Accountancy - Higher Apprenticeship
Key Details
- Available at:Bangor (New Campus), Rhos-on-Sea
- Study Mode:Part-time
- Course Length:
Part-time 1 day per week. Thursday - In class 9am - 4.30pm.
Classes are September - November (the following year)
Accountancy - Higher ApprenticeshipApprenticeships
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Course Description
The Apprentice will study towards, Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting.
The Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting covers high-level accounting and finance topics and tasks. Students will look at and become comfortable with a wide range of financial management skills and applications, and will gain competencies in drafting financial statements for limited companies, recommending accounting systems strategies and constructing and presenting complex management accounting reports. Students will also learn about specialist areas such as tax, auditing, credit and debit management and cash and financial management. Key themes have also been introduced throughout the suite of accounting qualifications, including technology, ethics, sustainability and communication.
This qualification comprises three mandatory units and two specialist units selected from a choice of five options
The mandatory units are:
Applied Management Accounting
Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements
Internal Accounting Systems and Controls.
The optional units are: ( Note that your choice of these will be discussed as appropriate- all options may not be available)
Business Tax
Personal Tax
Audit and Assurance
Cash and Financial Management
Credit and Debt Management.
Entry Criteria
Recent completion of AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
GCSE Grade A*-C (or equivalent) in Maths and English/Welsh
Apprentices must be employed in an Accounting/Finance role
All students are required to register with the professional body for accounting technicians
All places are subject to satisfactory interview
Delivery
In class lectures
Assessment
The units are assessed individually through computer based end-of-unit assessments
Progression
Once qualified, and having met AAT’s criteria, students can apply for full AAT membership, which will allow them to use the designatory letters MAAT after their name.
Students can progress onto the full ACCA qualification and become a chartered accountant and will also be able to apply for some exam exemptions.
Career progression, some of which include:
Professional Accounting Technician
Assistant Auditor
Assistant Management Accountant
Commercial Analyst
Payroll Manager
Senior Bookkeeper
Senior Financial Officer
Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor Assistant Financial Accountant
Cost Accountant
Fixed Asset Accountant
Indirect Tax Manager
Payments and Billing Manager
Senior Fund Accountant
Senior Insolvency Administrator
Tax Supervisor
VAT Accountant.
Other details
Course type: Apprenticeships
Level:
4
Programme Area:
- Business and Management
Bilingual:
n/a
Business and Management
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