Accounting and Financial Management MSc

Course overview

Prepare for complex corporate environments with this master’s course, where you’ll apply accounting and finance theories to real-world challenges. Develop your knowledge and skills in financial analysis and decision-making through workshops and hands-on exercises.

Key course content includes:

• financial and management accounting – financial statement analysis, reporting, auditing, and management accounting for decision-making
• ethics, governance and sustainability – focuses on corporate governance within the regulatory framework
• corporate strategy and data analysis – explores business environment critical analysis, strategy formulation and statistical techniques for data analysis.

Why you should study this course

• Practice simulated trading and other finance-related activities using a wide range of industry-standard demo software on our Bloomberg terminals⁴.
• Access financial data, news and analytics on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) workspace⁴.
• There will be opportunities for you to obtain Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) certifications at no additional cost.
• Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are embedded throughout the course. Wherever possible, modules address the ethical implications of accounting and finance practices enabling you to evaluate the governance and ethical frameworks of diverse institutions, examine interrelationships, question norms and practices, and develop strategies relevant to modern-day corporate environments.
• Module content embeds employability enhancement skills including communication, problem-solving, developing sound judgement, personal responsibility and creativity.

Careers and opportunities

Successful graduates may seek positions in the following job roles: financial accountant, management accountant, finance manager, auditor, digital audit professional, banking, financial services professional, compliance and risk management professional, or investment and wealth management professional.

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• critically evaluate current issues and apply the theories and principles in accounting and finance for leading and developing corporate practice in real world global strategic contexts
• critically apply advanced mathematical and statistical techniques for financial and investment analysis
• critically assess the interactions of financial markets and corporate financial management and strategies
• demonstrate critical awareness of the role and importance of effective corporate governance, ethical responsibility, professional accountability, civic contribution and sustainability
• execute research using critical judgement in the selection of methodological approaches, research techniques and tools
• demonstrate a critical understanding of financial theories and principles, and the ability to constructively challenge their assumptions.