Improve your finance skills

Guide your business through financial challenges

The business environment is always evolving and changes happen all the time so we must adapt to keep on top. Some of these recent changes include Making Tax Digital and auto-enrolment, which make the role of the accountant more demanding. Long gone are the days of just preparing the accounts and doing an annual tax return. Whether working in-house or for an agency, accountants need to be armed with the knowledge and skills to navigate through numerous financial challenges.

Technology – having your finger on the pulse

Making Tax Digital is a Government initiative to make HMRC into an online system.

By 2020 most businesses will be required to keep track of their tax affairs digitally. This new digital system will not only tell you how much tax you have to pay, but will help you budget for future business growth.

Connecting – drives business success

Relationship building internally and externally is a great way to identify opportunities

and influence decision-makers. To do this, accountants need to understand the personal impact of financial data and be able to translate and communicate this across all levels of a business. Today, accountants need to review all elements of business through integrated reports to drive business success.

Adapt – skills keep you and your business up-to-date

The ability to adapt and keep up-to-date with technical skills and knowledge will help your business identify future trends, giving you a competitive edge. Through training and apprenticeships for your workforce, we can help you address the critical needs of your business, enabling you to mould an effective and productive workforce.

Upcoming AAT Courses

AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting

Start Dates: 

12 September 2017, 9am to 1pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

12 September 2017, 5pm to 9pm - Cornwall College, St Austell

12 September 2017, 9am to 1pm - Cornwall College, Saltash

14 September 2017, 5pm to 9pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

15 September 2017, 9am to 1pm - Cornwall College, St Austell

What will I learn? 

During the AAT Level 2, you will learn finance administrator skills e.g. double entry bookkeeping, basic costing principles, and purchase, sales and general ledgers. Upon successful completion, you could progress to the AAT Level 3 Diploma.

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AAT Level 3 Advance Diploma in Accounting

Start Dates: 

5 September 2017, 5pm to 9pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

6 September 2017, 9am to 3pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

6 September 2017, 9am to 3pm -  Cornwall College, St Austell

7 September 2017, 5pm to 9pm -  Cornwall College, St Austell

7 September 2017, 9am to 3pm - Cornwall College, Saltash

What will I learn? 

This is a follow on course from the AAT Level 2. During this course, you will learn more complex finance officer processes e.g. final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, reports and returns, and professional ethics. Upon successful completion, you could progress to the AAT Level 4 Diploma.

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AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting

Start Dates: 

5 September 2017, 9am to 3.30pm - Cornwall College, St Austell

6 September 2017, 9am to 3.30pm - Cornwall College, Saltash

6 September 2017, 5pm to 9pm -  Cornwall College, Camborne

7 September 2017, 9am to 3.30pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

What will I learn? 

This is a follow on course from the AAT Level 3. During this course, you will learn finance team leader skills e.g. financial statements for limited companies, complex management accounting tasks, management skills and specialist learning areas.

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Computerised Payroll IAB Award Level 2

Start Dates: 

18 September 2017, 2pm to 5pm - Cornwall College, Camborne

What will I learn? 

This qualification provides the necessary skills to carry out a range of basic day-to-day computerised payroll routines and activities using commercially available computerised payroll software – SAGE Payroll.

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Computerised Payroll IAB Award Level 3

What will I learn? 

This qualification provides the necessary skills to carry out a range of day-to-day computerised payroll routines and activities using commercially available computerised payroll software – SAGE Payroll.

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Management Accounting CIMA Diploma Level 5

Venue: 

Cornwall College, Camborne

Date: 

14 September 2017, 2pm to 6pm

What will I learn? 

The CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting is for anyone wishing to start working towards this highly regarded, internationally recognised, professional management accounting qualification.

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Management Accounting CIMA Advanced Diploma Level 7

Venue: 

Cornwall College, Camborne

Date: 

12 September 2017, 2pm to 6pm

What will I learn? 

The CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting is for anyone wishing to continue working towards this highly regarded, internationally recognised, professional management accounting qualification.

