ACCA + Master in Finance and Investments

You will add a whole new dimension to your CV and career by combining the advanced financial skills of a Master in Finance and Investments to your ACCA qualification.

Alongside your ACCA, this Master's gives you the best of both worlds. You can grasp the vital accounting skills that underpin financial operations, while gaining the ability to push organisations forward through key financial decisions and strategies. Please note the postgraduate degrees are delivered online. You will study your ACCA online and choose to study revision online or on-campus.

Combine your ACCA with a Master in Finance and Investments in as few as 2 extra modules and a dissertation*

ACCA + Master's in Finance and Investments

Key features and benefits

Achieve a higher position and salary
Gain a Master in Finance and Investments alongside your ACCA qualification
Set yourself apart in the crowded jobs market
Match accounting excellence with financial management skills

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Online Master in Finance and Investments (Accounting and Financial Management)

This specialisation is delivered 100% online through LSBF’s online platform and it helps you adapt to the constantly evolving fields of accounting and finance, while preparing you for success in both.

You will learn how to perform key accountancy tasks in line with the professional and ethical codes of the industry. You will also gain the research and analytical skills you need to publish financial statements across organisations of different sizes, and cover the application of modern management accounting techniques. These include decision-making, budgeting and standard costing, business management and controlling.

Master in Finance and Investments Programme Structure

Stage I

Business and Financial Analysis
Quantitative Finance and Financial Markets
Corporate Finance
Research Methods

Stage II

Corporate Governance and Ethics
Advanced Corporate Reporting
Performance Management and Control
Research Methods

Stage III

Integrative Research and Consultancy Project

Upon completing the ACCA qualification, exemptions to some stages of the Master's in Finance and Investments are applicable. These vary depending on the ACCA options exams selected by the student.

Core Modules

This module will teach you to analyse the internal and external factors affecting an organisation, in order to improve its competitiveness. You will develop an advanced knowledge of international financial statement analysis, as well as the ability to use specialised analytical tools.

Module learning outcomes

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to:

Identify rules and principles in the international accounting standards and financial regulations, in addition to core values in business that led to competitive advantage.
Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge in the sphere of business and financial analysis, with a view to corporate evaluation.
Critically assess businesses, accounting data and financial information to make investment decisions.
Discuss the link between current theory and common practice, with the ability to organise appropriate evidence and reasoning to reach a balanced conclusion, using business and financial analysis.
Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills to facilitate effective business and financial decision-making.

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Acquire sufficient knowledge of the quantitative methods used in investment finance to apply them to financial markets. By studying quantitative methods and their application simultaneously, you will gain a crucial advantage over other candidates.

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to:

Design and apply quantitative tools in financial markets.
Critically evaluate possible changes that result from model variance.
Compute basic valuation analysis for financial markets instruments.
Evaluate the input variables and their outputs using quantitative tools in financial markets.
Collect, analyse, and present your findings to varied audiences.

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Understand the crucial role played by investment and financing decisions in generating and capturing value, and in giving companies an edge over competitors. You will also study the means by which businesses raise finance and manage finance – making you an invaluable asset to any company.

Module learning outcomes

Upon completion of the module, you will be able to:

Summarise key principles and tools for financial decision-making.
Compare various investment decision rules and apply the process of capital budgeting.
Analyse the concept of corporate capital structure and compute cost of capital.
Determine and critically evaluate the economic benefit of various types of financing.
Explain the concept of risk management and analyse the role of derivative instruments in mitigating risks.

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The following exemptions are available for this programme:

Master in Finance and Investments module	Exempted due to ACCA paper
Business and Financial Analysis [core]	Business Analysis
Quantitative Finance and Financial Markets [core]
Corporate Finance [core]	Financial Management
Corporate Governance and Ethics [elective]	Governance, Risk and Ethics
Advanced Corporate Reporting [elective]	Corporate Reporting
Performance Management and Control [elective]	Advanced Performance Management

Stand out as a leader

The Master in Finance and Investments is for those who wish to take their career in finance to leadership level. You will go beyond facts and figures to understand how to succeed in the financial industry. Please note, this postgraduate degree is offered 100% online.

Boost your career

ACCA accreditation and postgraduate degrees are both recognised signs of excellence around the world. Holding both opens the door to higher positions and salaries by providing a far broader skillset, and by proving your ability and dedication.

Industry focus

The Master in Finance develops a blend of practical skills and academic excellence designed to help you advance your career. The combined ACCA + Master programme closely reflects the needs of the modern marketplace, so you will develop the skills employers really value.

ACCA + MBA/MFI

ACCA exams left to complete

Online Fees*

3 or less

£4,895

4 or less

£4,895

5 or less

£4,895

£5,310

£5,725

£6,260

£6,900

£7,350

£7,800

£8,150

£8,500

Start studying now with the possibility of having a 12 months interest free instalment plan.

Minimum entry requirements:

Two A Levels and three GCSEs or equivalent in five separate subjects, including English and Mathematics
Good English level is required

Foundations in Accountancy route (FIA)

Must be 18 or over
Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Accounting and Business via Foundations in Accountancy can transfer to the ACCA Qualification and commence their studies from LW onwards
Gain exemptions from ACCA exams BT, MA and FA

Graduate entry route

Relevant degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempt* from up to nine exams within the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills levels and register directly at the Professional level
Holders of recognised business and/or accounting degrees may also qualify for exemptions*

*We advise you to check your starting point with ACCA before you enrol on the course.

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Information about technical requirements

Our platform does not require any additional software. However, it is advisable that students have Microsoft Office installed on their computers as tutors may provide additional downloadable notes in Doc, Xlsx, PPT, and PDF formats.

Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari (Macintosh only) are all supported by Canvas.

Canvas has been carefully crafted to accommodate low-bandwidth environments. A minimum internet speed of 512kbps is recommended.

Information about when access to materials opens and closes

Access to all learning materials and live sessions opens in the month of intake and closes three months later. For example, if teaching starts in mid-June, access will stop in mid-September after the exams finish. Students taking Computer Based Assessments (CBE) have access for 6 months.

Learning materials consist of the following:

Live tuition and revision sessions
Recorded live tuition and revision sessions
Study manuals, question banks, class, and revision notes
Other relevant materials tutors may provide

Available resources for enrolled students before live tuition begins:

Access to recorded live tuition and revision for the session that is currently running
Access to study manuals, question banks, class, and revision notes

Students who have purchased a course but have not yet enrolled can request access to a study manuals and or question bank.

Timetable

All courses are taught in the evening (BST), Monday through Thursday. Classes typically start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m., and revision ends at 9 p.m.

We also provide a mentoring hour in the evenings for all students. During mentoring hours, students can have their homework marked and speak to their tutors directly with any concerns.

Normally, there are eight weeks of live online tuition (Some courses have up to 2 extra sessions) and four weeks of live online revision.

For Computer Based Examinations (CBE):

Business Technology – 8 weeks
Corporate and Business Law – 10 weeks
Management Accounting – 11 weeks
Financial Accounting – 12 weeks

Face-to-face revision is offered on two weekends in London. If you cannot attend, you can either join the session live online or watch the recording.

Indicative Timetable

Learning Expectations

We advise that you allocate nine hours of self-study per week in addition to your live classes. For the Strategic Professional exam, we advise 12 hours of self-study.

You will be asked to complete homework in every tuition and revision session, which will be marked with feedback provided during your mentoring hour. You will also be asked to complete a time-limited exam that will also be marked with feedback.

We expect you to attend all live sessions, but if that is not possible (e.g., time zone constraints), we ask that you study using the recorded sessions provided. If you do not attend any sessions, live or recorded, then you may be removed from the course and deferred to the next session.

Information about Practical Experience Requirement (PER)

Studying for your ACCA exams requires you to pass them and gain practical experience that is essential to becoming a fully qualified accountant.

