Complete Xero Online Accounting & Payroll Course 2026

Updated August 2026 Practical, step-by-step Xero training | UK case study & exercises | Learn Xero eBook extract

Welcome to the Complete Xero Online Accounting and Bookkeeping Course, designed to help you build practical Xero skills and understand how bookkeeping processes work within the software.

Whether you are starting a bookkeeping career, developing your accounting software skills, running your own business or refreshing your Xero knowledge, this course takes you through the essential areas of Xero using bite-sized video lessons and a practical UK limited company scenario.

Why choose this course?

• Clear, bite-sized Xero video tutorials

• Practical UK limited company case study

• Exercises to complete alongside the lessons

• Complimentary 10-page extract from my Learn Xero eBook

• Coverage of current Xero features and updates

• Certificate upon completion

• Ongoing access to the course materials

• Course-related Q&A support

• Additional free Xero Quick Fixes and tutorials on my LearnBookkeepingUK YouTube channel

The focus is on learning by doing. I don't simply show you where to click — I explain the bookkeeping processes behind the transactions and demonstrate how they work in Xero.

What will you learn?

We start with the fundamentals and gradually work through the main bookkeeping processes, including:

• Getting started with Xero – navigation, dashboard and accessing Xero for practice

• Organisation settings – business details, financial settings, year-end and lock dates

• Chart of accounts – nominal codes, creating, editing and importing accounts

• Customers and suppliers – creating and managing contacts

• Products and inventory – managing products, services and stock

• Sales – quotations, invoices, credit notes, statements, payments and repeating invoices

• Purchases – purchase orders, supplier bills, credits, documents and payments

• Receipts and documents – uploading and processing supporting documents

• Banking – bank accounts, transaction imports, bank rules and online payments

• Bank reconciliation – the complete reconciliation process, shortcuts and correcting errors

• Fixed assets – adding assets, depreciation and importing existing assets

• VAT, GST and sales tax – understanding indirect taxation and working with tax returns in Xero

• Financial reports – Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Aged Payables and Bank Reconciliation reports

• Importing transactions – preparing imports correctly and avoiding common errors

Learn through practice

The course uses a UK Xero demonstration company together with a case study and exercises.

I show you how to access Xero for practice so that you can complete the exercises alongside the videos. This allows you to build confidence using the software yourself rather than simply watching demonstrations.

Although the course uses the UK version of Xero, the fundamental bookkeeping processes and much of the Xero interface are similar across different regions.

Keep learning with LearnBookkeepingUK

You can also continue learning with me through my LearnBookkeepingUK YouTube channel, where I publish free Xero tutorials and Xero Quick Fixes covering individual features, common questions and software updates.

What students say:

"The presentation of the course was amazing, and the breakdown of all lectures." — Beauty T.

"It was detailed and easy to understand." — Karen

"I am an accountant by profession and learning more about online platforms like Xero can complement and enhance my current skill set." — Teddy

About your instructor

I'm Maria, an FCCA fellow & member with practical accounting and bookkeeping experience.

I aim to make accounting software easier to understand by combining step-by-step demonstrations with the bookkeeping knowledge behind them.

Learn the process. See how it works. Practise it yourself.

I hope to see you in the course!