Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance are the languages through which organisations understand their own performance and make decisions about their future. Accounting provides the systematic framework for recording, classifying, and reporting financial information, while finance applies that information to questions of investment, risk, and value. Together they underpin every organisation that exists in a market economy, from small businesses and charities to multinational corporations and government bodies.

Understanding how these systems work, and how to apply them with integrity and analytical clarity, is one of the most consistently useful and in-demand skill sets a graduate can possess.

At Birmingham Newman this three-year full-time BSc is designed to give you both the technical expertise and the broader business understanding that the profession requires. You will explore how financial systems shape organisational decision-making, studying the principles of financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, and audit alongside the finance disciplines of investment appraisal, risk management, and financial markets. Ethical leadership runs through the programme as a genuine thread rather than an afterthought, reflecting the fact that the accounting profession has always placed integrity at its core and that employers value graduates who understand the responsibilities that come with financial expertise.

Practical application is emphasised throughout, and you will develop the capacity to analyse complex financial data, draw well-reasoned conclusions, and communicate them clearly to a range of audiences. The skills you build are directly relevant to professional practice, and the degree is designed with professional career progression firmly in mind.

Graduates move into roles in accounting practice, corporate finance, audit, tax, management accounting, financial analysis, banking, and the public sector. Many go on to complete professional qualifications with bodies such as the ACCA, ICAEW, or CIMA, using the degree as a strong platform for professional study. Others continue to postgraduate study in accounting, finance, or business.