Accountants are required by every business in every industry, providing expert business advice and managing the business’s economic activities and financial information.
This three-year, Level 8 programme offers a direct pathway into a full-time career in accounting, and it also offers graduates opportunities in a range of business careers, including financial services and management consulting.
Lecturers on this programme are highly qualified professional accountants with considerable lecturing experience, some acting as examiners and lecturers for the professional accounting bodies. They maintain very close links with all of the professional bodies, as well as with industry. The programme is regularly updated, in accordance with professional body and employer requirements.
Applicants for this programme do not have to have studied accounting or business previously. Those who succeed best at accounting tend to be logical and analytical, have good communication skills, an aptitude for IT and have strong personal motivation and integrity.
To become an accountant you will need to become a member of a professional body. To do so, you must take exams with the professional body and obtain professional experience.
This accountancy programme offers excellent exemptions from professional bodies for any Irish undergraduate three-year accounting degree, providing a quicker route to becoming a qualified accountant. With over 1,000 accounting job openings in Ireland and rising demand, graduates enjoy excellent career prospects. The qualification from ATU is internationally recognised, making skills acquired valuable both in Ireland and abroad.