100% Free · Self-paced · Path Rewritten Accounting Academy

From AP/AR to Staff Accountant

A bridge program for AP and AR professionals who already understand transaction processing but need stronger journal-entry, reconciliation, close, financial-review, Excel, systems and audit-support skills to move into Staff Accountant roles.

12 modulesIntermediate

Who this program is for

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll or accounting operations professionals ready to move toward Staff Accountant work.

Prerequisites

Hands-on AP, AR, bookkeeping, payroll or similar accounting operations experience is recommended.

What you will learn

  • Translate AP/AR experience into Staff Accountant competencies.
  • Own GL reconciliations, schedules and adjusting entries.
  • Run close tasks and perform financial statement review.
  • Use Excel and systems thinking at Staff level.
  • Build a promotion-ready capstone and 30-60-90 plan.

Course outline

The full instruction, workbooks, practice labs, and knowledge checks are available free through the Path Rewritten learning portal.

  1. Module 1: Map Your AP/AR Experience to Staff Accountant Skills
  2. Module 2: From Subledgers to the General Ledger
  3. Module 3: Journal Entries & Adjusting Entries for Staff Accountants
  4. Module 4: Bank & Cash Reconciliations
  5. Module 5: Balance-Sheet Reconciliations & Rollforwards
  6. Module 6: Prepaids, Accruals, Fixed Assets & Debt Schedules
  7. Module 7: Month-End Close Ownership
  8. Module 8: Financial Statements, Flux & Variance Analysis
  9. Module 9: Excel for Staff Accountants
  10. Module 10: ERP/Systems Thinking & Researching an Unfamiliar Process
  11. Module 11: Audit Support, Internal Controls & Documentation
  12. Module 12: Staff Accountant Transition Capstone & 30-60-90 Plan
Independent self-paced learning, not an accredited degree or professional license. Some optional third-party resources may have different access terms.
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