Learn US bookkeeping from business owners who run
a US bookkeeping practice

A self-guided course for accountants who want American clients. Learn the software, GAAP standards, how to price your services, and where to find clients. 

Never worked with a US client? Good. This is where you get the fundamentals and build up.

Created by the two people who run the business
Ana Ristovska, instructor and co-founder of NextGen Academy
Ana Ristovska

Instructor · Co-founder · US-GAAP & QBO-certified

Tony Ristovski, co-founder of NextGen Academy
Tony Ristovski

Co-founder · Sales & US client acquisition

7

Years serving
US clients

3

Active companies
we run

500+

US businesses
served

100+

US practices
supported

200+

Accountants
trained

Course outcomes

What you'll learn

Set up QuickBooks Online, categorize, reconcile, and generate financial reports as an American owner would expect. This course will teach you everything you need to know before you start your US bookkeeping journey. 

Who this course is for

This course is designed for:

The experienced local accountant

Years of real accounting work but zero US exposure. You are closer than you might think. Most of what’s missing is terminology, tools, and confidence.

The finance-background professional

You’re not an accountant, but you’ve got a finance or admin background. The course starts from the fundamentals, so you don’t need a title or a degree to begin.

The US freelancer

You’ve picked up some US tasks in Admin, Virtual Assistant, or marketing. This gives you solid ground for adding US bookkeeping to your service portfolio and expanding the services you can sell.

No US credentials, address, or sales experience required. Clients hire on whether you can understand their pain and present a solution. Both are learnable, and both are what this course teaches.

Course syllabus

6 modules. 23 lessons. 4.5 hours.

  • Start your US bookkeeping here
  • Course guide: how to become a US bookkeeper
  • Introduction to the foundations
  • Understanding the US business environment
  • Back office for accountants vs. direct service to SMBs
  • Core bookkeeping principles & US accounting standards
  • Practical bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
  • Building the chart of accounts (QBO)
  • Worked examples in QBO
  • Advanced accounting concepts in real-life scenarios
  • The financial cycle & the monthly review
  • Introduction to legal & compliance
  • Freelancer essentials & compliance best practices
  • Establishing a US entity as a non-US resident
  • Introduction to tools & workflows
  • Leveraging software & cloud solutions
  • Workflow optimization & time management
  • Introduction to pricing & negotiation
  • Strategic pricing for maximum profitability
  • Make your first contract & negotiate with confidence
  • Introduction to personal brand
  • Why your personal brand matters
  • Proven tactics for brand growth & visibility
Course created by

Business owners

Two people who run this work every week built the course. What you learn is the operating playbook, not theory.

Ana Ristovska, instructor and co-founder of NextGen Academy
Ana Ristovska

Instructor · Co-founder · US-GAAP & QuickBooks-certified · 15+ years in accounting

Ana runs the books across all three of our companies right now: closing months, handling compliance, and dealing with US clients directly. She isn’t teaching from memory. Every QBO example in this course is a move she makes for a real client.

“I’ve spent the last five years keeping the books for US businesses and training the people who do it alongside me. This course is the same training my own team gets.”

Tony Ristovski, co-founder of NextGen Academy
Tony Ristovski

Co-founder · Sales & US client acquisition

Tony builds the pipeline: the outreach, the positioning, and the conversations that turn into signed US clients. He handles the part most accountants find hardest, which is getting picked in the first place. The pricing and client-winning side of the course comes from his system.

US Bookkeeping Course

From local accountant to US-ready. Self-guided, at your own pace.

$120

one-time · no subscription

One payment. Keep it forever.

Reviews

What accountants said after taking the course

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The course covers exactly what you need to start working with US clients. Learning how US bookkeeping is structured was extremely useful, with clear guidance and transparency throughout.

Sonja Ignjatovska

Accountant

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The first time I took a course with practical examples in QBO. Theory without practical knowledge is worthless, and that’s what I valued most. I highly recommend Ana as a mentor.

Andrijana Denkovska

Accountant

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Extremely valuable. Structured, detailed learning for the US market, with step-by-step explanations that balance theory and real practice.

students
Tanja Najdenoska

Accountant

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Before this course I had many doubts about how the profession works in the US. It clarified the entire process. Very satisfied with the methodology and presentation.

Suzana Stoilkova

Accountant

Before you enroll

You Ask We Answer

Less than it feels. If you understand debits and credits, you’re adapting a foundation you already have, not starting over. What changes is the terminology, the tools (QuickBooks Online), and how you communicate with an American client. The course walks you through exactly those gaps.

No. US clients judge a bookkeeper on four things, in this order: can you do the work, will you communicate clearly, will you make their life easier, and can they trust your consistency. Your country, accent, and local certificate aren’t on that list. Everything that is on it is learnable.

Yes, and you shouldn’t quit anything. The realistic path is part-time: about an hour a day is enough to build the skill and start conversations. The course is self-guided with lifetime access, so you move at whatever pace your schedule allows.

The course is built to work for you too. It starts from the fundamentals, so a finance or admin background is enough to begin. You don’t need a title or a specific degree. Plenty of people add bookkeeping to a skill set they already have and offer it to clients they already know.

All 6 modules and 23 lessons, 4.5 hours of video, with real QuickBooks Online examples, the legal and compliance essentials, pricing and contract guidance, and personal-brand tactics. One payment, lifetime access, learn at your own pace. 

The course teaches the work; getting clients is the next step. When you’re ready, the “How to Find US Clients” workshop covers the outreach and sales system we used to win our own US clients, and you can book a 1-on-1 with Tony or Ana whenever you hit a wall: pricing, a difficult client, a messy QBO file.

We host our course on Whop. After you enroll through our checkout, you get instant access to the full course on this learning platform. It’s online and self-guided, so you can watch on any device, whenever suits you, for as long as you want.

Start the US bookkeeping journey

One payment. Lifetime access. The complete path from local accountant to working with American clients, built from real daily practice.

6 modules · 23 lessons · 4.5 hours · lifetime access

Already finished the course? Now you need to find clients. The 14-Day Sales Sprint is how you get the clients. See the Sprint →

$120 lifetime access
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