Assistant Accountant Level 3 (25/26)

Course Overview

The AAT Level 3 Qualification trains students to master more complex accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, and ethical practices for accountants. This unit is about professional ethics in an accounting environment. It seeks to ensure that students have an excellent understanding of why accountants need to act ethically. The skills and knowledge from this unit integrate spreadsheet use within the other Advanced level of accountancy subjects. After successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills gained across the qualification in an integrated way, within a workplace context.

What topics are covered?

  • Advanced Bookkeeping
  • Final Accounts Preparation
  • Management Accounting: Costing
  • Indirect Tax
  • Ethics for Accountants
  • Spreadsheets for Accounting
  • Advanced Diploma Synoptic Assessment

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Course Details

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Campus: Main Reception, Roper Building, Bath Campus
Level: Advanced
Duration: 12 months

Frequently asked questions

The AAT Level 3 Qualification trains students to master more complex accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, and ethical practices for accountants. This unit is about professional ethics in an accounting environment. It seeks to ensure that students have an excellent understanding of why accountants need to act ethically. The skills and knowledge from this unit integrate spreadsheet use within the other Advanced level of accountancy subjects. After successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills gained across the qualification in an integrated way, within a workplace context.

Students can start with any qualification depending on existing skills and experience. For the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English.

The student must have the AAT Level 2 Qualification before the Level 3 enrolment.
 

The purpose of this AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting is to provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills required for progressing either to employment in an accounting or finance role, 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.

The purpose of this Course is to build on skills and knowledge learned in the Foundation level accounting units and to develop bookkeeping skills, taken to an initial trial balance. It takes students from Elements of Costing at Foundation level and gets them ready to prepare organisational budgets and report on performance at Professional level.

Apprenticeships Apprentices can study an AAT Level 3 qualification while working in an accounting role to improve their performance and achieve good results.

  • The training programme will be in Classroom and Online Teaching
  • AAT Online Assessment
  • Apprentices onsite Assessment
As well as ensuring full competency as an Assistant Accountant, this standard provides the foundation for progression into a number of career paths in the Accounting sector including Audit Trainee, Corporate Recovery Analyst, Credit Controller or Tax Accountant.