The AAT Level 4 Accounting, also known as Professional Diploma in Accounting, is the perfect course for you if you want to gain the skills required to become a financial team leader or set up your own accounting practice. The AAT level 4 accounting course covers drafting financial statements, managing budgets and evaluating financial performance, as well as optional specialist units including business tax, personal tax, external auditing, credit management, and cash and treasury management. You can specialise in personal and business tax, audit, credit control and cash management.
After successfully completing this course you will automatically become an AAT affiliate member. This will help you qualify for AAT full professional membership if you have relevant work experience.
It covers higher accounting tasks and can lead to a range of more senior finance roles.
After successfully completing this course you will automatically become an AAT affiliate member. This will help you qualify for AAT full professional membership if you have relevant work experience.
It covers higher accounting tasks and can lead to a range of more senior finance roles.
The AAT Level 4 Accounting can give you qualified student exemptions towards all or parts of the UK’s chartered and certified accountancy qualifications. The following chartered bodies offer exemptions to AAT students:
- The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Following units are covered in this qualification:
| UNITS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Statements of Limited Companies | √ | √ | £420 |
| Management Accounting: Budgeting | √ | √ | £420 |
| Management Accounting: Decision and Control | √ | √ | £420 |
| Accounting Systems and Controls | X | √ | £420 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | £1680 |
| Optional Units (Choose two from these) | |||
| Business Tax | √ | X | £420 |
| Personal Tax | √ | X | £420 |
| Credit Management | √ | X | £420 |
| External Auditing | √ | X | £420 |
| Cash and Treasury Management | √ | X | £420 |
* UA = Unit Assessment, SA = Synoptic Assessment
Professional Diploma Synoptic Assessment – this qualification will include an integrated assessment in which you will be asked to apply knowledge and skills gained from the entire units, within a workplace context.
Assessment: there will be a total 4 assessments from the compulsory units – 3 each and 1 synoptic. The optional units will have 1 assessment each.
Entry criteria: Advanced diploma in accounting or equivalent or experience. For the best chance to succeed we recommend a standard and good level of Maths and English.
Exemptions
You may be eligible for exemptions if you have previous finance or accounting qualification and an accounting or finance degree. Please contact us for more details.
What job can you do with this qualification:
AAT qualifications are recognised by employers as practical and technical qualifications , which prepare learners for the world of work and for working specifically in accountancy and finance roles.
The Advanced Certificate in Bookkeeping qualification can lead you to the following roles:
- Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor
- Assistant Financial Accountant
- Commercial Analyst
- Cost Accountant
- Fixed Asset Accountant
- Indirect Tax Manager
- Payments and Billing Manager
- Payroll Manager
- Senior Bookkeeper
- Senior Finance Officer
- Senior Fund Accountant
- Senior Insolvency Administrator
- Tax Supervisor
- VAT Accountant
Details:
Level: 4, HND and HNC, high education diploma
Total credits: 56
GLH: 420
TQT: 560
