Accounting and Finance
Strong management of financial performance and accounts are key to the success of any organisation. At Manchester Met, we will help you find new ways to deal with the issues facing businesses.
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Helen Curran
Lecturer
My profile
Biography
I am an ICAEW qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA), originally training with KPMG in Manchester. Whilst with KPMG I worked in audit, corporate finance and had a short secondment to Australia.
I then moved to industry, working in FTSE100 companies in the the automotive and pharmaceutical sectors, demonstrating the transferability of skills gained with a finance qualification.
I began teaching at MMU in 2019.
Interests and expertise
As a result of my roles in industry I have developed a keen interest in management accounting and use my experience to illustrate how the theory we teach is applied in the ‘real world’.
I became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2022.
Teaching
Banking and Finance
Banking and finance are not only central to the country’s (and the world’s) economy – they also offer a diverse range of opportunities for your future. Whether you’re consideri…
Career history
1988 - 1993
KPMG - Audit Senior
1993 - 1996
Corporate Analyst
Part of a small team tasked with delivering projects to improve profitability.
T&N plc
1997 - 2008
AstraZeneca plc
Senior finance roles in different business areas.
(Sales & Marketing, Global Supply Chain, Central Finance, Research & Development)
2010 - Present
Practitioner
Accountancy micro practice
2019 - Present
Lecturer
Manchester Metropolitan University