Accounting & Finance

Accounting and finance are the foundations of business and economic life. Accounting provides the systematic recording, analysis, and communication of financial information that enables organisations to understand their position, make decisions, and be held accountable to their stakeholders. Finance applies economic principles to the management of money, assets, and risk, asking how firms should fund themselves, how investments should be valued, and how financial markets function.

Together, they are among the most directly employable degree subjects available, preparing graduates for careers at the heart of business, public sector, and financial institutions.

At City St George's, University of London, this three-year, full-time programme develops both disciplines in depth, and the degree benefits from the university's position in the heart of London, one of the world's leading financial centres. You will study financial accounting and management accounting alongside finance theory, investment, corporate finance, and financial markets. The programme is technically rigorous, requiring strong quantitative skills, and it develops the analytical ability to work with financial data, evaluate investment decisions, and understand the regulatory and ethical context in which accountants and finance professionals operate.

City has strong professional connections and a track record of graduate employment in financial services, accountancy firms, and business.

This programme includes a sandwich year with a work placement, which gives you sustained professional experience in a financial or accounting environment before you complete your degree. Many students use their placement year to secure graduate job offers and to develop the professional competence and connections that accelerate early careers. Graduates go on to roles in accounting, investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, financial consultancy, the public sector, and a wide range of other fields.

Many also pursue professional accountancy qualifications, and a strong degree from City provides an excellent foundation for that further training.