<aside> 📅 Up to 21 months to complete
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<aside> ⏰ 8 hours per week
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<aside> ➡️ Requirements:
The Professional Accounting Technician apprenticeship provides an ideal progression route for those who have completed the level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship. It builds on the knowledge, skills and behaviours developed through the level 3 programme and takes them to a more advanced level.
The apprenticeship provides an ideal training programme for anyone who has responsibility for creating and/or verifying financial information to ensure it is timely and accurate and is produced in a manner that meets ethical, professional and legal standards.
They may be doing so for their own organisation or others so they may be employed in an accounting practice, a professional services company, HMRC or the accounting department of an organisation.
The programme is highly flexible, allowing it to be adapted to a wide range of workplace environments and industry sectors.
To enrol on this programme applicants must have:
As an advanced qualification the programme is suitable for existing employees seeking/requiring further Professional Development rather than a ‘new start’ trainee. In addition to the entry requirements outlined above, candidates must have at least some experience working in an accounting-related role.
The apprenticeship consists of three elements:
| Knowledge | Skills | Behaviours |
|---|---|---|
| Business awareness | Analysis | Embracing change |
| IT Systems and Processes | Communication | Adding value |
| Ethical Standards | Producing quality and accurate information | Ethics and integrity |
| Financial Accounting and Reporting | Using systems and processes | Personal accountability |
| Management Accounting | Problem solving | Productivity |
| Team working and collaboration |
More information on the standard can be found here.