Software developer, Reckon, is helping UK small businesses and accountants to improve skills and knowledge in cloud accounting and beyond through its Reckon Training Academy.

The new online platform offers a variety of courses and educational content to help businesses and accountants manage their finances and operations more efficiently.

Free to register, the Academy offers:

• webinars on Reckon One, the online accounting tool for small business
• tutorials in key business topics, such as cyber security, generating leads through social media and health and safety at work
• expert videos and guides covering issues relevant to small businesses
• flexible learning with users able to access courses when and where it suits them

Bookkeepers and accountants can also become certified Reckon One professionals, through a dedicated course, which provides extensive training in the accounting software through five concise modules.

Free to enrol, Reckon’s Training Academy also provides registration links for upcoming business events, helping to connect small business organisations and accountants with business networks and opportunities which could help to boost their business.

Reckon’s product owner, Jon Martingale said: “With the financial environment going through a number of changes it is vital that business owners and accountants are fully up to speed with the latest developments and are confident in how these impact their businesses. But we know this can often become and additional pain point for small businesses.

“Our new platform eases this pressure by offering easy access to a wide range of business courses, ensuring they can easily keep on top of their finances and industry topics, but also allows accountants to earn an accreditation, offering additional peace of mind for their clients.”