GC Education & Skills Business | Professional Accounting or Tax Technician Level 4

The Professional Accounting or Tax Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship is designed to help employers upskill their teams by developing advanced accounting and tax expertise. Apprentices will learn to create, verify, and review accurate financial information, ensuring compliance with legal, professional, and ethical standards. This apprenticeship equips employees with the practical skills and knowledge needed to support your business’s accounting or tax functions, whether within an accounting practice, professional services firm, HMRC, or your organisation’s finance department.

Key roles that can benefit from this apprenticeship include Assistant Auditor, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Payroll Manager, Senior Bookkeeper, and Tax Assistants.

Key Facts

Duration

18 Months

Funding Band

£8,000

Delivery Location

North West

Qualification

On successful completion, apprentices will achieve a Professional Accounting or Tax Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship.

Apprenticeship details

The Professional Accounting or Tax Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship equips apprentices with the advanced skills, knowledge, and behaviours necessary to succeed in accounting or tax roles.

What it covers:

The apprenticeship covers a range of knowledge, skills, and behaviours that can be applied in the workplace, supported by elements of an AAT qualification, including:

Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements
Applied Management Accounting
Internal Accounting Systems and Controls

Delivery

This is a work-based apprenticeship, apprentices will receive regular 1-to-1 support to help them achieve competence in line with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours outlined in the apprenticeship standard.

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a Level 3 qualification in Accounting
Ideally, applicants should have a GCSE grade 4 or above in maths and English (or equivalent)
Applicants must be employed in a finance or accountancy role

Progression

The Professional Accounting or Tax Technician standard allows students to register with several UK professional bodies in this sector. If a candidate wishes to become a member of a professional body, there may be additional requirements specific to that body, which can be completed as part of or alongside the Apprenticeship, at the discretion of the employer and candidate.

Completing the Professional Accounting or Tax Technician Apprenticeship may also grant credits towards the Professional Accountant or Tax Apprenticeship, or Chartered Accountancy or Taxation qualifications offered by the relevant professional bodies. Additionally, this apprenticeship may result in credits being awarded towards relevant undergraduate degree programmes.

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