Career Direction

The MSc in Finance & Accounting is a highly specialist degree option for students whose career ambitions lie in obtaining strategic level finance and accounting roles. A wide range of career prospects in the financial sector is available with this pathway. The accounting sector covers many areas, including:

• Audit and advisory work
• Taxation
• Business consulting
• Insurance
• Management accounting

The majority of graduates will seek entry into the professional services. These accountancy firms offer clients a range of services from audit to management consultancy. There are three broad categories of firms:

The 'Big Four' firms - Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and Deloitte, are professional services providers. They present themselves to clients as advisers, offering solutions to all of their business problems.

Large to medium-sized firms - These firms vary considerably in terms of numbers of partners, offices and employees. They offer similar services to the 'Big Four' but their client lists vary from independent businesses to household name companies across all sectors.

Small firms - provide all-around service to clients. Small firms tend to deal with small businesses.

The main opportunities for MSc in Finance & Accounting graduates are in the following fields:

Assurance and audit - examining accounting records and procedures of a business, government or other organisation, and verifying the accuracy and completeness of the records.

Management consultancy - the 'Big Four' may also offer actuarial services, insurance and pensions services, human resources/people services and IT solutions in addition to services mentioned above.

Corporate finance - working with mergers and acquisitions of organisations, fund-raising and public/private partnerships.

Corporate recovery/insolvency - helping businesses to recover from and overcome financial difficulties.

Forensic accounting - quantifying losses from thefts, frauds and accidents and advising on disputes that may arise from mergers and acquisitions.

Taxation - includes two main areas, tax compliance (completing and submitting tax returns) and tax advisory and planning (analyzing and recommending changes on how organisations structure their finances).

The LSBF Careers Service partners with all MSc in Finance & Accounting graduates in helping to identify individual career paths.

• Entry Requirements
• Key Facts
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• Undergraduate degree or equivalent
• English Proficiency: *
  • IELTS 6.5 – (or equivalent)
  • TOEFL – minimum score of 93 (internet-based), 240 (computer-based), or 587 (paper-based)
  • PTE 59 – (or equivalent)
• GMAT is not an obligatory requirement, but is considered an advantage and may be required for some applications. (Target score 550)

*Students who do not satisfy the fluency in English requirement can apply for the LSBF School of English Postgraduate Preparation Programme.

Next Intake

• 27^th February 2012

Campuses available

• London
• Birmingham
• Manchester*

Duration

• Full Time
  (12-15 Months)
• Part Time (24 Months)
• Online (12-60 Months)

* Only available to study part-time and online

Study Modes:

• Campus (London only)
• Blended (campus and online)
• Online

Fees

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Click here for the 2012 Bursaries and Scholarships

Application

To apply for this programme or for further information -
Call: + 44 (0)207 823 2303.

MSc Finance Fact Sheet