Fast Track—Digital Accounting Professional | Professional Stage

The Digital Accounting Professional course is 110 hours long. This professional stage programme offers competence for advanced accounting positions and provides expertise in financial and management accounting, business, and personal taxation.

This course enhances your skills and boosts your confidence in financial statement preparation, budgeting, forecasting, MTD, and corporation and self-assessment tax returns. Throughout the programme, you will master these skills, preparing you for the next level in your accounting career. You will actively apply concepts in practical situations.

ACDAP's professional stage course will enhance your problem-solving abilities in the financial landscape, enabling you to emerge in various professional settings. This programme is ideal if you want to succeed in the dynamic digital accounting world.

Entry requirements

This 110-hour fast-track course is perfect if you hold a B.Com, BBA, an accounting degree, or any professional accounting Level 3 qualifications from AAT, ACCA, CIMA, and similar courses.

Qualification units

This digital accounting professional course focuses on four more advanced units through extensive practical training:

Management accounting (practical)
Financial reporting (practical)
Business tax (practical)
Personal tax (practical)

Qualification units detail

Following are the details of this ACDAP course units to learn through hands-on practical training:

Management accounting: This unit includes practical applications, providing insights into decision-making processes, budgetary control, and performance evaluation. Practical exercises involve real-world scenarios, enhancing participants' professional ability to apply management accounting principles.
Financial reporting: You will learn financial reporting principles through practical training. The unit also includes preparing complex financial statements for companies and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Practical exercises involve hands-on experience, fostering skills in financial reporting within diverse business contexts.
Business Tax: Addressing the complexities of business taxation, this unit covers practical skills in preparing and managing corporate tax returns. Participants navigate real-world scenarios, gaining expertise in compliance requirements, deductions, and business tax planning strategies.
Personal tax: This unit focuses on practical applications of personal taxation. Participants will learn about income, capital gains, and inheritance tax. Functional exercises involve hands-on experience preparing self-assessment tax returns, ensuring you are well-prepared to handle individual taxation matters.

Accounting software tools and case studies

The Digital Accounting Professional course extensively exposes industry-leading software, cutting-edge cloud-based tools, and real-world case studies. You will learn digital accounting through software like QuickBooks, Xero, Sage 50cloud, FreshBooks, BrightPay, Oracle Financials, Zoho Books, Wave, Tally ERP 9, Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, KashFlow, SAP, MYOB, FreeAgent, Odoo, and ClearBooks.

The advanced digital accounting qualification equips students and professionals with the skills to handle higher-level accounting scenarios. It empowers them to contribute strategically in senior accounting roles and learn the complexities of contemporary financial landscapes.

Duration

Completing this 110-hour course requires 10-12 months, depending on your chosen study medium.

Modes

You can gain this qualification through Online, Classroom, or Blended learning modes, which offer flexibility to your learning preferences.

Jobs after the course

Upon completing the Digital Accounting Professional programme, individuals will be well-equipped and confident to apply for the following positions:

Management Accountant
Accounting Technician
Senior Bookkeeper
Accounts Manager
Financial Analyst
Cost Accountant