MSc Accounting, Auditing & Advisory at NEOMA Business School

BUILD A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

The MSc Accounting, Auditing & Advisory aims at preparing students to various careers in accounting and finance with a focus on how to build quality financial practices into the organisation through decision support, planning, and control over the organisation’s value-creating operations.

Beyond advanced skills in accounting and financial management such as financial planning, analysis, control, and decision support, the purpose of this specialisation is to prepare future management accountants / controllers for the key challenges of the organisations of tomorrow:

• Strategic thinking with or beyond the numbers;
• Deployment and control of the value creation processes that meets the expectations of a multiplicity of stakeholders (including an ever greater societal awareness);
• Support of the disruptive evolution of organisations in the use of new technologies (data & analytics, AI, etc.).

To be as close as possible to the needs of the market, on some topics, the programme is designed in co-construction with recognized professionals such as audit firms or consulting companies.

WHY JOIN THIS PROGRAMME

In terms of knowledge and skills, students will acquire at the end of the program:

• Strong skills in management accounting based on strong knowledge bases in financial accounting and finance;
• A strong understanding of strategic thinking and how to support strategic management;
• A strong understanding of the challenges of tomorrow's organisations (how to accompany major and sometimes disruptive changes).

5 GOOD REASONS TO JOIN THE PROGRAMME

• Build solid knowledge in Management Accounting associated to Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance through theory, practical cases and a consistent approach to managing the value creation process;
• Prepare for the CMA exam, the ultimate certification that will enhance your value on the market;
• Learn to develop strategic thinking and how to support strategic management;
• Get ready to anticipate expectations of a changing and challenging environment;
• Find out what are the next demanding key challenges addressed in the profession, such as digital transformation and ethics.

WHICH CAREER TO CHOOSE AFTER THE MSC ACCOUNTING, AUDITING & ADVISORY?

A few of the possible jobs to which you can aspire:

• Management accountant / controller
• Business analyst
• Cost accountant / controller
• Internal auditor
• Auditor / manager in audit firms
• Advisory manager in audit firms
• Consultant in consulting firms
• Risk manager

Examples of internships or jobs carried out by students after the major

• Junior management (cost) accountant
• Assistant auditor in audit firms
• Junior consultant in audit firms and consulting companies