Accounting with Corporate Finance

Accounting with corporate finance is a degree that develops rigorous financial expertise across both the technical practice of accounting and the strategic domain of corporate finance. Accounting is the discipline of measuring, recording, and reporting on the financial activities of organisations, providing the information on which management decisions, investor choices, and regulatory oversight depend. Corporate finance examines how companies raise capital, how they allocate it across investments, how they manage risk, and how financial decisions affect shareholder value and firm performance.

Together the two areas give you a comprehensive understanding of how the financial affairs of organisations are managed from both an operational and a strategic perspective.

At Edinburgh Napier University you will study this four-year full-time degree, which includes a year abroad, giving you exposure to accounting and financial practice in a different national context. Across the programme you will study financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation, financial reporting standards, and the law as it applies to business and finance. The corporate finance element introduces you to investment appraisal, capital structure theory, mergers and acquisitions, derivatives, and financial risk management.

Quantitative and analytical skills are developed throughout, alongside the professional judgement and ethical awareness that the accounting profession requires. The typical entry tariff is 152 points.

Graduates from accounting and corporate finance programmes typically pursue professional accounting qualifications, with many programmes being accredited by bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, ACCA, or CIMA, giving exemptions from elements of their professional examinations. Careers include financial accountant, management accountant, auditor, corporate finance analyst, tax adviser, and financial controller. Edinburgh's status as a major financial centre strengthens connections to employers in banking, asset management, and professional services.

Further study in accounting, finance, or business administration is taken by some graduates seeking to specialise or move into senior roles.