Accounting and Finance

Applications Open: - Monday, 2nd November - 9am

Applications Close: - 1st May 2027 - 4pm

Entry Requirements: - Three Grade 4s and specific to subjects.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices.

Please add three Level 3 courses to your application. These can be a combination of A-Levels, BTEC AAQs or BTEC Extended Certificates. Core Maths must be an additional fourth subject.

Interested in how businesses and organisations make financial decisions? This course helps you understand the numbers behind those decisions and how financial information is used in the real world.

You will learn to interpret, analyse and evaluate financial information, then use evidence to explain your conclusions and make recommendations.

It is a Level 3 qualification designed to support progression to further study, training and apprenticeships in accounting, finance and related areas.

You will explore five main areas of accounting and finance:

• Understanding financial and accounting information and what it tells us.

• Analysing how well an organisation is performing financially.

• Using financial information to support decisions.

• Exploring ethics, regulation and responsible financial practice.

• Communicating financial information clearly to different audiences.

Examples of topics include:

• Financial statements, cash flow and budgets.

• Profitability, liquidity and other financial ratios.

• Costs, contribution and break-even.

• Payback period and simple rate of return.

• Accounting concepts such as accruals, prudence and going concern.

• Ethics, governance and internal controls.

• Spreadsheets, digital accounting systems, cyber security and the role of AI.

• 40% examination.

• 60% non-exam assessment (NEA).

Examinations are taken in the May/June series in the year you complete the qualification.

Grade 4 or above at Maths GCSE.

WHERE COULD IT TAKE ME?

The course is designed to support progression to higher-level study and training in areas such as:

• Accounting

• Finance

• Business

IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?

This course may appeal to you if you enjoy working with numbers and information, analysing situations, explaining what the evidence shows and considering how organisations make decisions.

• Economics and related subjects

• Higher and degree apprenticeships where accounting and finance knowledge is relevant.