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Course Overview

Course Overview

Accountancy/Taxation Professional 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 role may exist in an accounting practice, a professional services company, HMRC or the accounting function of a business or other organisation.

Prosp User 1

Qualification

Qualification
Diploma in Professional Accounting

English and Maths GCSE's grades 4/C or above or equivalent. Individual employers may have their own higher entry requirements. AAT Level 3 or equivalent desirable.

Prosp User 2

On an apprenticeship programme, you will learn and develop a range of knowledge, skills and behaviours. These include:

• Understand the industries and environments in which an organisation operates, including customer and supplier needs, in order to create and / or validate and / or report financial information

• Understand and evaluate an organisation’s systems and processes and make recommendations for improvement, as appropriate

• Understand and apply professional standards and legal regulations to an organisation’s financial information,

and to comply with the fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care and confidentiality

• Effectively communicate relevant information across the organisation and to appropriate stakeholders in both written and verbal formats

• Proactively manage their own development and is committed to the job and their profession

• Apply accounting/tax knowledge to consistently deliver high quality, accurate data and information in a timely fashion

• Flexibility

• Continuous improvement

• Adds value

End Point Assessment:

Apprentices without Level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve prior to taking the end-point assessment. The apprentice must complete all elements of the on programme learning to achieve the assessment gateway requirements. The EPA consists of 2 assessment methods:

• Role Stimulation

• Portfolio and Reflective Statement

Prosp User 3

As part of the apprenticeship there is a dedicated off the job learning requirement. This is a minimum of 6 hours

per week for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Role Development:

Observing colleagues

• Receiving mentoring

• Shadowing

• Training

Programme Development:

• Teaching or learning the theory related to their roles

• Coursework

Prosp User 4

On completion of this standard, apprentices can progress into a wide range of employment opportunities or further education.

Typical Job Roles: Assistant Management Accountant, Commercial Analyst, Payroll Manager, Senior Bookkeeper,

Senior Financial Officer, Tax Investigations Officer, Personal Tax Assistant, Business Tax Assistant

Prosp User 5
THL4SNATP
Level 4
Thursday
02/09/2024
27/06/2025
6.00 hrs per wk
35 weeks
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