About Accounting And Finance BA (hons) in University of Liverpool

Our BA Accounting and Finance programme has a theoretical and practice-led approach covering the core aspects of accounting and finance including  financial accounting, management accounting and finance. It also covers specialist areas such as auditing, taxation and strategy to a level equivalent to the ICAEW professional stage.

Choosing this highly accredited course can give you an advantage in a range of careers including: accountancy (both in practice and in industry), investment banking, asset management and insurance in organisations such as Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, NHS, PwC, Siemens as well as in the public sector. Some students also pursue further postgraduate study.

With close industry links, excellent teaching, and quality content the programme is accredited by the professional accountancy bodies and receives the maximum number of exemptions available to any university from the:

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW),
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA),
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA),
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA),
• Institute of Charted Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).

Career prospects

Studying at the School also develops skills of flexibility, problem-solving ability, commercial awareness and communication, which are highly valued by employers.

As our highly accredited programme receives the maximum number of exemptions available to any University from a wide range of professional bodies, many of our students find accounting and finance related roles in large ‘Big 4’ firms as well as smaller companies, including:

Trainee Accountants (Financial, Management and Chartered); Graduate Tax Associate, Actuarial Support Analyst, Financial Consultant, Auditor, Assurance Associate, Corporate Tax Associate, Audit Associate, Audit Analyst, Assistant Tax Advisor, Audit & Advisory Associate, Data Analyst, Financial Engineer.

Our students also succeed in securing graduate level roles in non-finance/accounting areas as well, including:

Marketing Analyst, Executive Management Trainee, Account Executive, Trainee Business Adviser, Business Development Consultant, Market Service Co-ordinator, Property Development, Commercial and Governance Business Intern.

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

Academic qualification equivalents

• Successful completion of examinations at standard X and XII (Higher Secondary School Certificate) with minimum marks of approximately 70 to 85%, according to the course and exam board.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: A  minimum of IELTS band 6.0–7.0, with no component below 5.5.
• TOEFL iBT: 78-88 overall with 19-Listening, Writing, Reading, 21-Speaking.
• PTE:  55-62 with minimum score of 51 in any component

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University of Liverpool Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

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