Accounting and Finance Level 4 and 5

This ATHE Accounting and Finance Level 4 course is combined with a Level 5 Extended Diploma and will give you the equivalent of the first two years 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. When moving onto the Level 5 Extended Diploma, you will learn about the importance of setting goals, business law, and more. It is ideal for:

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

Future career options:

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

This course provides you with the equivalent skills and education of the first two years of an undergraduate degree, at a pace that suits you. Join over [past_students_count] other students who chose to improve their education and boost their employability through distance learning.

Course Content

Accounting and Finance Level 4 603/3483/6

Level 5 Extended Diploma in Management – 600/4375/1

Level 4 Module 1 The business environment

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

Level 4 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.

Level 4 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.

Level 4 Module 4 Quantitative skills

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

Level 4 Module 5 Basic accounting

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

Level 4 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.

Level 4 Module 7 Financial performance

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

Level 4 Module 8 Financial ratios

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

Level 4 Module 9 Financial statements

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

Level 4 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.

Level 5 Module 1 The entrepreneurial manager

• Understanding the necessary skills and qualities of entrepreneurs.

Level 5 Module 2 Organisation structures

• Examine the structure of organisations and why they are structured in that way. How is this determined? Why does it differ between organisations?

Level 5 Module 3 Practical accounting analysis

• You will complete exercises in accounts throughout this module to understand what they are telling us and the actions that analysis can precipitate.

Level 5 Module 4 Business planning and goal setting

• Understand the importance of goal setting and how a company can work towards achieving this.

Level 5 Module 5 Politics and business

• Discover the impact that politics has on a business, both positive and negative, including economic impacts, exports and the support of the government.

Level 5 Module 6 Business law

• Explore the statutory responsibilities of managers as learners look into the legalities of business and business executives.

Level 5 Module 7 Managing in today’s world

• Look at governance and equality as a means to do right in business.

Level 5 Module 8 Performance management

• Evaluate the performance of the people within your business and how you can improve as a unit. Review reward structures, training, CPD and development.

Level 5 Module 9 Marketing and sales planning

• Analyse markets, customers, competitors and products, and how they can come together.

Level 5 Module 10 Quantitative skills

• Understand the use of numeric exercises and their purpose within a business.