Accounting Technician Year 2
This course is aimed at students who are interested in pursuing a career in Accounting or Finance.
| Award Name | Diploma - Irish Prof Body |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Accounting Technicians Ireland |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma - Irish Prof Body | Accounting Technicians Ireland |
Duration
Year 2 of a 2 year course.
Students will attend college 4 days a week. Students will go on work placement 1 day a week
Entry Requirements
Students must have completed the Certificate for Accounting Technician (Year 1) successfully before completing the Diploma for Accounting Technicians.
Careers / Further progression
Accounting Technicians are qualified professionals who work at all levels of finance. Accounting Technicians are widely employed throughout the public sector, industry, business and private accountancy practices. They can perform many of the same functions as accountants and are qualified to prepare full financial accounts.
Accounting Technicians fill a wide range of positions including:
Audit Assistant
Credit Controller
Payroll Administrator
Tax Advisor
Budgeting Analyst
Accounts Manager
Financial Controller
Assistant Accountant
Higher Education Progression
Many who qualify as Accounting Technicians go on to continue their studies, using the qualification as a steppingstone to eventually become qualified professional accountants.
An example of some of the institutions you can continue your studies:
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Ireland (CPA)
Chartered Accountants Ireland
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA)
B.A. in Accounting (Hons) – WIT
BBS in Accounting and Finance – TU Dublin
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Further information
Courses commence in September 2023.
Year 1
With Medical Card €760
Without Medical Card €960
Year 2
With Medical Card €705
Without Medical Card €905
Those wishing to avail of grant support are encouraged to apply without delay to SUSI at www.susi.ie
Apply online via link below.
The course allows you to work as an Accounting Technician professional in the corporate or public sector or in private practice.
It also offers you the opportunity to pursue further professional accountancy qualifications with one of the other professional accountancy bodies.
Accounting Technicians are qualified professionals who work at all levels of finance. Accounting Technicians are widely employed throughout the public sector, industry, business and private accountancy practices. They can perform many of the same functions as accountants and are qualified to prepare full financial accounts.
It is a two-year course, however, students will receive an academic award at the end of each year from ATI, Accounting Technicians Ireland:
Year 1 – Certificate for Accounting Technician
Year 2 – Diploma for Accounting Technician
Programme of Study
Accounting Technician, Year 2 (Diploma)
Accounting Technician, Year 2 (Diploma)
Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Taxation
Management Accounting
Integrated Accounting Systems
The Accounting Technician Qualification Ireland is divided into two parts, each of which is a qualification in its own right: Certificate for Accounting Technicians (1 Year); Diploma for Accounting Technicians (2 Years)
At the end of their two years of study and having complied with all the requirements of Accounting Technicians Ireland, students will be awarded the Certificate MATI (Members of the Accounting Technicians Ireland).
CERTIFICATION: Diploma for Accounting Technicians (Year 2)
ATI are the leading professional body for Accounting Technicians, with more than 10,000 members and students on the island of Ireland. It was founded in 1983 and provides nationally and internationally recognised accounting qualifications which can open the door to a rewarding career as an accounting technician, as well as further study.
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