A degree in Accounting and Finance provides a solid foundation in financial principles, accounting practices and business management. You will gain skills in problem-solving, data analysis and decision-making, preparing you for a range of career opportunities in finance, accounting, consulting and beyond.
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Accounting and Finance graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Business Operations and Management
- IT, Data and Tech
While these sectors are popular among Accounting and Finance graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring: What can I do with a Accounting and Finance degree?
Destinations of Exeter Accounting and Finance graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
To learn more about these roles, browse the job profiles on Prospects. For more detailed insights into each area of work, visit our employment sector pages.
Accountancy
- Accountant
- Assurance Associate
- Audit Associate
- Tax Adviser
- Tax Technician
Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Banking Operations Graduate Analyst
- Claims Analyst
- Investment Analyst
- Market and Wealth Services Graduate
- Treasury Specialist
Built Environment
- Graduate Surveyor
- Marketing Assistant
Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Actuarial Analyst
- Business Advisory Assistant
- Business Analyst
- Financial Services Consultant
- Valuation Consultant
Business Operations and Management
- Brand Specialist
- Finance Controller
- Finance Report Specialist
- Operations Management Graduate
- Sales Graduate
Education and Teaching
- Assistant Financial Accountant
- Outdoor Educator
- Teacher (Science)
IT, Data and Tech
- Business Analyst
- Business Consultant
- Data Science Assistant
- Equity Data Analyst
Politics, Government and the Public Sector / Uniformed Services
- Accounts Administrator
- Civil Servant (UK Government)
- Internal Auditor (Overseas Government)
- Navy Officer
- Senior Policy Associate
Remember…
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
For tips on researching an employer, visit our researching employers page.
- 3Horizons
- Amazon
- Arbuthnot Latham
- BDO Consulting
- Baker Tilly
- Bloomberg
- Bosch
- Buzzacott LLP
- Deloitte
- Evelyn Partners
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Fitz Partners
- Fujitsu
- Huawei
- Gallagher
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- Lockheed Martin
- Moore Kingston Smith
- Optima Consulting Partners
- PwC
- Partners Capital
- RSM
- Saffery
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
To learn more about pursuing further study visit our postgraduate study page.
Further study related to your discipline
- MSc Accounting and Finance
- MSc International Finance and Banking
- MSc International Business
Further study in other disciplines
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Digital Health
- MSc Global Prosperity
- MSc Human Resource Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2020/21 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Survey (2023/24).