AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting

This course provides more complex financial skills, including preparing final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, VAT returns, management accounts and professional ethics.

Modules include:

• Advanced bookkeeping
• Final accounts preparation
• Indirect tax
• Management accounting: Costing
• Professional ethics
• Spreadsheets

This course includes internal and external assessments. Note, the external assessments are online exams set by the AAT and must be passed in order to gain the qualification (70% pass rate for all external exams).

• AAT Level 2 OR
• Other accountancy qualification eg ACCA Foundation FA1 and MA1
• Suitable work experience – able to prepare trial balance and correct errors within the trial balance from a suspense account
• Basic knowledge including: understanding of debits and credits and T accounts, understanding of how sales / purchase ledger and sales / purchase ledger control accounts work

Students are expected to demonstrate a professional attitude to study, as well as a strong commitment to passing all assessments to gain the qualification.

Use the AAT Skillcheck to see which course / level is suitable for you.

Progress to Level 4 AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting.

There are many employment opportunities for those achieving the Advanced Diploma in Accounting including Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor, Audit Trainee, Credit Controller, Payroll Administrator, Practice Bookkeeper and Tax Assistant.