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AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting Level 2

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Summary

Price
£1,089 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
90 days · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting Level 2 is a highly popular course that gives candidates a strong starting knowledge in accounting and bookkeeping. It will provide a good foundation on all the terminology that accountants will be using on a daily basis and provide candidate with the skills to join the accounting industry.

Description

This course covers 5 main topics.

Bookkeeping Transactions

  • Understanding financial transactions within a bookkeeping system
  • Process customer transactions
  • Process supplier transactions
  • Process receipts and payments
  • Process transactions through the ledgers to the trial balance

Bookkeeping Controls

  • Understand payment methods
  • Understand controls in a bookkeeping system
  • Use control accounts
  • Use the journal
  • Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book

Elements of Costing

  • Understand the cost recording system within an organisation
  • Use cost recording techniques
  • Provide information on actual and budgeted costs and income

Using Accounting Software

  • Set up accounting software
  • Process sales and purchases transactions
  • Process bank and cash transactions
  • Perform period end routine tasks
  • Produce reports

Synoptic Assessment: Work Effectively in Finance

  • Understand the finance function within an organisation
  • Use personal skills development in finance
  • Produce work effectively
  • Understand corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics and sustainability within organisations

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for anyone looking to start a career within accounting and learning the basics around bookkeeping.

Requirements

No requirements to take this course although a basic knowledge of accounting is advantageous but not necessary.

Career path

There are many different job roles that become available after completing this course which includes:

  • Purchase or Sales Ledger Clerk
  • Accounts Assistant
  • Accounts Admin

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FAQs

Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.
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