New Zealand Diploma in Business (Accounting) (Level 5)

Become the numbers guru.

Gain the knowledge and confidence needed to advance your career you need to have a great grasp of all aspects of business management – including accounting!

You can gain that skill and knowledge to ensure you are meeting all the necessary financial requirements.

Who is this for?

If you are already carving out your career path in the corporate sector and you need additional skills, then undertaking the New Zealand Diploma in Business could be the answer.

Completion of this programme provides a pathway to enter the second year of the Bachelor of Applied Management.

What you will learn

When you achieve this qualification, you will know how to:

• Analyse the operational impact of internal and external environments on a business entity to inform decision-making.
• Apply broad knowledge of the principles and current practices of operations, accounting, marketing/sales, human resources, and risk management, to support the performance of a business entity.
• Contribute operationally to innovation and organisational change in a business entity.
• Develop and maintain operational business relationships with stakeholders to support the performance of a business entity.
• Apply knowledge of te Tiriti o Waitangi to analyse how the resulting bi-cultural partnership can be applied to operational business activities and relationships.
• Apply professional and ethical practices with integrity, in accordance with the operational environmental, social and cultural requirements of the context, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the achievement of business operational objectives.

You will also learn how to:

• Record and process a wide range of financial transactions, including the use of appropriate dedicated accounting software.
• Apply tax rules for individuals and small businesses to ensure compliance.
• Apply accounting concepts and standards to prepare financial statements and reports.
• Interpret and communicate financial and non-financial information to a variety of internal and external stakeholders to assist them in making decisions.
• Prepare and communicate budgets to internal stakeholders and monitor the business's performance against them.
• Evaluate financial and business risk of an entity and identify the internal controls that could be applied to minimise or mitigate the risk.
• Act in accordance with the accounting profession's Code of Ethics.

Courses in this programme

Compulsory courses

• BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context
• BSNS5002 Business Environments
• BSNS5003 Business Functions
• BSNS5004 Change and Innovation

Accounting Strand

• ACCY5101 Introduction to Accounting and Taxation
• ACCY5102 Applied Accounting
• ACCY5103 Analysis of Financial Information
• ACCY5104 Budgets for Planning and Control

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To be admitted to this programme all applicants must be at least 16 years of age on the date the programme starts, and meet one of the following requirements:

• NCEA Level 2 or equivalent (including 8 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, and 14 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above)

Or

• Successful completion of an approved qualification at Level 3 or above with a relevant pathway.

Special and Discretionary admission is also available.

International applicants must provide evidence that they have the necessary English language proficiency required for the Programme as demonstrated by an IELTS score of 5.5 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.0 from one test taken in the preceding two years, or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules.