English + Ukrainian: Next course start date: 20.01.2026 - Tuesday and Thursday at 18:00 (London)

Advance your accounting career with a complete Level 3 qualification covering financial statements, management accounting, business environments, and tax processes.

What You’ll Learn

This comprehensive qualification equips learners with the essential knowledge and technical skills required at the intermediate level of the UK accounting profession. You will learn to prepare full financial statements, manage costs, understand business structures and ethics, complete VAT processes, and apply practical skills used daily by accountants and bookkeepers.

Upon completion, you will be fully prepared for Level 4 studies or progression into accounting roles.

Course Structure

4 Core Units

1. Business Awareness (15% of qualification)

Gain a strong understanding of how different organisations operate and make decisions. This unit covers:

• Business types, structures and governance

• Impact of external and internal environments

• Professional ethics and ethical behaviour in finance

• Technology in accounting and data security risks

• Effective communication with stakeholders

2. Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements (40% of qualification)

Develop the skills needed to prepare accurate financial statements and apply advanced bookkeeping methods:

• Advanced double-entry bookkeeping

• Trial balance preparation and extension

• Depreciation and disposal of non-current assets

• Period-end adjustments

• Final accounts for sole traders and partnerships

• Interpretation of financial statements using ratios

• Completing accounts from incomplete records

3. Management Accounting Techniques (30% of qualification)

Learn techniques used to manage costs, support decision making, and analyse financial performance:

• Purpose and role of management accounting

• Cost classification and allocation

• Budgeting and variance analysis

• Short-term decision-making tools

• Using spreadsheets to produce management information

• Principles of cash management

4. Tax Processes for Businesses (15% of qualification)

Understand and apply the processes required for VAT and payroll compliance:

• VAT legislation and requirements

• VAT calculation

• Reviewing and verifying VAT returns

• Introduction to payroll principles

• Reporting financial information within an organisation