Accounting and Data Analytics University of Portsmouth

Overview

The digitalisation of accounting and financial management in modern business means that professionals with the skills and aptitude to identify, analyse and use vast amounts of financial data are in high demand.

On this Accounting and Data Analytics Master's degree from the University of Portsmouth , you'll get the confidence and skill to use the findings from the data you analyse to make strategic business decisions.

You'll graduate with a flexible and sought after skill set, opening the door to jobs in banking, accounting and the financial sector, as well as more specific roles like forensic accounting.

Key facts

• On this Accounting and Data Analytics degree from University of Portsmouth you'll:
• Combine big data theory, business acumen and communication ability into a sought after skill set

• Improve your financial analysis and data visualisation skills

• Learn how to prepare and analyse accounts

• Get experience with analytical software

• Learn how to effectively analyse financial data to achieve certain goals, such as internal auditing

• Access the same data, analytics and software used by city traders in the Bloomberg Suite 

• Study alongside students from the MSc Forensic Accounting and MSc Accounting and Finance courses, so you'll experience other areas of accounting and get a better idea of what to expect in the workplace

• Develop transferable skills such as business acumen, professional ethics, critical analysis, report writing, communication skills and data analysis

• Be able to attend guest lectures, which illustrate how you can apply the knowledge and skill you learn in industry

• Study modules that accelerate the path to membership of accounting professional bodies after the course

Careers and opportunities

When you finish this Accounting and Data Analytics Master's course, the Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry.

Areas that you could go on to work in include:

• accounting

• banking

• financial sector businesses

• internal and external auditing

• forensic technology

• professional services

What jobs can you do with an Accounting and Data Analytics Master's degree?

Roles you could go onto include:

• management accountant

• financial accountant

• external auditor

• internal auditor

• financial analyst

• consultant

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA).