Course description
AAT Levels 2 & 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping
If you're looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of Bookkeeping and work towards a career as a qualified Bookkeeper, our AAT Levels 2 & 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping package is the perfect way to achieve your career goals.
Our Bookkeeping training package includes the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and the AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping training courses, so you can gain the knowledge, skills, and techniques required for a career as a professional Bookkeeper.
To help you succeed throughout your training with us, we have also included many additional resources, including tutor support, weekly live classes, exam prep sessions, and digital resources (workbooks, mock exams, and Pocket Notes). Your tutor will also run additional training study sessions covering the unit topics you need to pass your exams, including Bookkeeping, Principles of Bookkeeping Controls, Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements, and Tax Processes for Businesses.
Once you have completed your training and exams, you can apply to become a Licensed Bookkeeper earning AATQB status, showing others you are both qualified and accredited, and you can start your own business as a self-employed Bookkeeper, and submit the final balance for other businesses. You will also be able to use the designatory letters AATQB after your name.
As one of the UK's largest AAT training providers, we have successfully trained 800+ AAT students and have some of the highest pass rates in the country.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
If you're new to Bookkeeping or have minimal knowledge and experience in this sector, this training package will be your best option to gain the fundamental skills and knowledge, and learn more advanced Bookkeeping practices, opening the doors to more senior job roles.
This course would benefit those:
- Considering becoming an independent Bookkeeper.
- Wanting to be a vital part of an accounts or finance team.
- Looking to become an accredited, highly skilled Bookkeeper.
- Who are self-employed and looking to do their own bookkeeping.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Accreditation: AAT - Association of Accounting Technicians
Training Course Content
AAT Level 2 & AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping Syllabus
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping Syllabus
- Unit 1 - Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Unit 2 - Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Sage Business Cloud
AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping Syllabus
- Unit 1 – Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Unit 2 – Tax Processes for Businesses
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping Syllabus
The AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping delivers the skills and knowledge to manage books effectively. This course will help you work towards a career in Bookkeeping, or to work towards becoming an independent Bookkeeper.
Unit 1 - Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems
- Process customer transactions
- Process supplier transactions
- Process receipts and payments
- Process transactions into the ledger accounts
Unit 2 - Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Use control accounts
- Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book
- Use the journal
- Produce trial balances
- Sage Business Cloud
AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping Syllabus
Unit 1 – Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Understand the accounting principles underlying final accounts preparation
- Understand the principles of advanced double-entry bookkeeping
- Implement procedures for the acquisition and disposal of non-current assets
- Prepare and record depreciation calculations
- Record period end adjustments
- Produce and extend the trial balance
- Produce financial statements for sole traders and partnerships
- Interpret financial statements using profitability ratios
- Prepare accounting records from incomplete information
Unit 2 – Tax Processes for Businesses
- Understand legislation requirements relating to VAT
- Calculate VAT
- Review and verify VAT returns
- Understand principles of payroll
- Report information within the organisation
Course delivery details
This course is delivered online via our interactive eLearning training platform, where you will have access to animation videos, knowledge checks, assignments, and more, letting you study wherever and whenever suits you best.
Why choose e-Careers Ltd
We have successfully trained over 610,000 learners, from over 50 countries, and growing.
We are industry leaders, with multiple awards and over 10 years experience.
Our Trainers and Tutors are industry experts in their fields
Expenses
Tuition Fee: £ 845 Inc. VAT
Continuing Studies
The AAT Level 2 and Level 3 Bookkeeping qualifications package is the ideal solution to educate yourself to a high standard and become a qualified Bookkeeper. Once you've successfully passed the AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping, you will be eligible for AAT Bookkeepers status.
The knowledge gained through these two AAT training courses will help you work towards a promotion, embark on a new career, or start your own businesses and carry out your own Bookkeeping.
The skills developed throughout this course can help you move into the following Bookkeeping careers:
- Bookkeeper
- Senior Bookkeeper
- Ledger Manager
- Accounts Manager