Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance sits at the core of how organisations understand and manage their resources, communicate their performance, and make decisions about the future. Accounting provides the structured framework through which financial information is recorded, reported, and interpreted, while finance extends that into the analysis of investment decisions, capital structures, risk management, and the behaviour of financial markets. Together they constitute the quantitative and analytical infrastructure of business, and the combination of skills they develop is in consistent demand across every sector of the economy.

At Leeds Beckett University, this part-time Accounting and Finance degree gives you practical skills, commercial confidence, and real-world insight into how money powers organisations and drives strategy. You will develop expertise in financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, and investment analysis alongside an understanding of how organisations grow, adapt, and maintain their financial health over time. The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, ensuring that your academic development is matched by substantial professional experience in financial roles and the opportunity to engage with accounting and finance in an international context.

The part-time mode offers flexibility for students who are balancing study with other commitments.

Graduates from accounting and finance programmes are well placed for a wide range of careers. Chartered accountancy, management accounting, financial analysis, audit, tax, corporate finance, treasury, and investment management are all common destinations. Professional qualifications from bodies such as the ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, and CIPFA are pursued by many graduates alongside or after their degree, and the foundation the degree provides is recognised by these bodies.

The financial services sector, the public sector, consulting firms, and large corporations across every industry employ accounting and finance graduates. Postgraduate study in accounting, finance, or business administration is also an option for those who wish to develop further specialist qualifications.