Certified Accounting Technician
CAT is the ideal qualification for you if you are employed
in an accounting support role, or looking for your first
job in accounting, or are returning to work. Being part-qualified
having completed the first two levels will also help you
get your first accounting job. Many businesses employ accounting
technicians to do the work that used to be done by professional
accountants. Salary levels are good – usually up to £25K
for fully qualified CAT staff.
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1: Recording Financial Transactions
Business transactions & documentation, double
entry bookkeeping, banking & petty cash, sales & sales
records, purchases & purchase records, payroll,
control accounts & initial trial balance. Online
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3: Maintaining Financial Records
Basic bookkeeping, including final accounts. Accounting standards principles & policies.
Fixed assets & depreciation. Control accounts, reconciliations and errors.
Adjustments to the trial balance. Final accounts. |
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2: Information for Management Control
Use computer systems safely & efficiently,
security confidentiality & legal issues, management
information, income & expenditure, comparisons,
decision making. Online
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4: Accounting for Costs
Management information. Cost classification & behaviour. Elements of cost.
Marginal costing and absorption costing. Product & service costs. Estimating
costs & revenues |
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5: Managing People & Systems
Business & Accounting Environment Effective management
of business & accounting |
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Paper 6: Drafting Financial Statements
General framework Preparing financial statements Cash
flow statements Interpretation of financial
statements Consolidated accounts |
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