Accounting and Finance Level 4

This ATHE Level 4 course gives you the equivalent of the first year of an undergraduate degree in accounting and finance. For those who want to broaden their knowledge in accounting, it has been designed to develop the essential understanding and skills needed to understand the accountancy and tax regulatory environment, what is expected of a professional accountant, and the operation requirements to succeed in accounting and finance. It is ideal for:

• Students who want to develop their accounting and finance knowledge.
• Learners that want to go onto university and further learning.
• Those aspiring to work or progress their career in accounting, finance or bookkeeping.

Future career options:

• Chartered accountant
• Finance manager
• Management accounant
• External auditor
• Forensic accountant
• Stockbroker
• Internal auditor
• Business analyst

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Course Content

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Module 1 The business environment

• Explore external issues that may affect the business, such as economics, nature, competition, and international dimensions.

Module 2 Managing and using finance

• Study key areas of accounting from a business perspective, as well as how accountancy can inform, and guide decisions made by management.

Module 3 Maximising resources to achieve business success

• Understand the importance of managing resources and how they can help the organisation to achieve significant gains.

Module 4 Quantitative skills

• Improve your knowledge of numeric exercises and how they can be used within the context of the business.

Module 5 Basic accounting

• You will understand accounts and how they can provide valuable insights into the health of the business.

Module 6 Budgetary control

• Explore the methods of financial control using budgets, including developing and implementing departmental budgets which are then combined to form a master budget.

Module 7 Financial performance

• Understand how financial performance can be assessed in organisations, including the use of financial statements and accounting standards.

Module 8 Financial ratios

• Learn more about the application and meaning of commonly used financial ratios.

Module 9 Financial statements

• Study the preparation and presentation of the three financial statements.

Module 10 Further ratios

• Improve your knowledge of how to determine financial efficiency, including debt repayment capacity and investment appraisals to assess the future financial success of the organisation.