Level 4 AAT Diploma in Accounting

The course is arranged in the following units:- Compulsory: Internal Control & Accounting Systems (personal Project) Financial Statements - The regulations and techniques required for preparation of the year end accounts for limited companies Budgeting - Analysis of budgets to actual costs in a more in depth manner Financial Performance - An in depth look at costing theory and analysis Optional: (You must choose at least 2 from the 5 options) External Auditing - Processes used to audit organisations accounts Credit Management & Control - This looks at principles of the liquidity management and the fundamental need for credit control in an effective organisation Business Tax - The regulations surrounding preparing year end accounts for companies Personal Tax - The regulations governing the payroll function Cash Management - this looks at how budgets are compared to actual figures and some basic analysis technique are introduced. There will be 5 computer based assessments, 3 compulsory, 2 optional units and a personal project to undertake. As such a high level of literacy, comprehensive, communication skills as well as numeracy skills will be required. You may do more than 2 optional units, but this will involve more time and costs.We offer two study pathways for this level, the in-college pathway involves a blend of tutor and student led sessions which varies for each unit and may include additional work that may be delivered through the Colleges virtual learning environment. We also offer distance learning, where students are taught using our designated online interactive Moodle site and work through the units at home, with the support of college tutors. (Please see course description for more information).