Accountancy with Financial Services (Hons) University of Huddersfield

Overview

The Accountancy with Financial Services (Hons)  program offered by University of Huddersfield gives you the chance to get a good overview of all areas of accountancy and then focus your studies on financial services to help you succeed in your chosen field.

If you’re going to be an accountant it’s vital you understand how organisations are financed and managed. That’s what’s at the core of our degree. We’ll look at how companies are run, and then give you the opportunity to choose particular topics to study in more detail. Every business asks different things of its accountants. You could end up being responsible for cash flow, or carrying out financial audits.

Once you’ve got the groundwork in place, we’ll move on to look at financial services. This could cover anything from banking and pensions, to investments and hedge funds. In your career you might end up working on multi-million pound investments or analysing information for a financial audit, so we make sure we cover all the bases. Every business asks different things of its accountants and finance experts. 

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. This paid position provides the opportunity for further personal development and to see accountancy and finance in action, helping you develop the knowledge and skills obtained on the course.

Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on placement courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.

Careers

Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Accounts Assistant, Graduate schemes, Commercial Analyst, Accounting Trainee, Audit and Accounts Assistant, Junior Management Accountant, Financial Analyst Management Accountant and in organisations including Pentagon Vauxhall, HSBC Commercial Banking, Teale Services AT Ltd, Mitha Chartered Accountants, Redcats and BJA Refrigeration.