• Ability to translate skills learnt through study to a work-based environment.

Professional Diploma - AAT Level 4

Professional is the final level, teaching you more complex accounting theory, and lets you choose two specialist subjects. You’ll learn about budgeting, management accounting, preparing financial statements, accounting systems, and tax.

This level builds on the knowledge you gained in the Advanced Diploma (Level 3). After qualifying you can work in accounting roles or progress onto studying chartered accountancy.

The course is made up of three mandatory units (also known as subjects), one synoptic unit, and five optional units. You must pass all the mandatory assessments, synoptic assessment, and two optional unit assessments to achieve the qualification.

The areas you will cover include:

• Financial Statements of Limited Companies
• Management Accounting: Budgeting
• Management Accounting: Decision and Control
• Professional synoptic assessment (Accounting Systems and Controls)

Optional Units:

• Business Tax

• Personal Tax

• External Auditing

• Cash and Treasury Management

• Credit Management

The Apprenticeship standard details the essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that somebody would need to demonstrate to be successful in this job role, this includes, Business Awareness, Ethics, Communication, Leadership, Planning and Prioritisation and Problem Solving. Apprentices will need to show they are competent in all the areas detailed in the standard when they take End Point Assessment.

The Knowledge areas of the standard will typically be covered through completion of the qualification. Skills and Behaviours are developed through workshops, e-learning, workplace training and practical experience provided ‘on-the-job’.

• High-level of attention to detail.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Good team player.
• Good communication skills.
• Driven with a passion for learning.

With successful completion of AAT Level 4, opportunity for conversion to a Level 7 Apprenticeship to gain full accountancy qualification/ project involvement.