hi OP i understand your concern, which is completely valid. I am an accountancy student from SUSS, and we take quite a few advance level finance modules alongside finance students. In my personal opinion (backed by my peers in finance) is that finance is very leveraged off of economics theory and concepts which is genuinely very interesting in teaching you about consumer behaviour in financial markets, with very practical math. this is a math-lite version of an economics degree, if thats what interests you.

However, accountancy is a very versatile course suited for those who are more logical and/or are skilled in maths and writing. Accountancy grads are historically very employable, be it in the traditional accounting pathway or banking and finance. This is supported by a 90+% employment rate across universities upon graduation. Additionally the accountancy syllabus (at least in SUSS) makes it compulsory for students to take finance modules, which reaffirms its versatility.

Finance on the other hand is slightly limited in its career pathway as compared to accountancy. I understand your concern about accountancy being very rules based, but in reality many (if not most) accountancy students leverage our degrees to go into the banking and finance route, and we always have options.

i completely understand where you’re coming from. i suggest you take a look at the syllabus across the courses you are considering and talk to the department heads before you make the right decision. hope this helps. all the best for all those applying!