AAT Level 4 diploma in Accounting
Advance your skills with this Level 4 AAT course
With our AAT Level 4 course you will learn to undertake advanced accounting processes and management accounting techniques in preparation to hold a Senior Finance role.
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With our AAT Level 4 course you will learn to undertake advanced accounting processes and management accounting techniques in preparation to hold a Senior Finance role.
Level 4 accounting training courses cover financial team leader skills, including financial statements for limited companies, complex management accounting tasks, management skills and specialist learning areas.
The Level 4 AAT online accounting course is designed to take you from experienced Part-Qualified status to Qualified Accounting Technician status and advance your career in Business Accounting, giving you the opportunity to branch out into specialist learning areas.
Our online training courses allow you to study at home to complete the full AAT training pathway and master accounting practice at advanced level.
With our online AAT Level 4 Diploma course, you will learn to undertake advanced accounting processes and management accounting techniques in preparation to hold a senior finance role.
Level 4 AAT Accounting Courses
The AAT Level 4 qualification is recognized by universities and employers alike as evidence of a commitment to high standards of professionalism within the workplace.
Through your Level 4 accounting training you will learn how to work with internal control systems, produce financial statements and analyse financial performance.
In addition to gaining the full AAT Accounting Qualification, successful completion of Level 4 Accounting training means you can apply for Affiliate Membership of the AAT and eventually upgrade to full member using the letters MAAT after your name once you have gained sufficient work experience.
There are nine individual units within the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting AQ2013 Qualification. To gain the qualification, students are required to demonstrate their competence in six units: four compulsory units and a further two optional units, chosen from a range of five units on offer:
Mandatory units:
- Financial Statements
- Budgeting
- Financial Performance
- Internal Control and Accounting Systems.
Elective (Optional) units (two units from a choice of five):
- Cash Management
- Credit Control
- Business Tax
- Personal Tax
- External Auditing.
AAT Level 4 Accounting training will teach you financial team leader skills, how to prepare financial statements for limited companies, complex management accounting tasks and Account management skills.
Course Snapshot
- Level 4 qualification âÃÂàcomparable to a Higher National Certificate (HNC)
- Accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and recognised by Ofqual
- Eight course books consisting of four mandatory units of study (the two elective units are chosen at a later date and downloaded as eBooks)
- Six computer-based assessments taken at an external centre*
- 400 Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
- Flexible payment options available
- Offers progression towards studies in Chartered Accountancy.
- 2 Months guaranteed internship placement with industry reference
- Intensive Hands-on Training
- Complete Study Materials, Course-ware and Testing Software
- Facility to conduct an Onsite testing
- Our instructors follow a flexible approach of teaching thus the training methods are altered as per the traineesâÃÂàneeds. We offer study material, handsâÃÂÃÂon labs, skills to work as a team by giving more and more team activity or tasks. Various review exams from time to time to analyse your knowledge.
- LSI has state of the art training facilities and is equipped with world class fixtures and sans peril instructors who are available to answer your queries. We have labs and libraries open for our trainees
To enrol on this course you must hold an existing AAT Level 3 Certificate in Accounting or have a recent British or Irish degree in Accounting or Finance. Exceptions can occasionally be made for students with other appropriate Level 3 qualifications who are employed in an accounting role.
Before you enrol on this Home Learning College course, please ensure that you have read and understood the prerequisites below:
- You have a valid UK address (AAT qualifications cannot be studied outside the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man)
- You are over the age of 18 or have a third party payee for any financial agreement.
- You have a solid grasp of the English language. IELTS 5.5 or equivalent is required if English is not your first language
- You are fully committed to your studies.
Upon successful completion of the advanced level, you will be awarded the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting (level 8 in Scotland), a nationally recognized Accredited QCF Qualification (QCF number: 60068929), and become a fully qualified Accounting Technician.
Having completed AAT Level 4, and gained one yearâÃÂÃÂs relevant work experience, you can apply for full AAT membership, allowing you to use the letters MAAT after your name. These letters will tell employers and clients that youâÃÂÃÂve proven your expertise âÃÂàand made a commitment to maintaining it.
Completing AAT Level 4 is approximately equivalent to the first year of an honours degree, and is recognized as a non-graduate route in chartered accountancy. All UK chartered and certified accountancy bodies âÃÂàincluding CIPFA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS and ACCA âÃÂàoffer generous exemptions to full AAT members.
Following this, you will be able to progress to further study with one of the main UK Chartered Accountancy bodies to become a Chartered Accountant or run your own Accounting practice as an AAT Member in Practice (MIP).
Alternatively, your new credentials will help you climb to the top of the corporate ladder, with opportunities in many areas, including Forensic Accounting, Corporate Finance, Tax, insolvency and more.
View AAT for Accounting Technicians career progression pathway.
Assistant Finance ManagerÃÂã30,000**Source: SalaryTrack, January 2013 | Accounts ManagerÃÂã35,000**Source: SalaryTrack, January 2013 |
