How will this AAT course advance my career?

Completing our AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 4) course will provide you with the necessary knowledge to review financial reports, maintain general ledgers, reconcile account balances and more. This will enable you to progress into more senior roles and undertake more senior responsibilities, helping you work towards a promotion or a new job role.

Additional pathways also include working towards becoming a Chartered Accountant, starting your own accountancy business, or taking on a new senior job.

New career opportunities could include:

•    Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor
•    Commercial Analyst
•    Cost Accountant
•    Fixed Asset Accountant
•    Indirect Tax Manager
•    Payments and Billing Manager
•    Payroll Manager
•    Senior Bookkeeper
•    Senior Finance Officer
•    VAT Accountant

What can I expect from a job in Accounting?

At this level, you will be very comfortable working on higher level accounting tasks required of a Finance Officer or Senior Accountant, where responsibilities may include:

•    Reviewing financial reports
•    Reconciling account balances and bank statements
•    Maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures
•    Managing cash controls
•    Producing error-free accounting reports and presenting results

Salaries vary by industry, sector and role; however, industry averages range between £32,500 and £42,500 a year, with some companies offering above £60,000 a year, at this level.

Why study this AAT qualification with e-Careers

If you’re looking to complete this Level 4 Professional diploma through an award-winning, recognised company that embodies professionalism and support, e-Careers is here for you! However, we offer so much more. Other benefits include:

•    Course delivered via physical textbooks
•    Mock exams and practice assessments
•    Includes AAT Membership worth £143
•    Continued tutor support throughout the duration of your course
•    Interest free payments

Contact us today to get enrolled in this accounting course and move closer to becoming a qualified, accounting professional.

AAT Syllabus - What's covered in the AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 4)?

The AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 4) is made up of four mandatory modules; an assessment, and a choice of five optional modules. You’ll need to complete all the mandatory modules and two of the five optional modules, in order to complete the course.

It’s best to complete the mandatory modules first, before deciding which optional modules you'll want to study. Should you want to specialise in tax, you’ll want to consider waiting until you have most of the new year ahead of you, before requesting the textbooks, as tax changes year-on-year and you don't want to have an out-of-date textbook.

We include the study text so that you have everything you need to study, including textbooks and exam revision kits, so that you can test yourself at home and be sure you’re fully prepared for the exam.

As this course is delivered via textbook, your course will never expire, meaning you can take the exams when you’re ready.

Mandatory modules and assessment

•    Mandatory Module 1 - Management Accounting: Budgeting
•    Mandatory Module 2 - Management Accounting: Decision and Control
•    Mandatory Module 3 - Financial Statements of Limited Companies
•    Mandatory Module 4 - Accounting Systems and Controls
•    Mandatory Assessment - Professional Diploma Synoptic Assessment

Optional modules

•    Optional Module 1 - Business tax
•    Optional Module 2 - Personal tax
•    Optional Module 3 - External auditing
•    Optional Module 4 - Cash and Treasury Management
•    Optional Module 5 - Credit Management

AAT Exams – Update

AAT exams and assessments are now open again from Monday 29^th June 2020.

We're pleased to confirm that AAT assessments will be available again from Monday 29 June 2020, since their suspension due to Covid-19, on the 22^nd March 2020.

Based on current information and guidance provided by the Government to help businesses get back on track, the AAT intends to make assessments available from 29^th June 2020.

Advice

Social distancing guidance

The AAT expect all training providers and assessment venues to act responsibly and ensure they adhere to all government rules and guidelines in relation to social distancing when offering AAT assessments on site. We'll be providing more guidance around social distancing in the coming weeks.

Synoptic windows revised

Synoptic window dates have now been confirmed for the remainder of the year and include additional dates to help with planning and potential capacity issues due to social distancing restrictions. Full details can be found here.

In summary, these are:

Advanced Diploma in Accounting - Level 3 (Level 6 in Scotland) Synoptic

– week commencing 13 July, 20 July, 17 August, 14 September, 12 October, 7 December

Professional Diploma in Accounting - Level 4 (Level 8 in Scotland) Synoptic

– week commencing 6 July, 13 July, 24 August, 21 September, 19 October, 14 December

Level 2 synoptic assessments

In agreement with Ofqual, the UK qualifications regulator, the AAT has announced the intention to issue calculated results for eligible students studying the Foundation Certificate in Accounting - Level 2 (Level 5 in Scotland) and Foundation Diploma in Accounting and Business (Level 2).

Results will be issued to students on 13 August and, because of this exercise, we are unable to make the Level 2 synoptic assessment available until after these results are released.

The next Level 2 synoptic window will start in the week commencing 17 August.

Full details on the revised synoptic windows can be found here.