If you’re planning a career in accountancy or the financial sector, studying at the University of Stirling is the perfect starting point. Stirling ranks among the top 3 places to study Accountancy and Finance in Scotland (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021), boasting 5-star teaching and multiple industry accreditation.

Studying Accountancy and Finance empowers you to prepare, present and interpret financial information for a wide range of organisations, and the skills you learn will enable investors, lenders, management and others to make key decisions based on financial facts. Our combined Accountancy and Finance course includes content specifically geared towards entering the banking and investment industries.   

The ideal path to a career in accountancy combines a university degree with recognised professional qualifications. This degree course has been created with this in mind, and successful completion of the course will ensure many professional bodies give you significant exemptions from their exams.

From a basic understanding of how to analyse financial statements, through to an in-depth knowledge of economics, taxation and reporting, our Accountancy and Finance degree covers everything you’ll need to know to join the thousands of Stirling graduates who have successfully transitioned from this course into the professional world.

A wide range of companies, individuals and financial institutions require the analytical skills and professional judgment developed by Accountancy and Finance graduates. In comparison to our single Bachelor of Accountancy course, Accounting and Finance offers an added specialisation geared towards entering professions in the banking and investment industries. As you study for your accounting degree at the University of Stirling, you can take advantage of our range of career services.

Find out more about how we prepare you for the world of work.

• Accountancy and Finance graduates from Stirling are working in multiple different countries for companies including JP Morgan, IBM, RBS and many more.
• Your degree grants you exemption from many industry exams – getting you off to a flying start in your journey to becoming a fully qualified Accountant.
• Our Accountancy and Finance course includes additional content geared specifically towards a career in the banking and investment industries.

Accountancy and Finance courses pave the way for graduates to work in areas such as financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation, consultancy, and financial services. A wide range of employers recognise that students with an accounting/finance background will have a strong business-focused education that equips them with invaluable numerical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Recent Accountancy and Finance graduates from the University of Stirling have started their careers in some of the following roles:

• Trainee Financial Advisor, Greaves, West and Ayre
• Part Qualified Accountant, Yousaf and Co Ltd
• Audit Associate, Deloitte UK
• Graduate Finance Analyst, Aston Martin

Graduates who left Stirling up to ten years ago have forged careers in positions such as:

• Senior Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group
• Business Services Manager, RSM Tenon
• Assurance Technician, Ernst and Young
• Management Accountant, Standard Life plc