Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations.

Finance degrees usually cover a combination of technical and theoretical knowledge, including the basic finance skills you will need to enter finance careers. You will learn how wealth is measured and also how finance influences and shapes the way companies behave.

While accounting focuses on the day-to-day management of financial reports and records of a business, finance uses this same information to project future growth and to analyze expenditure in order to strategize company finances.