AAT Diploma in Professional Accounting (Level 4)
This qualification covers complex accounting and finance topics and tasks leading to students becoming confident with a wide range of financial management skills and applications. Students will gain competencies in drafting financial statements for limited companies, recommending accounting systems strategies and constructing and presenting complex management accounting reports.
Who is it for?
The AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting qualification will suit those who:
- Have completed the AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting (Level 3)
- Are already working in finance and would like a formal recognition of their skills
- Would like to go on to become an AAT full member and/or study for chartered accountant status
- Would like to start their own business through the AAT-licensed member in practice (MIP) scheme.
What is covered?
In completing the AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting Level 4 you will cover higher accounting tasks including drafting financial statements, managing budgets and evaluating financial performance, as well as optional specialist units including business tax, personal tax, external auditing and credit management and cash and treasury management.
If you successfully complete this qualification and fulfil AAT’s work experience requirements, you can apply for AAT full membership and achieve professional AAT Accountant status (MAAT).
Syllabus
- Applied Management Accounting
- Drafting & interpreting financial statements
- Internal accounting, systems & controls
Optional units – you will be required to select two of the following:
- Business tax
- Personal tax
- Auditing and Assurance
- Cash and Financial Management
- Credit and Debt Management
What will I need study?
Completed the AAT Diploma in Accounting (Level 3) or equivalent; or have significant experience working in the finance sector.
Progression
Once this stage is completed, you can continue to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification or CIMA Chartered global management accountant.
Employment
If you successfully complete this qualification you can apply for AAT full membership (MAAT), and if you’re thinking of starting your own practice you’ll 8be able to apply to become an AAT Licensed Accountant or Bookkeeper.
- Accounts payable and expenses supervisor
- Assistant financial accountant
- Commercial analyst
- Cost accountant
- Fixed asset accountant
- Indirect tax manager
- Payroll manager
- Payments and billing manager
- Senior bookkeeper
- Senior finance officer
- Senior fund accountant
- Senior insolvency administrator
- Tax supervisor
- VAT accountant
Course Fee
£2,700
Fees include your teaching, books for all modules, one exam entry for each module and AAT registrations fees. You are able to purchase exam re-sits.
Course Dates
Location: Peterborough Campus
Start Date: September & January
Duration:
Day – 1/2 day per week for 50 weeks
Evening – one evening per week for 50 weeks
Validated by AAT
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