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The benefits of taking on an apprentice

“I find taking on apprentices is the best way to bring employees into the business. They bring fresh minds that absorb and learn so much in the first years of working.”Emma Gilbert, Buttons Accounting Limited

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Accountancy New Standard Apprenticeships

New Standard Apprenticeships are perfect for addressing the critical needs of your business, enabling you to mould an effective and productive workforce.

By taking on new staff, or upskilling your existing staff through accountancy apprenticeships, you develop their practical skills to manage finances, budgets and cash flow more effectively. This will ultimately keep your business on a secure financial footing.

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Download your copy of our Business Training Guide 2017 to see a complete list of courses available. 

Accounting Apprenticeships in Launceston

Buttons Accounting Limited provides accounting, book-keeping and a wide range of other services to businesses and self-employed sole traders and partnerships based in Launceston they employ 14 members of staff. Their mission statement is ‘to always provide a friendly, efficient and informative service’ developed with input from each member of staff meaning this is at the heart of everyone’s work.

What were the businesses issues/challenges to undertake training?

Emma Gilbert started Button’s in 2004 from home where she began building a client base. In 2006 Emma had her own premises and started taking apprentices to keep up with the demand of work and to expand the business, since then Button’s is committed to taking on at least one apprentice per year.

The training undertook:

Employing apprentices are the best way to bring employees into the business. They bring fresh minds that absorb and learn so much in the first years of working. When they join the company they are treated as equals in the workplace and are expected to value and uphold Button’s standards. Button’s apprentices are all at different stages of their career journeys, undertaking the different levels of AAT.

What impacts and benefits has the training had on the company?

Apprentices have helped the company to succeed, with their enthusiasm to become part of a team, to fulfil a role and develop their own skills and responsibilities. On completing a successful apprenticeship, they feel confident enough to take on responsibility and mentor others. One of their apprentices, Paulina, has grown in confidence during her apprenticeship and has taken it upon herself to organise our payroll into a separate service rather than an add-on service. The training has helped to build a confident team who work together to help to improve their own and each other’s skills, which in turn builds confidence within the company. Since April 2016 Buttons have taken on an additional 40 clients; which Emma believes is in itself, a testimony to their success within the industry.

“I find taking on apprentices is the best way to bring employees into the business. They bring fresh minds that absorb and learn so much in the first years of working.” 

Emma Gilbert, Buttons Accounting Limited

We have over 100 apprenticeships available.

Accountancy training

Whyfield are a small independent firm of accountants employing 10 members of staff. They offer an extensive range of accountancy, bookkeeping and payroll services to clients all over the UK although predominantly in the South West. Their client’s range from; sole traders to multi-million pound turnover companies. 

What were the businesses issues/challenges to undertake training?

Whyfield have found that employing apprentices and supporting them through their qualifications is a very effective way for them to grow their team alongside employing staff already qualified. By investing in their staff to provide them with the right skills and knowledge, Whyfield can ensure that their core values to ‘provide the very best customer service and that each client receives high quality information’ is delivered.

The training undertook:

Whyfield currently have two AAT Apprentices and over the last few years have taken on several AAT Apprentices who have been successful in securing permanent roles within the company.

Whyfield continues to support their employees learning and development by enrolling them onto various training courses including the CIMA Management Accounting qualification. This internationally recognised programme further support their core values to provide their clients with high quality information enabling them to make informed decisions.

What impacts and benefits has the training had on the company?

Every staff member who is currently undertaking training has fed back that they can relate what they learn in college to what they do in the workplace. It provides them with a further understanding of the work they carry out and challenges them to think outside the box and they are always keen to ask questions. Investing in staff helps them to become more knowledgeable, competent and qualified benefiting Whyfield as they reap the rewards through increased production and increased profits.

“Employing apprentices is a fantastic way of growing your workforce and using CCB to further their knowledge and qualifications gives you a supportive and professional network to work alongside to achieve this.” Laura Whyte- Whyfield.

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