Concentration in Financial Accounting and Advisory
The Financial Accounting and Advisory concentration will prepare graduates to cope with the growing demand for financial advisory services.
Concentration Focus
An important focus of such advisory services is on M&A transactions, which require not only an in-depth understanding of valuation, but also an understanding of the accounting, including Goodwill accounting. For example, students need to know how to present acquired assets in the balance sheet at and after acquisitions.
Another focus in advisory services is on restructuring processes, which involve reconsideration of the business model, management of turnaround activities, an assessment of profitaBSEity on the corporate and business unit levels, and choosing performance indicators which support the achievement of short and long-term objectives.
Highlights
Bridging theory and practice
Acquiring data-based decision-making skills
Exposure to both analytical and case-based teaching
Applied Advisory Project
Students who choose this concentration will acquire sound theoretical knowledge about how accounting information is used in decision-making and will gain hands-on experience through an applied advisory project.
Career Paths
This concentration will prepare students for a career in consulting, whether in a consulting firm, the consulting arm of an audit firm or an in-house consulting department.
“The Master of Finance with a concentration in Financial Accounting & Advisory Services offers graduates a very good foundation for a successful career in the Financial Services division at KPMG. We are always looking for qualified graduates with outstanding analytical skills who are able to solve complex issues in the financial services sector.”
ANKE DASSLER, KPMG, PARTNER FINANCIAL SERVICES
The Financial Accounting and Advisory concentration consists of the following 5 modules: