How long is the BSc in Financial Management?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Financial Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones for distance learners.

Can the BSc in Financial Management be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Financial Management runs on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all against the same business-partnering simulation and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Financial Management recognised by UK employers?

The BSc in Financial Management is a UK honours degree with curriculum reviewed against CIMA and ACCA competencies, familiar to UK commercial-finance recruiters.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Financial Management?

BBC at A-level, GCSE English at grade 5/C and Maths at grade 4/C, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. The BSc in Financial Management expects strong numeracy.

What does the BSc in Financial Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Financial Management.

BSc in Financial Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Financial Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree for students targeting commercial finance careers — the FP&A analysts, business partners and management-accounting roles that sit inside UK plcs, scaleups and mid-market groups. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, this degree combines the accounting and economics core with modelling, corporate-finance basics and the finance-business-partner discipline that decides how a UK business plans and spends.

You will complete a placement year at a UK plc or scaleup finance team, run a business-partnering simulation in year two and produce a final dissertation on a UK commercial-finance question. The BSc in Financial Management is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against CIMA and ACCA competencies, with a business-partnering overlay.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement-year option at a UK plc, scaleup or mid-market group.
Business-partnering simulation — build a board pack for a working commercial-finance director.
Dissertation on a UK commercial-finance question defended in front of a working practitioner.
Progression route to the LSIBM MSc in Banking and Finance or an MSc in Management Science.

What You Will Learn

The BSc sequences accounting, economics and modelling into the working questions a UK commercial-finance analyst faces. You will graduate able to build a board pack, model a driver-based forecast and defend a capital-allocation recommendation.

Financial reporting under IFRS and UK GAAP.
Management accounting and cost analysis.
Financial modelling — driver-based, scenario and sensitivity.
Corporate finance basics — valuation, WACC, capital structure.
Business partnering — the working relationship, not just the numbers.
Working capital and cash management.
Investment appraisal and capital allocation at portfolio level.
UK tax literacy for commercial-finance teams.
ESG finance and TCFD reporting basics.
Research methods and dissertation writing.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK commercial-finance graduate schemes.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in commercial finance.
Working finance juniors preparing for analyst roles.
Career changers with numerical aptitude entering commercial finance.
Family-business successors preparing for finance-lead roles.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into UK commercial-finance graduate schemes at plcs, scaleups and consulting firms. Typical destinations include:

FP&A Analyst
Commercial Analyst
Finance Business Partner (Junior)
Management Accountant
Cost Analyst
Junior Corporate Finance Analyst

The BSc in Financial Management is the natural step onto the LSIBM MSc in Banking and Finance or the MSc in Management Science, and toward CIMA Strategic Level or ACCA Strategic Professional modules.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer). Strong numeracy is expected.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine curiosity about commercial finance — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

Apply for the BSc in Financial Management

Launch your UK career with the BSc in Financial Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with UCAS guidance, intake dates and the current fee schedule. LSIBM undergraduates receive structured placement and application coaching in every final year.