Level 4 Trailblazer Standard for Accounting Technicians
The following apprenticeship schemes all satisfy the requirements of the Level 4 Trailblazer Standard for Accounting Technicians:
ACCA Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
ICAEW Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
The detailed learning outcomes underpinning the skills and behaviours for Level 4 are specified in the Standard. They are shown below, together with the accountingcpd.net resources that will help you to achieve them.
Level 4 Skills
Analysis
Create and interpret information, and show how that information can be used most effectively to add value to the organisation.
Communication
Effectively communicate relevant information across the organisation and to appropriate stakeholders in both written and verbal formats.
Leadership
Proactively manage their own development and is committed to the job and their profession.
Planning and Prioritisation
Work to tight deadlines and respond to changing priorities. Effectively plan and prioritise time and co-ordinate the input of others in order to meet both deadlines and changing priorities.
Produces Quality and Accurate Information
Apply accounting/tax knowledge to consistently deliver high-quality, accurate data and information in a timely fashion.
Team Working & Collaboration
Work effectively in a team and with others, maintaining effective, professional working relationships both internally and externally across organisation.
Uses Systems and Processes
Understand the systems and processes of the organisation sufficiently, as applicable to the role. Proficient in the IT systems applicable to the role.
Level 4 Behaviours
Adaptability
Willing to both listen and learn and to accept changing priorities and working requirements and has the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
Adding Value
Actively engage in the wider business, as appropriate, and look to provide information that positively contributes to influencing business decisions. Continually strive to improve own working processes and those of the organisation.
Ethics and Integrity
Honest and principled in all of their actions and interactions. They will respect others and meet the ethical requirements of their profession.
Proactivity
Takes responsibility. Demonstrates the drive and energy to get things done, even under pressure.
Professional Scepticism
Demonstrates an attitude that includes a questioning mind, being alert to conditions which may indicate possible misstatement of financial information due to error or fraud.