Accountancy and Taxation
The image of accountants has very much changed, accountancy is now seen as an exciting, lucrative and rewarding graduate career option.
Accountancy is the process of organising and communicating financial information about business. Accountants generally undertake such tasks as bookkeeping, auditing and managing company cash-flow.
Choosing a graduate career in accounting can help broaden your long-term career prospects and enable you to work in different industries, whilst being offering a good salary and rewarding work.
Accountants meet and work with a wide range of people and enjoy a certain level of independence in the workplace.
Accounts Assistant
Accounts Clerk
Accounts Payable
Billing Specialist
Bookkeeper
Budget Analyst
CNA
Controller
Financial Controller
Fixed Income Accountant
Fund Accountant
Fund Tax Accountant
General Ledger Accountant
Internal Auditor
Internal Auditor
Payroll Supervisor
Project Accountant
Reconciliations Accountant
Senior Accountant
Senior Audit Manager
Staff Accountant
Treasury Analyst
Unit Trust Accountant
(Starting training) - £20,000 - £25,000
(After training) - £30,000 - £50,000+
Second job - £30,000 - £50,000+
2:1 minimum, 300 UCAS points
Although employers may not specify a degree subject they do require certain skills, including the ability to work with figures, charts and graphs and to analyse data. A wide range of soft skills are essential in an accountancy job, including good communication and having good team work skills.