You must take the Ethical and Professional Skills module and gain professional experience by spending 36 months in an accounting or finance-related role.

Exam success, practical experience, and knowledge of ethics will enable you to become a successful accountant.

More detailed information can be found at PER-trainee-guide.pdf (accaglobal.com)

Topics that you will cover in your course

S.No.	ACCA Paper	Topics	Tutor
1	Corporate & Business Law	Unit 1 --The English Legal System Unit 2 -- Contract – formation Unit 3 -- Contract – terms, breach Unit 4 -- Tort, Employment, Introduction to Agency & Partnership. Unit 5 -- Partnership Unit 6 -- Company Law (legal personality & company formation, Share capital, Loan capital, Meetings & resolution) Unit 7 -- Company Law (Directors, Meetings & resolutions, other officers, Insolvency) Unit 8 -- Fraudulent behaviour	Debbie Crossman
2	Business & Technology	Unit 1 -- Training and development Unit 2 -- Personal effectiveness. Performance appraisal Unit 3 -- Leading People. Individuals and teams Unit 4 -- Motivation. The role of accounting. Micro-economics. Unit 5 -- Macro-economics. Business environment. Business organisation. Unit 6 -- Organisational culture. Corporate governance. Ethics. Unit 7 -- Information systems. Control and security. Fraud. Unit 8 -- Revision (working through BT CBE)
3	Financial Accounting	Unit 1 --Introduction to Accounting and Double Entry Unit 2 -- Adjustments to Financial Statements Unit 3 --Non-current Assets Unit 4-- Accurals and Prepayments Unit 5 -- Maintaining records for Customers and Suppliers Unit 6 -- The Correction of Errors and Bank Reconciliation Statements Unit 7 -- Process of Accounting for Limited Companies Unit 8 -- Accounting Standards Unit 9 -- Cash Flow Statements Unit 10 -- Interpretation of Accounts Unit 11 -- Introduction to Group Accounting
4	Performance Management	Unit 1 -- Overview of information systems. Costing methods. Unit 2 -- Costing methods. Unit 3 -- Short-term decision making (many topics fall under this heading: relevant costing, further processing, make or buy decision, limiting factor analysis, linear programming) Unit 4 -- Short-term decision making (CVP analysis). Pricing. Unit 5 -- Decisions under uncertainty. Budgeting. Unit 6 -- Budgeting (learning curves). Advanced variances Unit 7 -- Financial and non-financial performance evaluation. Unit 8 -- Divisional performance and transfer pricing.
5	Taxation	Unit 1 -- Fundamentals of taxation and the basics of corporation tax Unit 2 -- Corporation tax, treatment of a company's loss and Groups Unit 3 -- Personal tax computation, Employment Income and NICs Unit 4 -- Trading profits, the basis of assessment and Partnerships Unit 5 -- Fundamental of chargeable gains Unit 6 -- Chargeable gains: partial disposals, reliefs and exemptions Unit 7 -- Fundamental of inheritance tax and lifetime transfers Unit 8 -- Inheritance tax: death estate and VAT	Barbara Begio
6	Financial Reporting	Unit 1 -- Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Unit 2 -- Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss, and Associates Unit 3 -- Practice Questions Unit 4 -- Published Accounts – Introduction, and Non-current Assets Unit 5 --Impairment of assets and Leasing Unit 6 -- Revenue, Contracts and Assets held for sale Unit 7 -- Taxation adjustments and Provisions & Contingencies Unit 8 -- Financial Instruments Unit 9 -- Earnings Per Share; Analysis and Interpretation
7	Audit & Assurance	Unit 1 -- Essential Exam Technique for the AA paper Unit 2 -- Key Audit Concepts Including Ethics Unit 3 -- Audit Planning including Risk Unit 4 -- Internal Controls in Audit Unit 5 -- Audit Evidence Principles Unit 6 -- Substantive Procedures Unit 7 -- Finalisation of the Audit and Audit Report Unit 8 -- Internal Audit
