Professional Accountant Apprenticeship Level 4
Individuals in the role of a Professional accounting or tax technician will have responsibility for creating, and/or verifying and reviewing, accurate and timely financial information within the organisation in which they are employed or on behalf of another organisation. This will be performed in order to meet relevant ethical, professional and legal standards, and will utilise the individual’s knowledge of the business systems and processes, as well as standard accounting and tax practices. This role may exist in an accounting practice, a professional services company, HMRC or the accounting function of a business or other organisation.
Examples of roles as a Professional accounting or tax technician include, but are not limited to, Assistant auditor, Assistant management accountant, Assistant financial accountant, Accounts payable and expenses supervisor, Commercial analyst, Payroll manager, Senior bookkeeper, Senior financial officer, Tax investigations officer, Personal tax assistant and Business tax assistant.
This occupation covers two areas of specialism, accounting and tax. A successful apprentice will have met the core requirements common to both areas and one of the two technical knowledge option requirements. A competent Professional accounting or tax technician, on completion of the apprenticeship standard, will meet the following requirements.
Entry requirements
Individual employers set the selection criteria, but this is likely to include 5 GCSEs, including Maths and English, although some employers will accept other relevant qualifications and experience, including a relevant Level 2 qualification. Apprentices without English or Maths at Level 2 must achieve this prior to taking the end point assessment.
Course content
This apprenticeship consists of the following units:
- Technical knowledge
- Business Awareness
- Regulation and compliance
- Ethical Standards
- Systems and processes
- Analysis
- Communication
- Leadership
- Planning and prioritisation
- Produces Quality and Accurate Information
- Uses Systems and Processes
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Team working and Collaboration
- Ethics and Integrity
- Adding value
- Proactivity
Assessment methods
- (Exams), Synoptic, interview and discussion for end point assessment on portfolio of evidence or written statement
Qualifications
Level 4 Professional Accountant Apprenticeship
What addition qualifications does the course offer?
Please note that there is an additional cost for the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting.
Further study and career options
The Professional accounting or tax technician standard allows student registration with a number of UK professional bodies in this sector. If a candidate seeks to become a member of a professional body there may be other requirements specific to the relevant professional body, which may be taken as part of, or alongside, the Apprenticeship at the employer’s and candidate’s discretion.
Completion of the professional accounting or tax technician apprenticeship may lead to the candidate receiving credits towards the completion of the Professional accountant or tax apprenticeship or chartered Accountancy or taxation qualifications provided by the relevant professional bodies. Completion of the professional accounting or tax technician apprenticeship may also result in credits being awarded towards relevant undergraduate degree programmes.
Additional information
AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting