About COS Business Solutions Consulting company in Bundaberg, Australia
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
’Well before GST was introduced I was using Quicken Spreadsheets and doing Payroll Manually. In the early 2000s and after hand writing many many Group Certificates one night I decided there had to be a more time efficient and easier way. Whichever program I chose I knew I had to learn it properly and since I could not easily access QuickBooks/Reckon Accounts training and my Accountant was not Reckon Accounts compliant I decided to go with another program MYOB which I still use today.
After working with MYOB for many years I was asked by a client using Reckon Accounts to become their Bookkeeper. As time went on and with some training (from a Reckon Accredited Consultant) my confidence in using a Reckon Program returned. One day an Associate suggested that I become a Reckon Accredited Consultant. After some consideration and given my personal experience with limited training availability I decided to take up the idea so others could have the support that I did not have.
After attaining a Certificate III in Financial Services and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training amp; Assessment I was then eligible to sit for the Reckon Accreditation Exam I gained my qualification as a Reckon Accredited Consultant/Trainer in 2007. In 2010 I sat for and gained Accreditation in Reckon Retail Point of Sale and Reckon Accounts Home amp; Business.
With the introduction of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 setting professional and ethical standards governing the Bookkeeping Industry I was required to up skill to a Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping) and register with the Tax Practitioners Board as a BAS Agent. My Diploma of Management also puts me in good stead when it comes to Business Procedures Planning and Budgeting.
While today I only do enough Bookkeeping to maintain a high working knowledge my focus is on Training Consulting and Supporting my Clients to do their own Bookkeeping.
WHAT I ENJOY MOST ABOUT WHAT I DO
’I mostly enjoy helping my clients to learn about their program to develop systems and procedures that help them to produce real results. Helping them to benefit from all the data entry work they have done’.
’The highlight of my role is the satisfaction it brings when I see the excitement on my clients faces when they are able to produce and read reports and begin to make informed decisions’.
