Business Management with Placement

Business Management with a specialism in Accounting combines the broad analytical and strategic skills of business management with the specific technical expertise of accounting, one of the most transferable and consistently valued professional disciplines in the business world. Accounting addresses how organisations record, report, and interpret their financial information, and how that information supports decision-making at every level. Studying it within a management degree gives you the commercial context in which accounting operates, not just the technical skills in isolation.

At London South Bank University, this programme includes a foundation year and a placement year, making it accessible to students who need to develop their academic grounding before the main degree and giving you structured professional experience before graduation. The foundation year builds the quantitative, analytical, and academic skills needed for degree-level study, and the main degree then covers business strategy, marketing, operations, and human resources alongside financial accounting, management accounting, and the broader dimensions of corporate finance. The placement year is particularly important in accounting and business, where employers value demonstrated professional experience.

Graduates from Business Management with Accounting are attractive to a wide range of employers. Professional services firms offering audit, tax, and advisory services recruit accounting graduates for training contract positions. Finance functions in commercial organisations of all sizes, from start-ups to FTSE 100 companies, employ management accountants, financial analysts, and business controllers.

The degree also provides a strong foundation for professional qualifications including those from ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, and CIPFA, with many programmes offering significant exam exemptions. Postgraduate study in accounting, finance, or business administration is an option for those who want to accelerate their development. The London location and LSBU's professional networks give graduates access to employers across one of the world's leading financial centres.