Antoine Joseph in conversation in a bright city office
Educator · Author · Mentor

You’re already an accountant. Let me prove it.

Every day you buy, sell, owe and earn. You just don’t use the names for it yet. For more than a decade I’ve turned doubters into confident students, bookkeepers and business owners — and now that method fits in your pocket.

A NOTE FROM ANTOINE
“There’s a much better way to learn accounting…”
And it’s been forever staring all of us in the face…
Read my philosophy
In the classroom at
Algonquin Careers Academy Willis College Campbell College Commonwealth College Heritage College Monroe University
2,000+
business owners & students learning with iLuvAccounting
600+
quiz questions in the app, each explained in plain English
13
chapters in the new Northrose textbook
10+
years as a full-time educator
The philosophy

We are all accountants by nature.

Long before money, people kept track of what they owned, what they owed and what came in and went out. Money just put numbers on a logic you already use every day. Once you see that, accounting stops being a wall of jargon — and becomes a way of managing your whole life.

— Antoine Joseph
What you call it
What an accountant calls it
My car, my laptop, my savings
Assets
The credit card bill, the car loan
Liabilities
What’s left that’s truly mine
Equity
My paycheque, a sale at my shop
Revenue
Rent, groceries, the phone bill
Expenses
Five accounts. That’s the whole foundation.
Get the app
iLuvAccounting app iconThe iLuvAccounting app

The app I wish every student of mine had on day one.

Accounting basics in five minutes a day — lessons, quizzes and streaks, from zero to balance sheet. Every answer explained in plain English, including why the wrong ones are wrong.

Start From Scratch
A warm-up, then the 9 steps — interactive
600+ quiz questions
Every answer explained in plain English
A 15-topic path
From the accounting equation to depreciation
Streaks & progress
See your mastery climb, day by day
iLuvAccounting app: Learn screen showing the lesson path and Start From Scratch
600+
quiz questions
15 topics
One clear path, unlocked as you go
Antoine Joseph writing at his desk
Written the way he teaches.
Accounting & Bookkeeping Fundamentals book cover
The book · Northrose Educational Resources

Accounting & Bookkeeping Fundamentals
From Transactions to Reports

The complete introductory course in print. From your very first journal entry to a closed set of financial statements — with Mr. Simplero breaking down every hard idea, and a “Now You Try!” exercise after every key section.

01–05The full accounting cycle — mirrors the Academy course
06–09Inventory, costing and special journals
10–13Internal controls, receivables, PP&E and sales tax
About Antoine

An educator and mentor first.

Antoine spent years in public and private industry across several countries — in leadership roles in accounting, management and entrepreneurship — before becoming a full-time educator. That real-world view shapes everything he teaches: practical, plain-spoken, and built for the person who thinks they’re “not a numbers person.”

CPA designation, 2006 ACCA MSc Technology Management MBA, University of Wales
Antoine Joseph explaining a concept to a student
Mentoring, one conversation at a time.
2004
MBA, University of Wales
Master of Business Administration.
2005
MSc Technology Management
University of Wales.
2006
Earns the CPA designation
A professional milestone in accounting.
2007
ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
2008
Adjunct professor
Teaching accounting and business at the post-secondary level.
2009
Founds Complete Marketer
A full-service digital marketing agency.
2015 – today
Canada’s career colleges
Willis, Campbell, Commonwealth and Heritage Colleges.
Today
Head of Faculty, Algonquin Careers Academy
Leading the Accounting & Business program in Ottawa.
2026
Author, and the app
The Northrose textbook and the iLuvAccounting app.

[A real student or mentee quote — e.g. the moment accounting finally “clicked” for them.]

[Name] · [Program, college]
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Five minutes a day. A lifetime of knowing your numbers.

Antoine Joseph at his desk
“See you in lesson one.”
— Antoine