Overview

Solve numerical challenges and analyse data like a professional with our Diploma of Accounting and Finance offered at Swinburne Sarawak (Malaysia). Learn how to prepare tax returns, financial reports and statements with the confidence to work as a bookkeeper, accounts clerk or payroll officer. Upon completion, you can enter the workforce, continue to a bachelor's degree, or take external exams for further qualifications.   

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This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.

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Skills you’ll learn

  • Financial reporting
  • Preparing tax returns

Your career opportunities

  • Certified Accountant

Further education

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Professional accreditation 

The inclusion of the 7 Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) units equip and prepare students with necessary knowledge to enter the workforce. Students in Diploma of Accounting and Finance have the option to sit for an external paper to qualify for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Diploma in Accounting and Business (DIAB) and possibly further into CAT. Students completed the Diploma of Accounting and Finance can obtain a fast track pathway to earn the Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) designation, by completing:

  • 1 of the DIAB papers,
  • 2 of the 3 CAT Specialist papers,
  • the Foundations in Professionalism (FiP) online test, and
  • the Foundations Practical Experience Requirement (FPER) – one year experience.