Financial accounting and balance sheet accounting with DATEV

Free of cost

by funding

In the course, you will learn how to use processes in the areas of client and account master data and how to deal with finances and balance sheets using DATEV in order to plan financial transactions. You will learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in your profession.
  • Certificates: DATEV certificate "DATEV financial accounting user"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
    Certificate "Balance sheet accounting with DATEV"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    DATEV user financial accounting
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Financial accounting with DATEV

Client master data (full-time approx. 1.5 days/part-time approx. 3 days)

Creation of a new client

Importing and saving client data


Account master data (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

From chart of accounts to chart of accounts

Account functions

Creating individual accounts

Creating and managing current accounts

Account assignment of sample documents according to the SKR03 or SKR04 chart of accounts


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Posting (full-time approx. 6 days/part-time approx. 12 days)

According to the DATEV posting logic

Posting with automatic accounts and tax keys

Posting with "posting batches"

Defining "posting batches"

Dialog postings and batch postings

Allocation and split postings

Reversal postings - general reversal (DATEV)

Posting intra-Community deliveries and intra-Community acquisitions

Posting for third country transactions

Posting by company code (incoming and outgoing invoices, bank, cash register)

Posting lists


Financial accounting evaluations (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Primanota and journal

Totals and balances list

Open item management (posting invoices, posting payments)

Advance sales tax returns

Summary reports (ZM)

Business analyses (BWA)

Controlling report


Year-end closing (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Closing entries

Balance sheet and profit and loss account

Statement of fixed assets

Annual financial statement evaluations

Printing evaluations


Special features (full-time approx. 1.5 days/part-time approx. 3 days)

Integration with the wage and salary program

Integration with asset accounting (ANLAG)


Project work, certification preparation (via the DATEV Students online platform) and certification exam "DATEV-Anwender Finanzbuchführung" (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Balance sheet accounting with DATEV

National accounting (HGB) (approx. 10 days)

Interim and annual financial statements and management report

The monthly/annual financial statements: Balance sheet and income statement

Overview of annual financial statements and P&L

Fundamentals of tax law, commercial law and company law

Postings required to prepare for accounting with DATEV

Accounting and valuation - asset accounting and annual financial statements with DATEV

Creating a company report/balance sheet report with DATEV


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


International Accounting (IAS/IFRS) (approx. 7 days)

Why international accounting?

The shortcomings of the HGB Investor protection and the principle of prudence

Differences between HGB/IAS

The first introduction in 1998 and the extended introduction in 2005 - The ten-point program

Structure of the IAS and its bodies: conception and implementation

Fair value (IFRS 13) with DATEV

Accounting for fixed assets (IAS 16) with DATEV

Investment property - Investment property (IAS 40) with DATEV

Leasing (IFRS 16) with DATEV

Intangible assets and development costs (IAS 38) with DATEV

Financial assets and liabilities (IAS 37) with DATEV

Segment reporting and cash flow statement - Statement of comprehensive income with DATEV


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of controlling and accounting is required.

You will gain basic knowledge of data processing in accounting with the DATEV program. After the course, you will be able to deal competently with accounting processes.

You will also be proficient in accounting and reporting and will be able to evaluate and interpret payment transactions using the accounting software DATEV.

The course is aimed at all persons with commercial or legal training, persons from financial accounting and bookkeeping, tax consultants, auditors, entrepreneurs and law firm employees.

With your newly acquired knowledge and skills, you will improve your career opportunities across all sectors. Bookkeeping and accounting specialists are in demand from companies in industry, trade, services and finance: according to the manufacturer, around 2.5 million medium-sized German companies rely on DATEV's information services.

Employees with a sound knowledge of accounting are also in demand across all industries at companies of all sizes, as well as in public administrations, associations and organizations. Knowledge of balance sheet accounting in particular makes you interesting for future employers, as the evaluations you carry out form the basis for strategic decisions.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.