How to become a financial and accounting technician
Official title: Financial and accounting technicians
Also called: Technician, Audit technician, Account technician, Accounts technician, Financial controller, Accounting technician, Group financial controller, Audit senior, Trust senior, Trust officer, Managing clerk, Fund administrator
Financial and accounting technicians work alongside accountants and other financial professionals in managing the financial affairs of organisations.
Main tasks
- Maintains profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts and other accounting records
- Produces, collates and reports financial information for managers
- Liaises with clients to ensure that payments are made on time and credit limits are not exceeded
- Ensures invoices and payments are correct and sent out on time
- Monitors accounting systems to determine accounts are being maintained effectively and provides information on accounting practices to auditors
How to become one
There are no formal academic requirements. Professional qualifications are available from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians. Vocational qualifications in Accounting are available at levels 2, 3 and 4. Exemptions to professional examinations may be granted to those with certain academic qualifications.
Ways in
- Apprenticeship (England): Professional accounting technician (level 4). England. Typically 18 months. Skills England standard ST0003.
- University: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 27 universities in the UK
- University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 27 universities in the UK
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £60,575 a year The middle half earn £36,907 to £76,303.
- About 15,700 people work in this job now, and about 16,400 are projected by 2035. (+4.6%)
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Questions people ask
How do I become a financial and accounting technician?
There are no formal academic requirements. Professional qualifications are available from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians. Vocational qualifications in Accounting are available at levels 2, 3 and 4. Exemptions to professional examinations may be granted to those with certain academic qualifications.
How much does a financial and accounting technician earn in the UK?
Median full-time pay is £60,575 a year (Office for National Statistics). The middle half earn £36,907 to £76,303.
Is a financial and accounting technician a growing career in the UK?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2035, from about 15,700 to about 16,400 people (Department for Education).
Do you need a degree to become a financial and accounting technician?
Usually. 69% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
Graduate outcomes: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (www.hesa.ac.uk), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Aggregated by subject and adapted by Peernovo.