This package combines the following four Certifications:

ABKA2020 – Certificate in Xero

ABKA1016 – Certificate in Xero Payroll

ABKA2015 – Advanced Certificate in Xero

ABKA0001 – Official Xero Advisor Certification

Refer below for a detailed outline of each component:

Certificate in Xero

ABKA219 Introduction to Xero Online  

This course will provide an introduction and basic overview of Xero, including but not limited to the benefits of using Xero and cloud computing, the system requirements for Xero, and how to navigate the Xero Dashboard. 

ABKA130 Xero Chart of Accounts 

This course will provide an introduction to the Chart of Accounts in Xero and will include but not be limited to the process of accessing the Chart of Accounts, adding new accounts, account classifications and their code ranges, as well as the process that the Xero program applies for tax settings. 

ABKA136 Managing Contacts with Xero 

This course will provide an introduction to managing contacts in Xero, and will include but not be limited to the process for creating new customers, suppliers and employees in Xero, how to import and export contacts, as well as the process for archiving contacts.  

ABKA198 Xero Sales, Invoices, Quotes & Inventory 

This course will take a look at Xero invoicing, sales, quotes and inventory, including but not limited to the different invoice types available in Xero, customer statements, inventory, and how to create invoices, repeating invoices, quotes and credit notes. 

ABKA220 Xero Purchases & Bills 

This course will provide an introduction to working with purchases and bills in Xero, including but not limited to the process for managing bills, repeating bills and credit notes in Xero, how to perform batch payments and send remittance advice. 

ABKA174 Reconciliation and Managing Accounts in Xero 

This course will take a look at bank reconciliation in Xero, and will include but not be limited to the process of bank feeds in Xero, how overpayments and prepayments work, and the various bank reconciliation options. 

ABKA194 Introduction to Xero Reporting 

This course will provide an introduction to the Xero Report Centre, and will look at how to generate and view interactive reports in Xero, how to customise, publish and export reports, and the process of running and lodging a Business Activity Statement.

ABKA210 Introduction to Xero Add-ons 

This course will provide an introduction to Xero's add-ons and apps, and will include but not be limited to an overview of four Xero add-ons built and owned by Xero and a look at the Xero App Marketplace. 

ABKA292 Certificate in Xero Assessment 

Complete a practical case study based assessment using Xero. 

Certificate in Xero Payroll 

ABKA219 Introduction to Xero Online 

This course will provide an introduction and basic overview of Xero, including but not limited to the benefits of using Xero and cloud computing, the system requirements for Xero, and how to navigate the Xero Dashboard. 

ABKA200 Setting up Xero Payroll 

This course will provide an introduction to setting up the Xero Payroll module, and will include but not be limited to how to assign users with payroll administration access, how to create pay calendars, and how to create holiday groups. 

ABKA182 Managing Payroll Items with Xero 

This course will provide a close look at payroll items in Xero, including but not limited to pay item categories, earnings rates, deductions and reimbursement pay items as well as leave items. 

ABKA107 New Employees & Leave Requests with Xero 

This course will take a look at new employees and leave requests in Xero, and will include but not be limited to setting up employees, entering opening balances, and assigning leave. 

ABKA179 Pay Templates in Xero 

This course will provide an introduction to pay templates in Xero, and will include but not be limited to how to produce new pay templates, how to apply changes to pay templates and how to apply changes to employee earnings. 

ABKA178 Pay Runs in Xero 

This course will take a close look at creating and posting pay runs in Xero, and will include but not be limited to processing pay runs, creating unscheduled pay runs, reverting posted pay runs and modifying draft payslips. 

ABKA183 Payslips & Payroll Reporting with Xero 

This course will provide an overview of payslips and payroll reporting in Xero, and will include but not be limited to accessing historical payslips for employees and how to locate and produce payroll reports. 

ABKA145 - Employment Payment Summaries with Xero

This course will provide an introduction to Employment Payment Summaries, including but not limited to the procedure for reconciliation from payroll to the general ledger, how to prepare payroll for the year end and how to produce employment payment summaries so that they can be filed with the ATO and published to the employee's secure portal.

ABKA294 Certificate in Xero Payroll Assessment 

Complete a practical case study based assessment using Xero. 

Advanced Certificate in Xero

ABKA219 Introduction to Xero Online 

This course will provide an introduction and basic overview of Xero, including but not limited to the benefits of using Xero and cloud computing, the system requirements for Xero, and how to navigate the Xero Dashboard. 

ABKA212 Aged Receivables & Payables in Xero 

This course will provide an in-depth overview of aged receivables and payables, a fundamental area for business owners and accounting staff. This includes but is not limited to the aged receivables and payables process and reports, as well as the cash conversion cycle and ratio reports.  

ABKA199 Managing Fixed Assets with Xero 

This course will provide an overview of fixed assets in Xero, including but not limited to the process for setting up fixed assets, how to view the fixed asset register and disposal schedule, depreciation options and processes, and the fixed asset reconciliation report. 

ABKA206 Budgeting with Xero 

This course will look at how to access the budgeting module in Xero and will include information on the purpose of creating and working to a budget, how to create an overall budget in Xero, and instructions on how to import or export budgets and generate budget reports. 

ABKG207 Tracking Categories in Xero 

This course will provide guidance on how to set up tracking categories to monitor and analyse different areas of a business, and will include but is not limited to the process for creating tracking categories in Xero, the tracking of budgets and payroll expenses, and how to produce reports with tracking categories. 

ABKA208 Report Preparation and Analysis in Xero 

This course will provide an in-depth look at the reporting options in Xero, including but not limited to an overview of the wide range of reports that can be generated in Xero, the Business Activity Statement (BAS) and Instalment Activity Statement (IAS), and a look at ratio analysis and ratio categories. 

ABKA139 Customising Templates in Xero 

This course will provide a close look at the useful tool of creating fully customised templates in Xero, and will include but not be limited to the process of creating and assigning branded themes to invoices, purchase orders and credit notes, making a custom branded theme the new default theme, as well as the process of modifying or deleting existing templates. 

ABKA209 Introduction to Projects and Expenses 

This course will provide an introduction to the many features and tools of Xero Projects and Xero Expenses, both Xero products offered as optional integrations to add to a Xero subscription. It will include but not be limited to information on how to add tasks, project quotes and staff cost rates in Xero Projects, as well as how to create, approve, decline and analyse expenses and mileage claims in Xero Expenses. 

ABKA293 Advanced Certificate in Xero Assessment 

Complete a practical case study based assessment using Xero. 

Official Xero Advisor Certification

Receive access to Xero’s official advisor certification. This contains assessment questions to test your knowledge and understanding of Xero, based on what you have learned in the Certificate in Xero, Certificate in Xero Payroll and Advanced Certificate in Xero. This certification is issued by Xero and is a frequent request of employers.