Accounting (Level 3)
Business, Administration and Law


What will you be working towards?
Alternative Title | Accounting (Level 3) |
Code | L3Ac |
Qualification Type | GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent |
Qualification Level | Level 3 |
Course type | Full Time |
Overview
Details
Level 2
- Bookkeeping transactions: understanding financial transactions within a bookkeeping system
- Bookkeeping controls: understanding controls in a bookkeeping system
- Elements of costing: understanding an organisations cost recording system
- Work effectively in finance: understanding an organisations finance function
- Using accounting software: using SAGE to record financial transactions
- Foundation Certificate Synoptic assessment
Level 3
- Advanced bookkeeping: understanding and applying accepted principles of accounting and double-entry bookkeeping
- Final accounts preparation: understanding the processes involved in preparing final accounts
- Management accounting
- Costing: understanding an organisations costing systems
- Indirect tax: VAT, the impact and regulations
- Ethics for accounting: the ethical principles of accounting
- Spreadsheets for Accountants: H and V look ups, Pivot tables, IF formulas, formatting and creating charts and graphs
- Advanced Diploma Synoptic assessment
How will it be delivered?
All AAT assessments are practical computer based assessments, which can be sat throughout the academic year, assessments will be either:
- Computer marked meaning you will get a result decision straight away
- Partial computer marked and partially human marked you'll get your results within 6 weeks
- Human marked you'll get your results within 6 weeks
You will also undertake a synoptic assessment at each level; this will draw on and test your understanding of connections between different topics covered across the qualification. Candidates will require good literacy and numeracy skills.