AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting

In 2024, the demand for skilled financial and accounting professionals remains high. But knowing how to move upwards in the field can feel challenging if you don’t have the right technical expertise and credentials. 

How can you become a sought-after financial accountant, finance manager, accounts payable expert or payroll officer? Join an e-Careers microcredential and become an indispensable asset in any corporate environment or feel confident and qualified to start your own practice.

Throughout this microcredential, you’ll develop your accounting skills and gain the knowledge needed to excel in various financial roles. You’ll discover more about advanced double-entry bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, and how to handle taxation processes for business. 

Additionally, e-Careers’ holistic eLearning system offers on-hand tutors, discussion forums, online materials, and mock exams to support you during your studies.

Build on your business management foundation 

The AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting builds on the skills and techniques presented in the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting to help you understand more complex accounting processes. 

You’ll start by refreshing your memory on what constitutes different businesses, from their structures and governances to legal frameworks. Before discussing ethics in financial practices, you’ll learn how to assess the environmental factors impacting businesses and their stakeholders to help you navigate organisational challenges and opportunities effectively.

Grasp essential financial accounting concepts, from bookkeeping and double-entry accounting to financial statements

Accountants across sectors are required to utilise financial accounting techniques. This microcredential will help you grasp crucial tools to effectively record, summarise, and report financial transactions and information.

You’ll learn how to prepare financial statements for internal and external stakeholders, including profit and loss statements and statements of financial position. Gain proficiency in advanced double-entry bookkeeping to accurately record financial transactions and ensure the integrity of financial data. 

By the end of this microcredential, you’ll also be able to keep businesses, employers and clients compliant with laws and practices that apply to VAT and payroll by learning more about taxation processes.

Master managerial accounting techniques

On this comprehensive microcredential, you’ll also learn more about managerial accounting and how it can help you make informed decisions. After learning the principles of managerial accounting, you’ll delve into its specifics, including analysing spreadsheets, budgeting, and cost management.  

Become Level 3 AAT qualified with e-Careers’ award-winning eLearning model 

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is the leading body for professional accountants. It’s widely recognised as setting the standard in accounting qualifications to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the field of finance and accounting. 

AAT-certified professionals are highly sought after by employers across various industries, making it the preferred choice for those pursuing a career in accounting.

In completing this microcredential, you’ll become a part of a global community of like-minded professionals who apply AAT excellence to drive their organisation and career forward.

How will the skills I learn advance my career?

The skills you learn on this microcredential can be directly applied to real-world challenges and projects in finance and accounting. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently apply your need-to-know skills to a variety of accounting-related situations, including auditing, financial statement preparation, managerial accounting, and business tax processes.

The AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting will help you stand out against the competition, opening doors to diverse career opportunities, such as: 

• Accounts payable clerk

• Accounts/finance assistant

• Bookkeeper

• Payroll supervisor

• Accounts/finance office

• Team leader

• Director or senior manager

  Additionally, you will be able to apply for AAT Qualified Bookkeeper (AATQB) status, an essential step to submitting final accounts for businesses.

  How will I be assessed?

  This microcredential consists of four mandatory examinations covering:

• Business awareness

• Financial accounting: preparing financial statements

• Management accounting techniques

• Tax processes for businesses

  To help you prepare for these assessments, e-Careers offers revision sessions through their live, online classes, and practice tests on the units being assessed. 

  Please note that assessment fees are not included in the cost of the programme and AAT exams will be held at exam centres.

  What will I receive after completing this microcredential?

  Upon completion of this microcredential, you’ll receive your AAT Level 3 Diploma. In earning this qualification, you’ll be eligible for MAAT and Qualified Bookkeeper (AATQB) status. Once you’ve earned your AATQB status, you’ll be able to use its designatory letters after your name.