Accounting and Finance (Accelerated)

Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance accelerated degree is a quick route to a successful career in the financial services sector. The 2-year course will prepare you for a career in accountancy, auditing, tax advisory, wealth management, banking, business development and organisational leadership.

Just like our standard degree, you’ll study accountancy and finance modules to equip you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to give business and financial advice to organisations from government departments and global brands to digital start-ups.

You’ll get multiple exemptions on future professional qualifications, and with fast-tracked chartered status after graduation, you’ll have a head start on success.

If you’re looking for an accounting and finance course in Manchester, our 2-year BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance accelerated degree is the perfect choice for you.

Alongside your course modules, you will engage with the 92 Programme, which is built into every degree and tailored to each subject area.

Engaging with the 92 Programme is a requirement for all students and will count towards your overall grade.

Through taught sessions, immersive experiences and coaching, you will build confidence, resilience, wellness, self-reflection and professionalism, skills designed to support your future success.

Our Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) accreditations are currently under review. We are updating these to ensure our programmes carry the maximum possible exemptions for students. We will publish the latest accreditation information here as soon as it is confirmed. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact our Student Futures Team.

Level 5 Modules

Financial Reporting

You’ll study the conceptual framework used when preparing financial statements and how to apply them. You’ll also develop the skills and techniques used to analyse and interpret financial statements such as ratio analysis.

Advanced Management Accounting

You’ll gain an understanding of the concepts and techniques used to develop a business strategy, approaches to management accounting such as strategic pricing, risk analysis and project appraisal techniques, and the techniques and theories surrounding management accounting.

Corporate and Business Law

In this module, you’ll develop knowledge and skills in specific legal areas relating to accounting and finance and recognise the need to seek specialist legal advice when necessary.

Financial Management

You’ll develop your knowledge and learn how to exercise professional judgment in relation to the financial management function. By understanding working capital management and the need for investment appraisal and business valuations, you’ll be able to make justified recommendations relating to the financial management of an organisation in private and public sectors.

Level 6 Modules

Advanced Financial Reporting

You will learn to compare and contrast sources of funding for various projects, analyse and provide recommendations on findings from the interpretation of financial statements and identify the limitations of the tools available for interpreting financial statements.

Taxation

You’ll get to grips with the tax systems relating to individuals and groups of companies, as well as the various areas of tax including corporation tax, VAT and income tax; understand the importance of accuracy and the implications surrounding incorrect calculations.

Audit and Assurance

You’ll gain an understanding of the importance and process of audit and assurance within an organisation and the regulatory framework governing accounting and finance practitioners.

Project

In this module, you will complete either a live project from one of our partners or a dissertation on an area of interest, that demonstrates your research and problem-solving skills.

Level 4 Modules

Business and Technology

You’ll get to grips with the basic concepts required for effective business management, understand the critical role accounting and finance professionals play in achieving ethical and efficient practices and develop knowledge in key areas such as law and regulations, governance and data protection.

Economics for Business

You will study the basic principles of the Macro and Micro-environment, the effects of government intervention on the market, supply and demand, and market outcomes.

Introduction to Financial Accounting

You will gain an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of financial accounting, the elements that make up financial statements, and how they are prepared.

Introduction to Management Accounting

In this module you will gain an understanding of the financial and managerial concepts required to enable managers to make better decisions, the purpose of applying costing techniques, as well as the role of budgets in decision-making and how this can impact organisational behavior and performance.

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Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants