How long is the MSc in Financial Management?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in Financial Management runs cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Financial Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Financial Management is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all with the same dissertation and sponsor consulting project.

Is the MSc in Financial Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Financial Management is reviewed against ACCA Strategic Professional and CIMA Strategic level competencies, so UK CFO offices engage with the credential.

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

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline (or three years of substantive experience), GCSE English at grade 5/C, IELTS 6.5, plus a statement of intent and two references.

What does the MSc in Financial Management cost?

Tuition varies. Contact LSIBM admissions for the MSc in Financial Management fee schedule, alumni bursary routes and employer-sponsored options.

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

Course Overview

The MSc in Financial Management at LSIBM is a postgraduate degree written for professionals moving into UK financial-controller, FP&A director and CFO-track positions inside mid-market groups, plcs and scale-ups. Sitting in the Accounting, Finance & Economics faculty, it combines advanced financial-management theory with hands-on modelling, treasury, business partnering and controllership craft.

Delivered as one year full-time (or two years part-time via online / distance routes), the MSc is shaped by working senior practitioners — a Big Four partner in finance transformation, a listed-plc CFO, a treasury director from a City corporate — and closes with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against ACCA Strategic Professional and CIMA Strategic level competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Sponsor consulting project with a UK plc or mid-market finance function.
Modelling and treasury boot camp — three-statement, working-capital, hedging.
Dissertation supervised by a working CFO or finance director.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc treats financial management at the level a UK CFO expects — advanced controllership, treasury craft, business partnering and finance transformation. The programme balances research rigour with a working practitioner's toolkit.

Advanced financial reporting under IFRS and UK GAAP.
Financial-management theory — capital structure, cost of capital, dividends.
Advanced FP&A — driver-based models, rolling forecasts, scenario planning.
Treasury management — SONIA-based hedging, FX risk, liquidity.
Business partnering — the finance-partner playbook in UK plcs.
Finance transformation — automation, close-cycle compression, ERP.
Governance under the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Ethics and public-interest duty — ACCA / CIMA codes at strategic level.
Research methods for a UK finance dissertation.
Executive communication — board packs and audit-committee briefings.

Who This Course Is For

Qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) moving into director-track seats.
Senior FP&A analysts formalising controllership craft.
Treasury and FX managers preparing for a group treasurer seat.
Career changers with a first degree and three years of substantive finance experience.
Family-business successors taking on the finance leadership seat.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into UK financial-controller, senior FP&A and CFO-track seats at plcs, mid-market groups and scale-ups. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Financial Controller
Senior FP&A Manager
Head of Finance
Group Treasurer (Junior)
Head of Finance Transformation
Finance Director (Junior)

The MSc is the natural step onto full CFO track or a doctorate in finance for research-oriented candidates.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional experience in the discipline may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body); numeracy evidence is particularly welcome.

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. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Financial Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Financial Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.