The AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting is designed to provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills required for progressing into employment in accounting or finance roles or to enable progression to further education. This qualification offers technical training in accounting and is ideal for anyone wishing to pursue a career in accountancy and finance. By studying for this qualification, students will acquire lifelong professional accountancy and finance skills.
This course also comes as part of a Level 3 apprenticeship. Please see this link here for more information.
Course Modules
The Level 3 Diploma in Accounting comprises four core modules:
This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge for drafting the financial statements of single limited companies and consolidated financial statements for groups of companies. Students will also acquire the tools and techniques required to analyse and interpret financial statements using ratio analysis.
This unit focuses on the three fundamental areas of management accounting: planning, control, and decision making. All organisations rely on the provision of accurate, business focused information in order to make sound business judgements.
The key aim of this unit is to provide students with the tools to evaluate internal controls and to recommend improvements. Students will learn to identify appropriate controls, assess their impact in terms of cost effectiveness, reliability, and timeliness, and ensure that all functions adapt their working practices to meet new requirements in an ethical and sustainable way.
This unit explores tax processes that influence the daily operations of businesses and is designed to develop students’ skills in understanding, preparing, and submitting Value Added Tax (VAT) returns to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The unit provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to keep businesses, employers, and clients compliant with laws and practices that apply to VAT and payroll.
For students who have not completed AAT level 2 Certificate in Accounting or bookkeeping there is an additional compulsory module.
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