AAT Level 3
AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
Deepen your expertise in the essential skills accounting and finance professionals need. From financial statements to tax and costing, the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting will push you further and get you a step closer to becoming a professional accountant.
Pass rates up to 20% higher than the global average*
Trained 2/3rds of all accountants in England and Wales
Working with 28 of the Top 30 Accountancy firms in the UK
Course overview
Build your financial expertise.
You’ll take your accounting capabilities to the next level, learning how to maintain cost accounting records, and prepare financial reports and returns. With this AAT Level 3 course, you’ll become a well-rounded accounting professional, covering a range of areas including management accounting, business awareness, tax processes and advanced bookkeeping.
- Price
- Face-to-Face from £450.00Online from £300.00Online Live from £399.99Price includes VAT
Choose your courses
Business Awareness (BUAW)
Covers how a business and its environment influences an organisation’s structure, the role of its accounting function and performance. Examine different types of businesses, stakeholder rights and responsibilities. Also covers concepts of risk and risk management.Jan 2026 to Aug 2026View timetables
Integrated
from £300.00
Learning materials to help you complete the courses
Integrated
- Course Book
- Exam Practice Kit
- VLE
Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements (FAPS)
Develop the skills required to produce statements of profit or loss and statements of financial position for sole traders and partnerships using a trial balance. Understand how final accounts are produced, either manually or automatically through use of accounting software.Mar 2026 to Jul 2026View timetables
Integrated
from £594.99
Learning materials to help you complete the courses
Integrated
- Course Book
- Exam Practice Kit
- VLE
Management Accounting Techniques (MATS)
Explore the role of management accounting in an organisation and how it is used in decision making. Learn the principles that underpin management accounting methodology and techniques, how costs are handled, and why organisations treat costs in different ways.Jan 2026 to Aug 2026View timetables
Integrated
from £450.00
Learning materials to help you complete the courses
Integrated
- Course Book
- Exam Practice Kit
- VLE
Tax Processes for Businesses (TPFB)
Covers the tax processes that influence daily operations of businesses, to develop skills in understanding, preparing and submitting VAT returns to HMRC. Includes overview on keeping businesses, employers and clients compliant with laws and practices on VAT and payroll.Jan 2026 to Aug 2026View timetables
Integrated
from £300.00
Learning materials to help you complete the courses
Integrated
- Course Book
- Exam Practice Kit
- VLE
Why study AAT with BPP?
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The AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting is equivalent to two A-Levels.