Are you looking for a qualification which will allow you to work at all levels of finance in many different types of organisations? Contact us now about our ATI - Accounting Technician Ireland Course.

• Are you looking for a change of career but are unsure of where to start?
• Do you want to enhance your employment opportunities?
• Are you a logical thinker and a problem solver?
• Do you want a course that illustrates how accountancy interacts with business on a day to day basis?
• Do you want a course that suits your own pace and lifestyle?
• Do you want a course that offers you career progression?
• Do you want to enhance your skill set and build a better future for yourself?

Course Overview

Accounting Technicians are qualified accounting professionals that work at all levels of finance. They can work in all types of organisations and are widely employed throughout the public sector, industry and commerce and in private accounting practices. Accounting Technicians can work on their own or alongside professional accountants. Graduates of this course can expect to leave with the knowledge, skills and techniques required by the modern professional accountant.

Where will this take my career?

While the accounting technician qualification is in itself an excellent route into a rewarding career in Finance, many students can use ATI as an alternative route onto one of the main professional accountancy qualifications – ACCA, ACA, CPA, or CIMA. On successful completion of the ATI (Accounting Technicians Ireland) qualification the candidate is eligible for transfer to these Professional

Who accredits this course?

Accounting Technicians in Ireland (ATI) is the leading accounting technician body in Ireland with over 10,000 members and students. ATI is a partner body with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, the oldest and largest body of Accountants in Ireland. As members of the Institute, individuals are entitled to put the letters MATI after their name, seen by many employers as essential when hiring.

Certification

Prospective students must register and be accepted as student members of the ATI, strict deadlines apply. Please see www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie for details or speak with our dedicated ATI course advisors. As part of this course learners must secure employment within a relevant accounting environment.

Am I eligable for the course?

Leaving Certificate – Five passes on Ordinary papers to include either Mathematics or Accountancy.

FETAC, HETAC Award holders may be entitled to exemptions.

How long is the course?

The ATI course is taught annually two evenings a week from September (6.30-9.15pm).

View the Lecturer Profile: View the Lecturer Profile for the ATI - Accounting Technician Ireland Course

Martin Quinn – IATI Financial Accounting 1 and II Lecturer A Charted Management Accountant since 1994, Martin has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies and an MSc in Management and Applications of IT in Accounting. Martin has worked in manufacturing firms in Ireland for 11 years prior to starting an academic career. Martin spent several years with a small indigenous manufacturing firm and 8 years in a global paper company. He has acquidarkblue intimate knowledge of the paper and packaging industry in both finance and information technology fields. Martin is currently undertaking a PhD research degree.
Isolde Hampson – IATI Taxation 1 and II Lecturer Isolde is an Assistant Principal with the Revenue Commissioners. She heads up the business incentives area dealing with Film Productions and Research & Development. Nine of her thirty years in Revenue were spent as a Revenue Auditor and six as a lecturer in Revenue’s Training Branch. She taught Taxation and Accountancy in Revenue’s Diploma in Applied Taxation, which is accdarkblueited by University of Limerick. Isolde holds a First Class BBS Honours Degree in Financial and Management Accounting. She has been teaching Taxation 1 and Taxation 2 on the IATI programme since 2002. She joined IBaT in 2006.
Cliodna McAleer – Law & Ethics Lecturer Cliodna holds a Barrister-at-Law Degree from the Honorable Society of Kings Inns, a Bachelor of European Business and Legal Studies from University College Dublin and a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from Dublin City University. Having previously worked in the business sector and now a practicing Barrister-at-Law Cliodna brings her extensive experience in both law and business to her teaching practice enabling her to deliver an in-depth and high quality Corporate and Business Law programme.
Paula Daly Hayes – Management Accounting Lecturer Paula is a qualified accountant and a graduate of DCU where she was awarded a Bachelor of Business. She has worked at a senior level in different sectors, ranging from retail to manufacturing based in Ireland, the UK and Germany. Paula has experience in the public sector having acted as a financial adviser in relation to EU funding. She is now using the practical experiences gained in industry to deliver accountancy modules on the Management Accounting module on IATI.
Rosemary Deneher – Business Management Lecturer Rosemary combines a strong academic background with extensive experience in the business sector, including a number of year’s managerial experience. Rosemary holds a BA in Business and HRM from the NCI and a Masters Degree (MSc) in Education and Training Management from DCU. Rosemary is experienced in developing and delivering high quality programmes and brings a wealth of practical experience to her teaching practice. She lectures in Business, Business Management and People Management
Paul Lydon – Business & Finance Lecturer Paul has lecture extensively in Financial and Management Accounting over the past five years in private and state colleges including both ACCA and ICAI students. Prior to 2002, Paul worked as a professional accountant for many years. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds an MBS in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Olivia Edge – Business & Finance Lecturer Olivia has over 12 years account management experience in leading multi-national companies in the digital electronics and software industries. Over this time she has amassed experience in strategic business development and deployment, sales operations, price negotiations, customer relationship management and marketing management. She holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and a Masters by Research in Business Studies. She lectures a variety of business subjects including International Marketing, Strategic Management, Project Management and Organisational Behaviour.
Adrienne Gallagher – Business & Finance Lecturer Adrienne is a qualifiedaccountant with 15 years experience in the Financial Services sector both in Ireland and in a Pan European context. Having worked for companies such as Bank of Ireland, Standard Life and Royal Bank of Scotland, she gained extensive experience in finance, IT Management and HR. She lectures in Financial Accounting, Business Maths and Quantitative Methods
Barry Smith – Business & Finance Lecturer Barry Smith, chartered accountant, has been teaching accounting and finance since 2001. He spent five years teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Dublin City University Business School. In 2006, he left Dublin City University to establish his own business developing online accounting and finance educational content. Barry continues to teach ACCA and ACA accounting courses on a freelance basis and has recently authored a financial accounting textbook for McGraw-Hill publishers. Prior to working at DCU, he spent five years working with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New Zealand, Germany and Zimbabwe. Barry holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from University College Dublin and is currently completing PhD research at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Keith Whitford – Business & Finance Lecturer Keith is a qualified accountant and tax consultant with over twelve years of experience in private practice, with the last three being as a sole-practitioner (under the name KPW & Co). Keith has been lecturing part time professional accounting courses (ACCA and IATI) for 5 out of the last 7 years

What is the course fee?

Year 1: €1125
Year 2: €1175
or €300 per subject.

IBAT College rewards students who register early for their course with significant savings available on the course fee. For further information on these savings and payment options, click on the following link:

How can I make savings on the course fee?

IBAT College rewards students who register early for their course with significant savings available on the course fee. For further information on these savings and payment options, click on the following link:

What do I get for my fee?

• Full set of bound notes (view sample notes)
• Access to your online student portal (view student portal site)
• Flexible Timetable (view timetable)
• Content Expert Lecturer (view lecturer profiles)
• Excellent college facilities (view college photos)

I would like to apply what should I do?

To apply please complete our online enquiry form which will give us the key details to start your application and a member of our admissions team will contact you with further details. Alternative please feel free to contact Thomas on 01 8075055 or by email on trussell@ibat.ie.

Learner protection for this programme is provided in accordance with section 43 of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.