This degree is ideal if you are dedicated to a career in accountancy. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), this course can fast-track an accountancy career by permitting exemptions from key professional examinations. As an accountant, you will play a fundamental role in the running of a business – big or small. Managing budgets and taxes, financial reporting, completing audits - all are critical in ensuring that a business or organization runs as effectively and successfully as possible. Accounting at Swansea is a flexible degree with the chance to study abroad for a year, or work in industry for a year. This can give you a real competitive advantage and will broaden your horizons when it comes to seeking employment. Your Accounting experience will also benefit from a wide selection of optional modules in later years of study, allowing you to shape the degree towards your career goals. Our career support services include: Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs; Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers; Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities; Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics; Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding; Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.