Accounting and Finance

Strong financial decision-making is at the heart of successful organisational strategy. At Manchester Met, we'll provide you with the tools needed to contribute to organisational activity across a range of levels.

Home to global businesses

Manchester is one of the largest financial centres outside London, so you’ll have businesses like Deloitte and KPMG on your doorstep and plenty of opportunities to network with employers. This allows us to tap into an exciting network of guest speakers and mentors that support our students to build your own professional capabilities and readiness for graduate opportunities.

Building your expertise

We’ll cover a wide range of areas including international financial reporting standards (IFRS), sustainable finance, corporate governance and financial management. You’ll learn to apply tools and models of finance theory to understand current challenges. You’ll also be able to put theory into practice by experiencing decision making in our Bloomberg Trading Room, opening in January 2025.

Your dissertation will then put your expertise to the test. It will give you the opportunity to explore a specific topic in greater depth. This might involve working with an employer to investigate a business issue or answering a challenging research question. Combined, the range of content and approaches to learning that you will experience on this course will prepare you for an exciting range of graduate roles.

Features and Benefits

- Triple accredited - our Business School holds the globally recognised trio of accreditations from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, placing us among the best business schools in the world.

- Study in the heart of a financial centre – Manchester is home to major accountancy firms and banks, including Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY, Santander and RBS.

- Flexible around you – this course has January and September start dates, so you can study when it suits you.

- Rise programme – all students are eligible to take part in curricular activities with Rise. These might include volunteering, project work and certifications.

- Industry experts – our teaching staff are experienced practitioners, active researchers in their fields and consultants to large accountancy firms. They will share their insights and connections throughout your course.

- A network of industry connections – we have links with the main professional organisations and we invite top practitioners from accountancy firms, banks, and accountancy bodies to give guest lectures.