Ranked 1st in the Russell Group Universities for both ‘teaching quality’ and ‘student experience’ (Times Good University Guide 2021)

Our BA Accounting and Finance programme has a theoretical and practice-led approach covering the core aspects of accounting and finance including  financial accounting, management accounting and finance. It also covers specialist areas such as auditing, taxation and strategy to a level equivalent to the ICAEW professional stage.

Choosing this highly accredited course can give you an advantage in a range of careers including: accountancy (both in practice and in industry), investment banking, asset management and insurance in organisations such as Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, NHS, PwC, Siemens as well as in the public sector. Some students also pursue further postgraduate study.

As our highly accredited programme receives the maximum number of exemptions available to any University from a wide range of professional bodies, many of our students find accounting and finance related roles in large ‘Big 4’ firms as well as smaller companies, including:

Trainee Accountants (Financial, Management and Chartered); Graduate Tax Associate, Actuarial Support Analyst, Financial Consultant, Auditor, Assurance Associate, Corporate Tax Associate, Audit Associate, Audit Analyst, Assistant Tax Advisor, Audit & Advisory Associate, Data Analyst, Financial Engineer.

Our students also succeed in securing graduate level roles in non-finance/accounting areas as well, including:

Marketing Analyst, Executive Management Trainee, Account Executive, Trainee Business Adviser, Business Development Consultant, Market Service Co-ordinator, Property Development, Commercial and Governance Business Intern.