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Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
Level 4
Gloucester
Course Overview
Part Time
Certificate
Certificate
The broad purpose of the Professional accounting technician is to prepare, co-ordinate and implement accounting tasks that support the creation of financial statements.
Professional accounting technicians apply their technical knowledge and skills to specific tasks within an accounting team. Tasks may include supervising assistant accountants and others to deliver processes. They may also assist senior accountants, management and other stakeholders by providing timely financial data and reports. They ensure compliance with internal controls. This may include tasks that involve interactions with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), applying legislation and complying with regulations, ethical and professional codes.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. This could include junior colleagues, senior managers, clients and customers, suppliers, lenders, government agencies and auditors. They take a risk-based view of transactions and data to identify key risks and help to mitigate those risks. A typical day could include being in an office overseeing data entry, control account reconciliations and monthly, quarterly, yearly reporting. They may be involved in researching and resolving accounting problems. It is essential that people in this occupation are comfortable using digital tools and keeping up to date with changes in the occupation.
A Professional accounting technician will work alone as well as in, or supervising, a team.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for quality assuring financial statements. They provide key reliable accounting data on a day-to-day basis.
Qualification:
AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting
Delivery model and duration:
- Workplace and college delivery
- Duration: 15 months + 3 months for End Point Assessment
Please note - whilst you can apply for this course anytime it only begins in September and January each year.
Ideal for:
- Accountant
- Assistant auditor
- Finance advisor
- Junior analyst
- Assistant management accountant
- Assistant financial accountant
The apprenticeship will cover the following core areas:
- Ethical and professional working practices
- The wider professional landscape
- Digital and data
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Influence and value creation
- Continuous improvement
End Point Assessment
Available 12 months from apprenticeship start date. Consists of both:
- Professional Synoptic Assessment
- Portfolio and Role Simulation
Benefits for learners
- Proven practical, technical and professional skills in the workplace
- Become a highly sought-after employee
- Receive credits towards relevant undergraduate degree programmes
Benefits to business
- Excellent opportunity to up-skill existing staff and manage succession planning
- Focused, high-performing teams
- Increased profitability
- Increase staff retention and experience
The End Point Assessment will test the entire Standard, and be undertaken as follows:
- Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence.
- Role scenario assessment (closed book)
- Prepare and maintain timely and accurate financial reporting e.g. audit documentation or control account reconciliation often to tight deadlines.
- Co-ordinate accounting and finance input from colleagues and peers.
- Apply professional scepticism to identify and evaluate what information is missing or incomplete and takes steps to obtain it.
- Help to identify key accounting risks and assist in implementing design strategies to mitigate them.
- Communicate and present accurate and timely data to stakeholders, on an ad hoc and regular basis, using appropriate channel to meet deadlines.
- Use financial digital and technology systems and processes to support the delivery of accurate and timely financial and accounting information.
- Deliver accounting activities taking account of confidentiality, reputational risks and data security.
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development by keeping up to date with relevant statutory obligations and procedural best practice.
- Collaborate with people both internally and, or, externally at appropriate levels with a view to deliver a service that meets customer`s needs with a commitment to professional and ethical standards, e.g. professional code of conduct and duty of confidentiality as appropriate.
- Consult stakeholders to inform important business decisions and make recommendations to key stakeholders
- Undertake monthly and year end reporting of financial and accounts information. This will include the timely collation of data from a range of sources, including both predictable routine finance and accounting data requirements and unexpected requirements.
- Complete and maintain financial and accounting records including the timely collation of routine and specialised data from a range of sources. e. different functions within one organisation, or a range of external clients if operating in practice.
Why work with Gloucestershire College
We will work in partnership with you to help you achieve your business objectives by providing exceptional apprenticeship programmes, a comprehensive range of staff training and skills development courses and access to an unrivalled resource of motivated and work ready employees.
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4 GCSEs grades A-C or 9-4 including English and maths and completion of AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting
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Professional Accountant/Tax Apprenticeship
or Chartered Accountancy/Taxation qualifications provided by the relevant Professional Bodies.
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If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
Studying for a business qualification gives you transferable skills that are desired by many industries and professions. You can go on to train as an accountant, manager, marketer, events coordinator or business administrator, and even develop the crucial skills needed to run your own business.
You’ll find that our range of business pathways allow you to explore and learn about a variety of business skills, before choosing a specialist area to suit your interests and future career goals. If you’re interested in events management, human resources, management, marketing, retail or social media, we have a business pathway to suit.
Gloucestershire College is connected to a number of businesses and throughout the year you will get the chance to see how real businesses operate. Previous work-related activities have included trips to Amazon and Sky headquarters and business planning with RBS.
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