AAT Level 3 | Accounting and Bookkeeping Courses

Employers place a high value on the AAT qualifications blending with practical accountancy training. The AAT Level 3 courses include essential higher-level accounting and complex bookkeeping skills, preparing you for the world of work.

You will learn essential accounting and bookkeeping concepts from the Level 3 courses. These Level 3 courses require more motivation and dedication than the AAT Level 2. Also, they are AAT students' turning points, built on top of the AAT Level 2.

The AAT has the following two alternative qualifications separately for accounting and bookkeeping at Level 3:

KBM essentially integrates AAT qualifications with practical accountancy training. Our high calibre AAT tutors and qualified accountants support you one-to-one in training and AAT exam preparation. We provide classroom, online and distance learning solutions.

We blend our Accounts Assistant Training with AAT focusing on Accruals, Prepayments, Asset registers, depreciation and much more. Also, you learn software like Sage, Xero, QuickBooks and Advanced Excel. Our expert Pro-Advisors team will help with your computerised accounting training activity.

You will complete practical accountancy training in our ACCA Gold Level Chartered and Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors' firm. It means you will work under accounting and finance experts' supervision on actual business files, boosting your confidence. Also, we have our AAT-approved assessment venue to assist you.

AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting

You will gain various essential and higher-level accounting techniques and discipline knowledge. This qualification offers skills in advanced bookkeeping and maintaining cost accounting records. This AAT level 3 accounting course provides learning of various financial processes. Also, it delivers skills in financial reports and returns preparation.

This AAT level 3 accounting course syllabus covers the following four units:

Business Awareness
Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
Management Accounting Techniques
Tax Processes for Businesses

Completing the course qualifies you to apply for AAT bookkeeping membership (AATQB) helpful for both job and self-employment. The AATQB membership provides professional development and integration with the AAT community. Using AATQB with your name demonstrate your skills and knowledge to employers, clients etc.

AAT Level 3 Diploma in Bookkeeping

The AAT level 3 course offers advanced-level bookkeeping skills and financial processes knowledge. It provides an understanding of accounting principles and concepts. Also, you will learn advanced bookkeeping and financial statement preparation. Payroll and value-added tax (VAT) you will understand in this qualification.

You will cover the following two units of this AAT Level 3 bookkeeping syllabus:

Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
Tax Processes for Businesses

This AAT level 3 course completion allows applying for AAT bookkeeping membership (AATQB). It helps in job and self-employment tremendously. Also, you can become an AAT Licensed Bookkeeper at this qualification completion.

Progression and Job Opportunities

The AAT level 3 accounting or bookkeeping course achievement allows you to progress to the AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting Level 4. After the level 3 qualifications, you can apply for AAT bookkeeping member (AATQB) and AAT Licensed Bookkeeper at completion.

With the AAT Level 3 qualifications, you can confidently pursue the following job roles:

Tax Assistant
Audit Trainee
Credit Controller
Ledger Manager
Finance Assistant
Payroll Supervisor
Accounts Manager
Senior Bookkeeper
Accounts Assistant
Practice Bookkeeper
Payroll Administrator
Accounts Administrator
Accounts Payable Clerk
Professional Bookkeeper
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Accounts Expenses Supervisor

Salary Range

The salaries depend on your job location, working sector, experience nature and length. With level 3 accounting, you can earn between £25,000 and £35,000 yearly. The level 3 bookkeeping course makes you earn between £18,000 and £35,000 annually.

Learning and Support Facilities at KBM

KBM continue supporting its students and professionals even after their programmes' completion. Our following facilities ideally aid your AAT qualifications and training:

A dedicated e-portfolio helps your training booking during the year at our London and Birmingham training centres
A free e-portfolio effectively tracks your performance and milestones, which we integrate into the AAT units
A CPD certificate help in becoming an AAT Member, combining with all the levels of AAT
Weekend and evening classes availability
CV, interview preparation, job hunting tips and support
Connects you with employers with open vacancies

AAT Level 3 Accounting Diploma Outcome

The AAT level 3 accounting qualification requires the following four units' completion:

Business Awareness
Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
Management Accounting Techniques
Tax Processes for Businesses

Business Awareness

This unit completion delivers the following understanding and outcome:

How do businesses and accounts comply with professional ethics principles?
Business types, structure and governance
The legal framework in which businesses operate
External and internal environments impact business, business performance and decisions
How to communicate information to stakeholders?
New technologies impacting accounting and associated data security risks

Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements

This second unit makes you capable of the following:

Depreciation calculations preparation and recording
Financial statements interpretation using profitability ratios
Accounting records preparation from incomplete information
Period end adjustments recording
Trial balance producing and extending
Accounting principles underlying final accounts preparation
Advanced double-entry bookkeeping principles understanding.
How to implement acquisition and disposal procedures of non-current assets?
Sole traders' and partnerships' financial statements production

Management Accounting Techniques

You will learn valuable management accounting techniques from this unit. Its outcome includes:

Cash management principles understanding
Management accounting purpose and utilisation within organisations
How to investigate deviations from budgets
Utilising spreadsheet techniques for management accounting information provision
Utilising cost dealing techniques
Attributing costs according to organisational requirements
Utilising management accounting techniques to aid short-term decision-making