8	Financial Management	Unit 1 -- Introduction to Financial Management & Investment Appraisal Techniques Unit 2 -- Advanced Investment Appraisal Unit 3 -- Advanced Investment Appraisal Unit 4 -- Sources of Finance and Cost of Capital Unit 5 -- Unit Structure and Financial Performance Unit 6 -- Raising Equity Finance and Financial Performance Measures Unit 7 -- Risk Unit 8 -- Working Capital Management
9	Strategic Business Leader	Unit 1 -- Strategic Analysis Unit 2 -- Strategic Choice Unit 3 -- Values, Ethics and Professional Skills Unit 4-- Corporate Governance and Stakeholders Unit 5 -- Risk Unit 6 -- Using Numbers – investment appraisal, Ratio Analysis, Decision making and Forecasting Unit 7 -- Operational Improvement Unit 8 -- Project Management	David Laws
10	Strategic Business Reporting	Unit 1 -- Basic Groups Unit 2 -- Changes In Group Ownership Unit 3 -- Foreign Currency Translation and Group Cash Flow Statements Unit 4-- Performance Reporting Unit 5 -- Provisions and Non-Current Assets Unit 6 -- Leases and Employee Benefits and Share-Based Payments Unit 7 -- Financial Instruments Unit 8 -- Tax and Other Corporate Reporting
11	Advanced Financial Management	Unit 1 -- Senior Financial Manager & Advanced Investment Appraisal Unit 2 -- Advanced Investment Appraisal & Introduction to Options Unit 3 -- Real Options, Project Specific & Combined Asset Beta WACC’s Unit 4 -- Adjusted Present Value & International Investment Appraisal Unit 5 -- Mergers & Acquisitions and Valuation Techniques Unit 6 -- Framework for M&A / Reconstructions Unit 7 -- Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk Unit 8 -- Hedging Interest Rate Risk	David Laws
12	Advanced Performance Management	Unit 1 -- What is Strategic Control? Unit 2 -- Management Control Unit 3 -- Organisation Structure Unit 4-- Financial Performance Unit 5 -- Divisionalisation Unit 6 -- Non Financial Performance Evaluation Unit 7 -- Issues with Performance Systems Unit 8 -- Employability and Technology Skills	Jean-Paul
13	Advanced Taxation	Unit 1 -- Introduction to Corporation Tax Unit 2 -- Corporation Tax groups & Losses Unit 3 -- Fundamentals of Inheritance Tax Unit 4-- Valuation rules for Inheritance tax & the Death Estate Unit 5 -- Fundamentals of Taxing Capital Gains Unit 6 -- Capital Gains Reliefs and Exemptions Unit 7 -- Personal Tax Computations and Investment Advice Unit 8 -- Income from Employment and Self-employment Unit 9 -- Trading Losses and Partnership	Zahid Ahmed
14	Advanced Audit & Assurance	Unit 1 -- Essential Exam Technique for the AAA paper Unit 2 -- Ethics and Professional Issues Unit 3 -- Practice Management including Quality Management of audit work Unit 4 -- Audit Planning, including Risk Unit 5 -- Audit Procedures and Evidence Unit 6 -- Finalisation of an audit plus Group Audit Considerations Unit 7 -- Audit Reports Unit 8 -- Other Assignments and Current Audit Issues
15	Management Accounting	Unit 1 -- Introduction to Cost Accounting; Cost Classification and Behaviour Unit 2 – Materials, labour and Overheads Unit 3 -- Overheads and Absorption Costing and Cost bookkeeping Unit 4-- Absorption vs Marginal Costing. Job Costing Unit 5 -- Job, Batch and Service Costing (continued). Process Costing Unit 6 -- Budgeting and Introduction to Statistical Techniques Unit 7 -- Advanced Statistical Techniques Unit 8 -- Investment Appraisal Unit 9 -- Standard Costing and Variance Analysis Unit 10 --Performance Measurement (Financial Performance) Unit 11 -- Revision