Accounting with Finance (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

This  Accounting with Finance (Hons) degree from University of Portsmouth  focuses on modern accountancy skills as well as general business. You'll learn to inform and persuade using numbers. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, with a focus on teamwork, real world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.

From your second year you'll be able to tailor your learning to your area of specialist interest, choosing your modules to focus on:

• professional modules: take the fastest route to becoming an ACCA chartered accountant
• finance modules: your best preparation route for working in banking or investment management
• analytics modules: combine accounting with data analysis, including data cleaning, visualisation and modelling

The course is accredited by 4 key accounting bodies (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and CIPFA), so whichever route you take you'll have lots of exemptions from professional exams.

Career opportunities:

Accountants are needed in good times and bad and they're needed in every type of business. This means that you can apply your skills in any sector you're passionate about, from sports and entertainment, to manufacturing, charities, or the arts. You'll also be able to work in other parts of the world as your accredited qualification is recognised internationally.

Our graduates go on to work in accounting practice, the finance departments of large corporations, and the finance sector.

Previous graduates of this course have got jobs at companies such as:

• Deloitte

• PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

• Menzies LLP

• HWB Accountants

• EY Global (Ernst & Young)

• JPP Financial

• Barclays

• Lockheed Martin UK

• Lloyds Register

• J P Morgan

• Grant Thornton

• Royal Bank of Scotland

Graduates of this course have secured jobs as:

• accountant

• auditor

• finance analyst

• financial consultant

• investment broker

• control analyst

• financial reporting analyst

• tax analyst