An Accounting and Finance degree covers the day-to-day financial matters of business and is an excellent first step to becoming a qualified accountant, one of the highest paid professions. The BA Accounting and Finance degree programme at Liverpool provides a sound grounding in all core theoretical and practical areas of Accounting and Finance, focusing on financial accounting, management accounting, finance, strategy, audit and taxation. Programme staff are professionally qualified accountants with a range of experience in different sectors, so you can be confident of being taught the most up-to-date content by those that have applied it in the business world. On the Year in Industry programme you spend Year Three on placement in industry.

Studying at the School develops skills of gflexibility, problem-solving ability, commercial awareness and communication, which are highly valued by employers. Our former students enjoy careers in many professions, including Trainee Accountant (Financial, Management and Chartered); Administration Manager; Recruitment Consultant; Tax Assistant; Trainee Investment Manager; Data Analyst; Mortgage Adviser; Banker; Fundraising Manager; Human Resources Officer; Advertising Executive; Marketing Coordinator; Strategic Development Analyst; Social Media Graduate; Graduate Trainee (including retail organisations, financial organisations, the Civil Service and other blue chip companies); Sales Executive. Some graduates have pursued self-employment in areas including marketing and business consultancy, export and events promotion. Recent employers Astra Zeneca BAE Systems Baker Tilly Bank of America Bibby Financial Services Bloomberg LP British Telecom Cadbury's Civil Service Coca-Cola Co-Operative Group Deloitte Ernst and Young Grant Thornton Guangdong Development Bank HM Revenue and Customs HSBC Hewlett Packard KPMG Kellogg's Liverpool City Council London Irish Rugby Club Marks and Spencer Matalan Michelin PricewaterhouseCoopers NHS Shell Tesco United Utilities Work experience opportunities The year in industry is undertaken as part of the four-year sandwich degree programme. You will be supported in finding and applying for a placement in an organisation which could range from a local small and medium-sized enterprise to a global blue chip company-it’s up to you. The year in industry provide you with an edge in a competitive graduate labour market, access to important contacts and could even result in a full-time graduate job with your placement organisation. Recent year in industry students have undertaken placements in organisations including Triumph Motorcycles, IBM, L’Oreal and Microsoft. The placement year provides an invaluable opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a business environment, gaining experience of real responsibilities, projects and goals. Postgraduate opportunities Students completing undergraduate degrees at the University of Liverpool Management School often go on to undertake postgraduate programmes. Recent graduates have enrolled in programmes including MSc Marketing and Communications, PhD Management, MSc HRM and Industrial Relations, MSc Accounting and Finance, MA Intelligence and International Security, MSc Project Management and MSc Economics. Qualifying you for life As part of your degree you’ll develop a wide range of skills highly sought after by employers. You will also have the opportunity to consolidate your existing talents and learn new skills beyond the core curriculum. The ULMS (University of Liverpool Management School) Extra programme provides extra-curricular activities such as careers workshops covering job applications, interviews and assessment centres, presentations by key graduate recruiters Mandarin lessonsAs a Management School student you will be truly prepared for a graduate role in today’s fast paced and ever-changing business world.