AAT Accounting Level 3 Part Time

Course overview

The AAT Accounting qualification gives you the relevant and practical skills to do a wide range of accounting and finance jobs. In this qualification you will master more complex accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants.

If you successfully complete this qualification, you can apply for AAT associate bookkeeping membership and achieve professional AATQB status.

Course content

You will study the following units:

• Business Awareness – This unit provides you with an understanding of the business, its environment and the influence that this has on an organisation’s structure, the role of its accounting function and its performance.
• Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements – This unit provides you with the skills required to produce profit or loss statements, statements of financial position for sole traders, and partnerships using a trial balance.
• Tax Processes for Businesses – This unit explores tax processes that influence the daily operations of businesses and is designed to develop your skills in understanding, preparing, and submitting Value Added Tax (VAT) returns to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
• Management Accounting Techniques – This unit provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the role of management accounting in an organisation, and how organisations use such information to aid decision making.