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Accounting
Level 4

Advanced Business Awareness

Duration

16 weeks

Location

Rush Green Campus

Starting

Sept 2026

Audience

Higher Education

Develop the commercial, ethical and strategic skills required by modern finance professionals. Explore business decision-making, sustainability, data analytics and organisational effectiveness.

  • Business strategy and decision making
  • Organisational effectiveness and performance
  • Ethics, professional conduct and business law
  • Data analytics and digital technologies
  • Sustainability and ESG principles
  • Communication and business awareness skills

You will complete online assessments.

You'll need to have completed the AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting at Level 3 to study on this programme.

Tutors are qualified accountants with years of experience in industry and in delivering AAT qualification courses.

Work experience can help develop your skills and improve your job prospects for the future. We'll support students looking for placements.

To achieve the full AAT Level 4 Diploma for Professional Accounting Technicians, you must successfully complete all course modules. Visit our 'Find a Course' page to explore the full range of Level 4 courses available.

Successful completion of the full AAT Level 4 Diploma for Professional Accounting Technicians gives you a variety of career options.

This course equips learners with the wider business knowledge required for senior finance and accounting roles.

Where it can lead to
Career progression

There are number of routes you can take following successful completion of a course. Further study can include Higher Education courses or a Higher Apprenticeship where you will expand your skills through study whilst earning a wage. Or you may choose to move directly into employment.

Contact our careers team for further guidance.