Association of Accounting Technicians
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The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is a professional body for Accounting Technicians, with over 124,000 students and members worldwide.[1] AAT has members and students more than 100 different countries across the world including Botswana, Malaysia and Bahrain.[2]
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The Association of Accounting Technicians | |
Abbreviation | AAT |
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Formation | 1980 (1980) |
Founded at | London, United Kingdom |
Type | Charitable organisation (England and Wales), Awarding Organisation, Professional Body |
Headquarters | London, E14 United Kingdom |
Membership | Over 50,000 professional members and over 65,000 students |
Chief Executive Officer | Sarah Beale |
Website | www |
Its CEO is Sarah Beale, an AAT-trained accountant. She was appointed in November 2021, following a career in senior leadership and finance roles in the construction sector and running a number of her own small businesses.[3]
AAT has been a Living Wage Employer since 2016.[4] The organisation is also a Disability Confident employer and is a signatory to both the Race at Work Charter and the Women in Finance Charter.[5] The organisation also reports on its own gender pay gap and ethnicity pay gap.
AAT launched its new strategic plan to 2030, in 2023. The plan is based on three core themes: ‘driving up professional standards’, ‘keeping the profession relevant’ and ‘building responsible business’.[6]