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Free AAT Level 4 Accounting Course

CostFREE
Duration12 months
LevelLevel 4
DeliveryWork based
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyAAT awarding body
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About this course

Free AAT Level 4 Accounting Course. Work-based training at your workplace. You learn while you work, applying advanced accounting and finance skills in a real job role. The course covers management accounting, financial statements for limited companies, and internal accounting systems. You also choose two specialist units from areas including business tax, personal tax, audit and assurance, and credit management. The course typically takes 12 months to complete. Entry requires AAT Level 3 and five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and maths. Completing this free AAT accounting qualification makes you eligible for MAAT membership.

Who this course is for

KBM Training and Recruitment with the collaboration of KBM Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Auditors and Institute of Financial Accountants, offers accounting work experience and AAT qualifications. This course is for anyone who would like to get into or move on to their career in accounting and finance.

The AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting is final stage of the full Association of Accounting Technicians qualification, and is for anyone who would like to get into or move on to their career in accounting and finance.

If you have related qualifications, a degree or some accounting experience already you may be able to claim exemptions from some elements of the course enabling you to achieve your qualification quicker.

Entry requirements

5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English and maths. AAT Level 3.

What you will learn

  • You'll apply advanced management accounting techniques to complex business scenarios.
  • You'll draft and interpret financial statements for limited companies.
  • You'll evaluate and recommend improvements to internal accounting systems and controls.
  • You'll analyse business tax and personal tax obligations (optional specialist unit).
  • You'll assess audit and assurance processes (optional specialist unit).
  • You'll manage cash flow, credit, and debt within an organisation (optional specialist unit).
  • You'll construct and present complex management accounting reports.

How you will learn

You learn on the job, applying your skills in your workplace as you study. Each mandatory unit is assessed by a computer-based exam set by AAT. The three mandatory units are Applied Management Accounting, Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements, and Internal Accounting Systems and Controls. Your two chosen specialist units are also assessed by AAT exams. There are no coursework portfolios for this qualification.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. KBM Training and Recruitment will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Management accountant. Preparing budgets and financial reports for organisations.
  • Financial accountant. Producing statutory accounts and financial statements.
  • Tax technician. Handling business or personal tax compliance.
  • Accounts manager. Overseeing a finance team and reporting to senior management.
  • Auditor (internal). Reviewing financial controls and processes within a business.
  • Finance business partner. Supporting decision-making with financial analysis.
  • Credit controller. Managing debt and cash flow for a business.

What you could study next

  • ACCA Qualification. The natural next step if you want to become a fully qualified chartered accountant. AAT Level 4 gives you exemptions from some ACCA exams.
  • CIMA Certificate in Management Accounting. Moves you toward chartered management accountant status, building on the management accounting skills from this Diploma.
  • ICAEW ACA. A route to chartered accountancy, with AAT exemptions available at the professional level.
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