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A Level Accounting

 

Accounting is for people who are interested in a career in financial management or business management. Even the very best of business ideas will not get off the ground without sound financial management.

Accounting is how organisations measure, record and present information about the financial affairs of the business; in other words, it is about helping to ensure there is sound financial management.

One of the most important aspects of accounting is about making sure the financial records are accurate. However, it is just as important that the information taken from the records is used in the right way. It is, therefore, part of the job of the accountants in the business to advise on how to use financial information in a meaningful way.

Accounting A Level

Course Overview

In the first year, the AS Level Accounting course looks at the nuts and bolts of accounting to develop a good understanding of the role and purpose of accounting and also to demonstrate why good accounting is essential to good business. You will learn double-entry bookkeeping and build on those foundations to cover aspects essential to good accounting practice. The first year is split into two units ‘Introduction to Financial Accounting’ and ‘Financial and Management Accounting’.

The second year of the course builds on the AS Level and again covers the two main areas of accounting – financial accounting and management accounting – but to a greater depth. Financial accounting focuses on how to calculate whether the business has made a profit or a loss. This helps investors make choices about which companies to invest in. Management accounting looks more at what is likely to happen to the finances of the business in the future and helps the managers in the business make decisions.

Entry Requirements

All students studying A Levels must have at least five GCSEs at grade 9 – 5 in academic subjects, including English Language at grade 5. Two of these must be grade 6. Specifically for Accounting, you will need GCSE Maths at grade 6 or above.

Assessment Information

Both AS and A Level Accounting are assessed through a series of written examinations. There is no course work involved in the subjects. You will do one three-hour exam at the end of the first year for the AS Level, and then complete the full A-Level in the second year with two three-hour exams. The examinations are predominantly numerical but there is a theoretical element which makes up 20-25% of the overall mark.

Career Opportunities

Most A Level students go on to study at university. Students who have studied Accounting often follow the subject at degree level or study for a related subject such as Business, Law and Mathematics. Many students opt to go straight into further accounting training via one of the professional accounting bodies, CIMA or ACCA.

Teaching Staff

HARWINDER JAGPAL

  • Economics degree from Birmingham City University
  • CIMA qualified
  • Industry experience as an assistant accountant and financial analyst

Success Story

KAVEN JUDGE – ALUMNI STUDENT

✔ AAA Accounting, Business, Economics

✔ Higher Apprenticeship with KPMG

Find out more about Kaven’s success story here

Former Central Saint Michaels Sixth Form student Kaven Judge at KPMG
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