Thinking about who turns a messy ledger into a clean report? That is this package: Xero end to end, then Excel up to pivot tables. Built for the reporting end of the job.
Xero reports and Excel analysis are the same job in two windows. This package puts both in your hands.
Finishing opens the Official Xero Advisor Certification, issued by Xero. That one carries weight outside the college.
Beginner through to intermediate. No accounting, no bookkeeping and no maths confidence required.
Reporting is where software skill turns into something a business pays for. The work is easy to picture: pulling the numbers out of Xero, shaping them in Excel, and handing over something a manager can act on. Most graduates describe it as confidence rather than a career change.
Building the sheets the rest of the office relies on.
Getting answers out of the ledger, not just entries in.
Cutting the manual steps out of a monthly report.
Tracking how the numbers move against the plan.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Analyst titles are usually gated behind a finance qualification or years on the job.
Three reasons people pick this pairing.
Core, payroll and advanced. Aged receivables, fixed assets, tracking categories, projects and expenses.
Lookups, dynamic tables, pivot tables and pivot charts. The tools that turn rows into an answer.
The Advisor Certification comes from Xero itself, through the college's partner status.
Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy
Excel and Xero, built from six certificates.
The official one, issued by Xero on completion.
From the college, alongside the diplomas.
Enquire and an advisor sends the guide and the module lists.
Flexible start dates. Weekly plan or one upfront payment.
Xero and Excel, six certificates, in the order you like.
Finish and take Xero's own Advisor Certification.
No. It is designed for beginners through to intermediate users, and no prior Xero or Excel knowledge is required.
From $29 a week on a plan, with no deposit and no credit check. Or pay upfront. Enquire for current pricing.
Around 130 hours of content with six months of access. Fully self paced, so you set the speed.
The college is an official Xero Partner. On completion you receive Xero's own advisor certification, on top of your diplomas.
No. The page is clear on this. What you need is comfort with everyday business terms like invoices, bills and bank transactions.
No. The hands-on learning happens through software exercises and workplace style scenarios.
Both diplomas are accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. Neither is NZQA accredited, so they are not national qualifications. Those are different things. The Xero Advisor Certification alongside them is issued by Xero.
There is a 10-day money back guarantee from the day you enrol.
This package is delivered by The Career Academy, an online college in New Zealand.
The college has run for over 15 years and works with more than 25,000 students each year. It holds official Xero Partner status, which is how the Advisor Certification comes with the course. Tutors named on the page include Tom F, Dessa M, Erika B, Justin S and Saharah A.
Picture the morning the board pack goes out on time, built from your own sheet, and nobody has to check the maths.