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  • ‘Internal Audit and Organization Risk Management ’

Program description

The master’s degree program is implemented in accordance with the main provisions of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation” (dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ), the higher education standard of the Federal State Educational Institution “Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation” and on the basis of the Professional Standard “Internal Auditor”, registration number 441, approved by the order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated June 24 2015 No. 398n, considering the labor market requirements.

The program is aimed at training personnel whose activities will be related to monitoring and evaluating the organization’s management system effectiveness, as well as its compliance with the standards and internal procedures’ requirements, to prevent possible shortcomings and errors, their timely elimination to ensure economic security and organization sustainable development.

Accreditation and Partners

Program managers

Orlova Lyubov Nikolaevna

  • Doctor of Economics, Professor
  • Professor of the Department of Economic Security and Risk Management of the Faculty of Economics and Business

Vetrova Irina Fedorovna

  • Doctor of Economics, Professor
  • Professor of the Audit and Corporate Reporting Department of the Faculty of Taxes, Audit and Business Analysis​

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Perform audit procedures (actions), conduct independent internal consultations on the reliability and effectiveness of risk management systems’ functioning, as well as functioning of internal control, corporate governance, operational activities, and organization information systems for internal audit purposes independently or as part of a group
  • Lead the internal audit working group
  • Form and analyze the information base of the internal audit object
  • Evaluate the schemes for building an internal audit object (business process, project, program, department), identify control procedures
  • Perform independent internal consulting projects independently or as part of a group
  • Organize the activities of the organization internal audit service in accordance with the requirements of Russian and international standards of professional activity and leading practices

Career

The specialists trained under this master’s degree program in the labor market are in demand from specialized units for internal control and internal audit of large companies and corporations, banks and other financial organizations, and business entities, regardless of the ownership form and capitalization level (Information letter of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation dated 01.10.2020 No. IN-06-28/143 “On recommendations on the organization of risk management, internal control, internal audit, the work of the supervisory board audit committee in public joint stock companies”)

Organizations where you can find a job

Unique advantages of the program

The program complies with the professional standard “Internal Auditor” approved by the Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated June 24, 2015 No. 398n

The master’s degree program provides training for masters, considering the requirements of employers interested in a specialist with theoretical, practical, and analytical skills in internal audit

The program combines the best traditions of the Russian higher school educational technologies and the internal audit practice with new requirements dictated by the widespread digitalization of society and business

In the process of studying disciplines, interactive educational technologies are used, which are used in practice-oriented classes, including case solving and analysis of business situations based on the relevant practice of internal audit, discussions, and round tables on the most pressing problems of internal audit and ways to identify and resolve them