If you like order and deadlines, accounts and payroll suit you. This pathway covers ledgers, VAT, Xero payroll, pay runs and reporting. It is fully online and moves at whatever pace you set.
Accounts admin and payroll together, which is how small firms hire.
No accounts background needed, and no Xero knowledge on day one.
No full time study and no fixed class times to work around.
Payroll and accounts sit in every business, and both have deadlines. Picture pay runs, supplier bills, VAT dates and a tidy ledger.
Keep the ledger moving week to week.
Own the pay run and the leave records.
Hold the office admin together.
Support the finance team behind the scenes.
Check hours, rates and payslips.
Match bills and pay suppliers.
Help keep client books clean.
Get the records in right the first time.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every job is different, and some ask for more study or experience.
Three certificates stacked into one pathway.
Three things that stand out.
Xero payroll gets its own certificate inside the pathway.
Three AAT assessments waived, and one attempt each on the rest.
Free AAT membership, with the Knowledge Hub and updates.
Plus AAT membership for a year
Issued by the college on successful completion.
Free for twelve months, with Knowledge Hub access.
One try each on the exams that remain.
Tell us whether accounts or payroll pulls you more.
An advisor runs through the AAT side with you.
Pay upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Enrol and the first certificate opens up.
None. You do not need Xero, VAT or year end knowledge to start.
Around 400 hours of study, with eighteen months of access.
The college sets none. AAT sets five assessments on its side.
Two. Finishing the Diploma in Accounting waives the other three.
The college funds one attempt each. A missed or cancelled booking still counts as that attempt.
AAT assessments run on Windows 11 with an installed version of Microsoft Office.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, and the college is an AAT Approved Training Provider. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. For accounts and payroll work, what counts is being able to run the software and meet the dates.
Any day you like. There are no set start dates.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy.
It trades as The Career Academy Limited, company number 576180. It is an Official Xero Education Partner and an AAT Approved Training Provider. It is also an IAB Accredited Training Provider.
Imagine the pay run going out clean, on time, with your name on it.