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In your role as a financial and accounting technician, you’ll carry out regular accounting and business processes for your employer such as invoicing, budgeting, tax calculations and bookkeeping. Read on to find out more about working in this field and what you need to do to find your first role.
After getting qualified through either of the AAT, ACCA or CAT routes, you can choose whether to start working as a technician or carry on studying towards an accountant role.
With experience and further training, technicians can move on to specialist roles like auditor, finance controller, payroll manager or tax analyst. Additional qualifications will usually help you make the move up to more senior positions.
You could also work in a self-employed capacity and offer your skills in budgeting, tax and bookkeeping to a variety of businesses.
Certification or chartership from accountancy institutes is central to progressing as a technician. Each one has its own criteria and may ask for different amounts of professional experience and academic work to gain.
Otherwise, on-the-job training is important for your development especially if you’re working with a certain sector, company or software package.
Larger employers may sponsor external training courses and study time for qualifications.
Use our Career Matcher to see which industries and roles align best with your interests.
