Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician level 4

Professional accounting technicians may work in the accounts or finance department of an organisation or a professional accountancy firm. 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.

Grade 4/C or above in maths and English is required plus previous experience at at least level 3 in accounting.

You will learn drafting and interpreting financial statements, applied management accounting, internal accounting systems and controls and optional subjects of business tax or personal tax, cash and financial management and audit and assurance.

You will learning through a mixture of on and off the job training, typically one day per week spent at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Training with the rest of the week spent learning the role of the Professional Accounting Technician with your employer in the workplace.

None required.

You will be assessed throughout the course through online end of module examinations.

There are many progression routes such as ACCA at level 7.