Accounting

Accounting is far more than a technical exercise in recording numbers. It is the discipline through which organisations understand their financial position, communicate with investors and stakeholders, plan for the future and are held accountable for how they have used resources. Sound accounting underpins decision-making at every level of a business, from day-to-day cash management to strategic investment, and the skills it develops are relevant across virtually every sector and organisation type.

At Edge Hill University, this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich year, a work placement and a year abroad. The sandwich and placement elements give you direct professional experience in accounting or finance roles, developing practical skills and commercial awareness alongside your academic training. The year abroad broadens your perspective on how accounting and financial reporting operate in different regulatory and cultural environments, which is increasingly relevant in a world where businesses and capital flows across borders constantly.

You will engage with the fundamentals of financial accounting and reporting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, business finance and the broader management and business context in which accounting operates. The programme develops your quantitative skills alongside critical thinking, professional judgement and the communication skills that accountants need to explain financial information clearly to different audiences.

Graduates go on to careers as accountants, management accountants, auditors, financial analysts, tax professionals and finance managers across all sectors. The programme typically provides exemptions from parts of professional qualification examinations, shortening the route to membership of major accountancy bodies. Further study in accounting, finance or business is available for those who want to specialise or develop into senior leadership roles.