AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting

The purpose of this qualification is to ensure that students are well prepared to progress into a career in business, finance or professional accountancy, or into further education. You will learn and develop skills needed for financial processes, including accounting principles and concepts, advanced bookkeeping and preparing financial statements. You will also understand the business environment, the technology used in finance and accounting, business issues related to payroll and value-added tax (VAT), management accounting techniques, and ethical principles and sustainability considerations for accountants.

You will develop an understanding of business and its structure and purpose, as well as appreciating the wider business environment. In addition, you will develop skills supporting complex financial processes, such as final accounts, reports and returns, use of technology to provide management accounting information, and completion of VAT returns.

Qualification Modules

• Business Awareness
• Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
• Management Accounting Techniques
• Tax Processes for Businesses

Entry Requirements

GCSE or Level 2 functional skills in Maths and English. Successful completion of the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, or the undertaking of a Trade Test for those with an equivalent qualification or experience.

Assessment

Assessment will be via four mandatory exams (typically 2-2.5 hours each) at the end of each unit. Students will be awarded an overall qualification grade (Distinction, Merit, and Pass).

Career Opportunities

1. Chartered and certified accountants
2. Financial managers and directors
3. Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
4. Business and financial project management professionals
5. Financial accounts managers
6. Finance and investment analysts and advisers
7. Finance officers
8. Actuaries, economists and statisticians
9. Financial and accounting technicians
10. Insurance underwriters
11. Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants

In order to carry out this course, routine stationery will be required such as Pen, Pencil, Paper and Calculator.

Classes will take place in our dedicated Accounting classrooms which contains Desktop PCs which are installed with the latest Accounting software that will be relevant for this course.