Does this cover payroll?

Not this one. Payroll has its own Xero course covering pay runs, payslips and filing. This one is the accounting side: assets, budgets, tracking and reporting.

Is this course accredited?

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. It is not NZQA accredited, so it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. For Xero work it is no barrier: what employers and clients care about is whether you can drive the software.

Can I get my money back if it is not for me?

Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee. If it is not right, you get your money back.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand.

It is an official Xero Partner, and its Xero courses run from beginner through to this advanced level. Courses are fully online and self paced, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. Career coaching comes with your enrolment, including CV help, interview preparation and a LinkedIn profile review.

Official Xero PartnerCareer coaching includedUnlimited tutor supportNo exams, ever
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Picture the meeting where the owner asks which branch is making money and you already have the report open. Start the conversation and see if this is the step you have been putting off.

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