Advanced Certificate in Accounting

Become a Qualified Accounting Technician!

Fast track your accounting career with The Career Academy.
This Advanced Certificate is unique to The Career Academy and specifically designed for those working or who have worked in an entry through to intermediate level accounting role, who wish to gain a formal qualification and recognition of their experience.
AAT Global is the world’s leading professional body for accounting technicians, with over 140,000 members.
Your membership gives your clients the confidence that you meet AAT Global’s renowned international standards.

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Why Choose Us?

Fast track your accounting career, increase your earning potential and get ahead with an AAT Approved Training Provider

Become a qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

Gain this qualification for your CV

Gain AAT Professional Membership* – once you successfully complete this qualification and meet the AAT membership criteria, you can apply for AAT full membership and achieve professional MAAT status.

FREE Student Membership to IPA upon enrolment and Graduate Associate Membership of IPA upon completion!

Course Summary

Investment: $1,895 + GST or from only $25 per week on an interest free payment plan.

Assessments: Includes case studies, quizzes and written assessments.

Delivery and support: Online with tutor support via email or phone.

Duration: Approximately 200 hours. Learn at your own pace, but ideally complete one module per week.

Start date: Get instant access within 1 business day.

Access Time: You will have access to this course for up to 12 months until you complete.

Qualification details: Gain membership to the Association of Accounting Technicians as an AAT. Gain an internationally recognised credential, respected and valued by employers. Your AAT membership will be awarded by AAT Global, not AAT Australia.

“To be eligible to pursue AAT Professional Membership you are required to complete six AAT Assessments. By completing the assessments within this course, you qualify for an exemption from three of these exams, and you must complete the other three exams on-site at one of the AAT facilities in the main centres across New Zealand/Australia/Ireland. TCA will cover the costs of the initial exam only and any resit fees are at the expense of the student. The three exams that you must complete at the AAT venue are Financial Statements of Limited Companies, External Auditing and the Professional Synoptic Assessment.”

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Course Modules

Accounting with Excel
CITG137 Accounting using Microsoft Excel

Accounting Principles 
ABKA203 Accounting and Business
ABKA143 Determining Profit
ABKA126 Issues in Income Determination & Asset Valuation
ABKA345 Accounting Principles Assessment

Advanced Accounting Principles 
ABKA124 Tracking Cash & Controlling Assets
ABKA149 Internal Decision Making
ABKA109 Analysing Financial Reports
ABKA224 Financial Reporting Framework
ABKA346 Advanced Accounting Principles Assessment

Management Accounting 
ABKA137 Cost Classification
ABKA138 Costing Methods
ABKA303 Product & Process Costing
ABKA305 Standard Costs & Variance Analysis
ABKA347 Management Accounting Assessment

Advanced Management Accounting 
ABKA304 Activity Based Costing
ABKA121 Budgeting & CVP Analysis
ABKA167 Performance Management & Measurement
ABKA306 Inventory Management & Planning
ABKG176 Management Accounting: Budgeting
ABKG180 Management Accounting: Decision and Control
ABKA348 Advanced Management Accounting Assessment

Taxation 
ABKA151 Fundamentals of Income Tax
ABKA133 Understanding GST
ABKA218 Depreciation

Accounting with Xero 
ABKA292 Certificate in Xero Assessment

Advanced Xero 
ABKA293 Advanced Certificate in Xero Assessment

Accounting Practices 
ABKA154 SPFR Framework For For-Profit Entities Part 1
ABKA173 SPFR Framework For For-Profit Entities Part 2
ABKA112 SPFR Framework For For-Profit Entities Part 3
ABKA110 Verification, Completeness & Justification
ABKA226 Accounting for a Full Year Case Study
ABKA227 Looking Forward Case Study
ABKG181 Financial Statements of Limited Companies
ABKG184 Accounting Systems & Controls
ABKA350 Accounting Practices Assessment

Auditing  
ABKG187 External Auditing

Qualification details

Gain membership to AAT Global. Gain an internationally recognised credential, respected and valued by employers. Your AAT membership will be awarded by AAT Global, not AAT Australia.

Our free course guide contains detailed information about each course modules and how it will help you advance your skills.

Career Outcomes & Projections

Potential Career Outcomes

The Career Academy’s Accounting graduates are often employed in small businesses or within the finance department of large-multinational companies. On completion of this course, you may apply for jobs such as:

Accountant
Bookkeeper
Accounting Technician

Career Projections

The availability of accounting-related roles in Australia is expected to increase resulting in over 84,000 job openings over 5 years. The salary range for Accounting Technicians is between $62,278 – 76,876 per year.

Sources: Seek, The Department of Education

Meet Your Tutors

Receive unlimited support from experienced professionals. Our tutors at The Career Academy are industry experts who are passionate about helping students succeed. Students receive unlimited tutor support via phone and email.

Yash (Accounting Tutor)

It was such a challenging journey with The Career Academy. The program that I took was not really as easy as I imagined but they made sure that the students will really understand the course. My favorite tutor was Yash Mittal, his feedback were encouraging and gave me so much inspiration and more determination to finish my course.

Ginneth V

Mitali (Accounting Tutor)

It was really great to work with Career Academy. The tutors helped me finish the course in a reasonably short time. I am proud of my achievement and am probably continuing my studies at a career academy. Thank you all my tutors:Tracy, Eden, Mitali, Bhavic

Senam

Upnesh (Accounting Tutor)

Thank you Upnesh Prasad for your colorful and positive feedback.
This gave me a fresh boost for further study.

Tatjana

Sumit (Accounting Tutor)

I love my bookkeeper course. It’s so easy to navigate through. The teachers are amazing! They give you the motivation to reach your next module, special thanks to Sumit Sahi, his support was essential to make me feel confidence from the beginning to the end! I hardly recommend this course if you seeking to improve your Bookkeeping skills.

Caro C

Bhavik (Accounting Tutor)

Very good tutor support, thank you Bhavik Daya!
My first assignment was assessed very promptly and with very well explained errors and where I needed to reinforce my knowledge.
I got some good energy for further study.

Tatjana

Bethan (Accounting Tutor)

I have received a few feedbacks from my tutors since now and must admit the best and the most motivating was from Bethan Hart. Bethan very carefully and deeply analyzed and summarize my work, giving me wonderful and encouraging words at the end. Her positive attitude really motivated me to keep my online study and convinced to work even harder. Maria K.

Maria K

Blessing (Accounting Tutor)

I am enjoying my course. Blessing helps me when I need help. Overall I would recommend others to study with The Career Academy and would do future studies.

Monuina L

Tracey (Accounting Tutor)

Thank you Tracey Annan for your objective grade on my Myob payroll assignment. I can learn from my mistakes. I think it’s good to do something wrong so we can study more closely and learn more.

Sujatha

Awais (Accounting Tutor)

I am satisfied with the quality of the course and specially with the tutor Awais Khan who is helping me.

Ines N

Ridge (Accounting Tutor)

I enjoyed studying with the Career Academy for an Advanced Certificate in MYOB.The content was easy to understand and the instructions easy to follow as well.The timely response from tutors was exceptional,the help i received from my tutor Ridge Selvaraj was incredible,he was always helpful and even when l asked for explanations regarding the assessments his response was always clear and precise.Thank you for your assistance

Noreen