MSc INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (WITH INTERNSHIP)

Careers

Employability Service

We are University of the Year for Graduate Employment for the second year in a row - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018, 2019.

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.

Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.

We Provide

• Academic entry route into accounting and finance for applicants holding non-specialist entry qualifications;
• A natural progression route for students of undergraduate programme particularly in the areas of business, economics and finance;
• Optional internship to develop the skills required by employers in the accounting and finance professions;
• A choice of electives to reflect both student interests and potential career opportunities;
• An opportunity to study either full-time or part-time and with intakes in both September and January;
• Access to prestigious resources such as the Bloomberg computer suite.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities to attend expert symposiums and conferences to enhance employability and enhance awareness of contemporary issues and developments within the subject domains;
• Two residential weekends;
• The opportunity for consultancy practice;
• The opportunity to carry out a project suiting the students career needs;
• Multiple start dates and modes of delivery to suit;
• Business start-up advice and support during the programme for budding entrepreneurs;
• Opportunities to network and develop connectivity with our post graduate research and enterprise community;
• Life coaching; and extended internship work experience opportunity for all students

Types of careers

Graduates who possess a combination of an LSBU Masters degree and a professional accounting qualification are likely to be highly employable in senior positions in accounting and finance, not only in the UK but throughout the world. Excellent career opportunities exist in accounting and finance. Recent graduates have secured positions in accounting firms, industry, banking, finance and commerce.

Past employability skills events held by the Department include:

"My Employability event"

My dream job
Preparing CVs and cover letters
Using databases to research the company
IT qualifications for your CV
Preparing for interviews
Managing expectations
Internships

ACCA and CIMA exemptions

On completing this course, you will be on a fast track to becoming ACCA qualified, and exempt from the following exams:

F1 - Accountant in Business
F2 - Management Accounting
F3 - Financial Accounting
F4 - Corporate and Business Law

With the completion of the modules:

F5 Performance Management, Management Accounting (BAF-7-MAC)
F8 Audit and Assurance,  Audit Risk (BAF-7-AUR)
F9 Financial Management, Corporate Financial Management (BAF-7-CFM)

CIMA Exemptions:

Graduates are eligible for the master’s gateway route or direct entry to the operational level objective tests

Subjects

BA1 Fundamentals of Business Economics
BA2 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
BA3 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
BA4 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

Academic progression

This masters degree also prepares you for research and further study in this area which can lead onto a PhD qualification.

Our graduates are highly employable and progress onto a variety of senior roles in the public, private and third sectors, often starting their own businesses and consultancy firms in the UK and abroad.

Successful students will gain a combination of professional body exemptions and also part preparation for various higher professional examinations of the ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and CISI dependant on the choice of electives studied. This is subject to successful revalidation and professional body accreditation.

Possible links with ACCA China (from 2015).

The course features guest speakers and industry events.

Recent speakers include:

• Emmanouil Schizas, Senior Policy Advisor for ACCA and Editor of ACCA's quarterly Global Economic Conditions Survey
• Professor Chris Brewster, University of Reading

Past events include:

"Customer Focus in Banking: How to implement it?"      

Keynote speaker: Owen Woodley, Managing Director, Lloyds Bank Retail.
Panel: Mark Mullen, Chief Executive, First Direct & Head of UK Contact Centres; Paul Lynam, CEO, Secure Trust Bank; Ashleye Gunn, Consumers Association 'Which?'; Richard Goodman, Policy Director, Financial Ombudsman.
Chairman: Chris Skinner, Chair, the Financial Services Club

"Making Corporate Governance effective in banking"

Keynote speaker: Peter Swabey, Policy and Research Director, ICSA.
Panel: Prof. Andrew Chambers, International Internal Audit Standards Board; Mike Trippit, Director, Equity Research - Banks, Numis; Catherine Howarth, CEO, Share Action; Robert Hingley, Director of Investment Affairs, Association of British Insurers; Charles Middleton, CEO, Triodos Bank.
Chairman: Simon Osborne, CEO, ICSA

"Fixing our banks:  What to fix and by whom?"

Participant Speakers:

• Chris Skinner - Chairman – European Networking Forum. The Financial Services Club
• A bank's perspective: Triodos Bank – Charles Middleton
• Board of Directors and Shareholders' issues: ICSA – Patrick Gonsalves
• Employees' issues: Unite. Finance & Legal – National Officer – Dominic Hook
• Customer's issues: Which? Consumers Association. Head of Money Content – James Daley
• Regulatory issues: Internal Audit Guidance for Financial Services, set up by the FSA and the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors – Professor Andrew Chambers

The conference discussed the different stakeholders' perspectives about the changes that should be introduced in the banking system to deal effectively with the current crisis affecting financial institutions.

Centre of Excellence status is the IoEE’s (Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) flagship organisational accreditation for organisations that promote and deliver enterprise skills development – and is in recognition of the School’s entrepreneurial culture and leading-edge practice.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was founded in 1904; the ACCA is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification

Memberships

LSBU Business School is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international membership and quality assurance body of world-leading and high-potential Business Schools who share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning, and are looking to provide positive impact on their students, communities, and the economy as a whole. BGA is the sister brand to the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the world's impartial authority on postgraduate management education.

As a BGA member institution, students of LSBU Business School are able to access BGA's individual membership, which offers a range of tools and resources designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and graduates, free of charge. This includes CV building services, a job search function, skill assessments, thought-leadership, partner discounts and much more.