AAT Accountancy Qualification

Accounting technicians are qualified accounting professionals performing a wide variety of accounting and financial roles. They are responsible for:

• Keeping financial records and explaining what the financial figures mean
• Issuing and checking invoices
• Preparing tax returns
• Making sure payments are made promptly and spending limits are maintained
• Giving advice on book-keeping, credit control or payroll systems
• Working as part of an audit team, headed by an auditor
• Preparing and checking financial figures

The financial market needs for Accounting Technicians:

The accounting profession is divided into two main parts. The first part involves the accounting tasks from bookkeeping, the preparation of management reports, budgets and financial analysis, to the preparation of year end statutory financial statements. The second part involves the audit of these financial statements by an independent external auditor, who will express an opinion for the truth and fairness of the financial statements as prepared by the accounting technicians.

Currently the market is overwhelmingly populated with Chartered Accountants, who are the external auditors, but, there is a significant shortage of quality accounting technicians. The huge gap identified needs to be filled by quality accounting technicians something that AAT Qualification can offer.