Accountancy
This page has been designed to give you a starting point for researching a career in accountancy.
What is accountancy?
Accountancy incorporates a variety of roles including auditing, book-keeping and taxation. More than 1.25 million people are employed in the finance sector. There are opportunities to practise accountancy in many sectors. Accountancy is the second largest UK industry and is vital to the wellbeing of our economy.
- AGCAS guide to careers in Accountancy and Professional Services (pdf 155kb)
- Inside Careers guide to chartered accountancy
- Inside Careers guide to banking, securities and investments
- Prospects has job profiles for chartered accountants, chartered certified accountants, chartered public finance accountants and accounting technicians.
- Prospects: What to do with your degree in Accounting and Finance?
- Targetjobs sector information for accountancy and financial management
How do I get into accountancy?
Search the courses database for University of Brighton courses in this area
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Association of Practising Accountants
- Association of Accounting Technicians
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- Institute of Financial Accountants
- Prospects Community
Professional services, banking and finance Get guidance and advice on courses and jobs in financial services, city markets and professional financial & accounting services.
- WiWi Online
This website is dedicated to the research needs of students, researchers, academic staff and young professionals in the fields of economics, accountancy and business studies.
Finding a job or employer in this sector
If you are looking to work for a large organisation you should consult graduate employment directories, such as the Prospects Directory, Hobson's GET Guide. They are free from the careers centre.
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants International
Vacancies in Accountancy and Finance - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Vacancies for management trainees - CityJobs
Jobs in Banking, Accounting, Insurance & Financial Services - CMA Financial Recruitment
Have offices in Southampton, Havant and Bournemouth - Grow in Finance.com
Finance and Banking job openings in USA, Europe, Asia & Africa - Harvey John
A specialist accountancy and financial recruitment consultancy based in Hove and Brighton - Hays Accountancy Personnel
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ICAEW publishes a digest of training vacancies which includes many organisations with ACA trainee positions. Available from the Careers Centre at Moulsecoomb or online at: - Manpower Professional
- Page Personnel Financial recruitment agency.
- Randstad Financial & Professional
Recruits in the areas of banking, accountancy, insurance, finance, marketing, HR and secretarial. - Reed Accounting
- Top Financial Jobs
Top Financial Jobs specialises in promoting accounting and finance jobs from leading recruitment agencies and employers in the UK and Europe. - Total Jobs
This jobs board website contains a comprehensive accountancy and finance jobs section.