Financial Management and Accounting

Financial management and accounting are two of the most essential skills in professional and organisational life. Accounting is the discipline of measuring, recording, and communicating financial information, providing the data that organisations depend on to understand their position and performance. Financial management extends this to the decisions about how to invest, fund, and manage financial resources over time, connecting the numbers to strategy and risk.

Together they give you the knowledge and analytical tools that underpin commercial and financial decision-making in organisations of all kinds.

At Coventry University this part-time programme provides a solid grounding for building a career in accounting and finance, delivering core knowledge in financial reporting, management accounting, auditing, corporate finance, and investment alongside the broader business context that gives those disciplines meaning. Studying part-time allows you to combine academic development with professional experience or other commitments, and the programme is designed to support students who are working in finance-related roles and want to formalise and deepen their knowledge. A sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities are all built in, giving you professional experience and an international dimension alongside your academic formation.

Graduates of financial management and accounting go on to careers in accounting firms, financial services, corporate finance, banking, investment management, treasury, and financial consultancy. Many pursue professional qualifications with bodies such as ACCA, CIMA, or ICAEW after graduation, and the degree provides a strong academic foundation for those examinations. Others move into management accounting, business finance partnering, or financial analysis roles within large organisations.

The combination of accounting and financial management knowledge is valued across virtually every sector, from commercial companies and professional services firms to the public sector, charities, and international development organisations. Further study at Masters level in finance, accounting, or business administration is also an option.