Audit and Financial Consulting is the only master's degree program in Russia aimed at the targeted training of auditors and financial consultants. The program is designed to train TOP managers: for audit and consulting firms, internal control, and audit services of various industries and forms of ownership, professional associations of accountants and auditors.
When implementing the program, priority attention is paid to:
And all these areas are considered in the program in the context of the widespread use of modern information technologies in accounting, auditing and financial consulting.
The purpose of the discipline is to master the organization’s theoretical provisions and conduct of consolidated financial statements’ audit, to form practical skills to develop audit methods and prepare audit programs for the company group.
The basic discipline of the master’s degree program. The course of Professor Roman Bulyga, which forms a comprehensive view of the current state, trends, and prospects for the auditing development as a type of professional activity. The study of the discipline contributes to the development of independent skills and abilities to organize and conduct all types of currently existing audit services. Students get to know more about the methodology to conduct innovative audit directions of the XXI century (strategic audit, business process audit, operational audit, intellectual capital audit).
Forms in-depth competencies that allow an external auditor to evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s internal control system, correctly identify business risks, and apply appropriate control procedures in response to them.
The main purpose of the discipline is to form students’ knowledge about the main problems of international auditing modern theory and practice, the ability to analyze trends in their development and choose the best ways to solve the tasks.
The purpose of the discipline is to obtain theoretical knowledge and practical skills that allow an external auditor to assess the correctness of the officials’ actions in financial accounting and reporting, the formation of professional judgment related to the choice of accounting methods for assets, liabilities, and capital, as well as disclosure of information to interested users.
Students will know more about the methodology of analytical support for the company’s change management in accordance with external conditions and the stakeholders’ needs. The discipline contributes to the formation of the auditor’s competencies to study the client’s business.
The discipline encourages students to master basic principles, patterns, and mechanisms, obtaining a holistic view of the essence, conditions, forms and methods of financial consulting. It also develops knowledge and skills of project management in a consulting and auditing firm.
The discipline forms additional competencies in tax consulting, modern forms, and methods of pre-trial settlement of tax disputes, including those provided as services of an audit or consulting company.
Our alumni are in demand by the largest international and Russian audit firms when forming positions of TOP managers and partners. The knowledge and skills acquired during the course provide unique opportunities for holding senior positions in internal audit and control services, financial and economic divisions of large economic entities in both the corporate and public sectors.
The master’s degree program was created to respond to the new economic development challenges in a digital society, referring to the FinU and higher education of the Russian Federation. When preparing students, professional software products and systems are used: Bloomberg Professional, Thomson Reuters, Audit Expert, SPARK, 1C information products and Consultant Plus.
This program is based on the FinU scientific research results in the priority concentration “Business Audit”, which will allow its graduates to receive basic competencies needed for an auditor of the XXI century.
A distinctive feature of the master’s degree program is the combination of scientific research results with a practice-oriented orientation of training based on international professional training standards in the field of audit and financial consulting. ACCA, and the Audit Council of Russia participate in the formation of academic disciplines and case studies.
The program passed the professional and public accreditation of the Council for Professional Qualifications of the Financial Market of Russia and is accredited by the International Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Our alumni can receive exemptions from passing the basic level F1-F4 exams and the advanced level F8 exam when obtaining a professional certificate from this organization.
Students get practical training and internships in leading audit and consulting companies. Upon graduation, 100% of our alumni work in their specialty (get a career promotion or find a new job in their specialty).
