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  • ‘Applied Technologies of External State Audit’

    • Full-time
    • 2 years
    • Russian
    • 350 000
  • Entrance exams

    • Economic theory
    • Foreign language

Program description

The unique master’s program “Applied Technologies of External State Audit” is implemented jointly by teachers of the Finance Faculty and state civil servants of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. The disciplines studied under this program are based on the professional competencies that employees of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and the control and accounting bodies of the Russian Federation subjects and municipalities should possess as part of financial audit, strategic audit, and performance audit.

A special feature of this program is the development of technologies and tools for conducting control and expert-analytical measures of external state audit based on an in-depth study of legislation, standards and methodology of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, methods of data processing and analysis in financial audit, the practice of applying a risk-based approach, project and process management.

Classes are held in the building of the Faculty of Finance on Maly Zlatoustinsky Prosp., 7/1 from 18.55 to 22.00.

Accreditation and Partners

Program managers

Izotova Galina Sergeevna

  • PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
  • Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, “Honorary Economist of the Russian Federation", has the title of “Excellent Financial Work". Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2007-2011. In 2010, she was a member of the Regional Competition expert council in social entrepreneurship projects. He has the Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation for his services in strengthening the state financial control system

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data necessary for the organization and conduct of external state audit activities, and evaluate the internal control system in the organization
  • Identify, analyze, and assess risks, manage them during the organization and conduct of control and expert-analytical activities
  • Apply the external state audit standards in their professional activities, develop regulations and methodological documents on the organization and conduct of external state audit activities
  • Plan, conduct, summarize, formalize the results, and carry out quality control and expert-analytical activities

Career

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, control, and accounting bodies of the Russian Federation subjects, municipalities, state and local government bodies, internal (including financial) control departments of commercial and non-profit organizations, audit companies.

Organizations where you can find a job

Unique advantages of the program

The applied studied disciplines, open lectures, and workshops, based on the employees’ experience of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

Project-based approach to training, solving relevant cases and practice-oriented tasks in external state audit individually and in teams

Practice in the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and the control and accounting bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation with the possibility of subsequent employment

Study of the best Russian and international practices in external state audit in terms of analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and audit evidence, risk management, audit design within the educational process

Workshops in state automated information systems, including on electronic platforms of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation