AAT Level 2 Accounting
Bookkeeping, controls, costing & business environment
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AAT is the accounting-technician qualification the National Careers Service names for the role.
Accounting technician
Valued by employersNational Careers Service names AAT qualifications for this role.
National Careers ServiceAccounts assistant / accounts clerk
Valued by employersAlternative titles for the accounting technician role.
National Careers ServiceBookkeeper
Valued by employersAn alternative title for the role that AAT Level 2 covers.
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AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting explained
The AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting is the entry-level qualification from the Association of Accounting Technicians and the usual first step into a career in accounting or bookkeeping. The current version is the Q2022 specification.
The four units
- Introduction to Bookkeeping (25%) — the double-entry system and the documents behind it.
- Principles of Bookkeeping Controls (25%) — control accounts, journals and reconciliations.
- Principles of Costing (20%) — the basics of costing and how businesses classify cost.
- The Business Environment (30%) — the commercial, legal and ethical context accountants work in.
Introduction to Bookkeeping, Principles of Bookkeeping Controls and Principles of Costing each have their own computer-based unit assessment. The Business Environment has no unit assessment: it is assessed only in the 2-hour synoptic assessment, which also draws on the two bookkeeping units. You need to pass all four assessments.
Who it is for
No prior accounting knowledge is needed. It suits school leavers, career changers and finance-assistant staff, and it is the natural stepping stone to the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.
What to focus on
Double-entry bookkeeping is the foundation everything else builds on, so master debits and credits, the ledgers and the trial balance first, then layer on controls, costing and the business-environment theory.
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AAT Level 2 Accounting: your questions answered
What jobs can I do with AAT Level 2 Accounting?
AAT is the accounting-technician qualification the National Careers Service names for the role. Accounting technician: National Careers Service names AAT qualifications for this role. Accounts assistant / accounts clerk: Alternative titles for the accounting technician role. Bookkeeper: An alternative title for the role that AAT Level 2 covers.
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