Accounting and Financial Systems

University of Sunderland

Gain the skills to become a future-ready accounting and finance professional. This innovative degree combines traditional financial expertise with the digital technologies transforming today’s business world. You’ll learn to use industry-standard tools such as Sage and Python to manage accounts, analyse data, and support strategic financial decisions in a digital economy.

Across three years, you’ll study financial and management accounting, taxation, audit and assurance, financial reporting, and financial management-alongside modules in computerised accounting, payroll systems, and big data analytics. You’ll develop coding and analytical skills to solve real-world accounting and finance problems using modern digital systems.

Teaching is hands-on and career-focused, combining lectures, workshops, simulations, and collaborative projects. You’ll graduate with the technical and professional competencies employers demand-able to integrate financial knowledge with technology, adapt to new software, and make data-driven business decisions.

Study in London’s financial centre at the University of Sunderland in London (near Canary Wharf) and prepare for a career in accounting, finance, auditing, or data-driven financial analysis.

Typical careers: accountant, financial analyst, management accountant, payroll manager, auditor, tax adviser, or fintech and data finance professional.

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