IELTS: 6.0 (Writing and Speaking no less than 6.0)
TOEFL 72 (Speaking and Writing no less than 18)
Cambridge: B2
PTE: 50
Meet your full potential with advanced leadership studies in accounting and finance
Designed for high-achieving students to meet their full potential, this degree is designed for students demonstrating potential to attain leadership skills and work-relevant experience to make them of distinct value to employers. The advanced nature of this degree is encapsulated by a guaranteed industry placement, a research/project topic, participation in a student conference, and individual mentoring.
Prepare for a career in accounting or finance with an introduction to the technical and practical realities of the global marketplace. You will learn fundamental business concepts and apply them to real-world scenarios, developing analytical skills vital for roles in accounting and business analysis.
Why study Accounting and Finance at Flinders
Prepare for a career in accounting, corporate financial analysis and reporting, financial markets, fund management or investment banking
Develop the business analysis and enterprise resource planning skills that employers are seeking
Accredited by CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Get real-world work experience and develop networks through work placements
Course aims
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop broad accounting and finance knowledge and competencies to facilitate careers in commercial business-related fields. Students will be encouraged and supported to develop transferable interpersonal and professional capabilities, including the capability to be reflective, self-evaluating and critically engaged, as well as to lead and manage projects and people. There is a particular focus on application of finance and accounting knowledge, competencies and capabilities to authentic and diverse workplace experiences and projects. Students will apply their finance and accounting knowledge and competencies to a broad range of commercial business/organisational practices including systems and processes, planning, production, operations and the use of current and emerging data and analytical practices.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
critically apply broad theoretical and technical accounting and finance knowledge and skills to inform strategic and operational accounting and management planning
analyse strategic and operational business accounting and financial practices and decisions using theoretical and technical knowledge of regulatory, governance, compliance and legal requirements
apply theoretical accounting and finance knowledge, technical competencies and critical judgement to make recommendations for strategic and operational business planning
explain the impact of socially responsible, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and global perspectives on accounting and finance theory and practices
communicate technical advice and ideas to specialists and non-specialists, in written and spoken forms
manage time, self and tasks effectively as an individual and to collaborate with a diverse team
use computer-based information systems or applications to solve or document business problems
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The advanced leadership degree provides you with leadership skills and further work-relevant experience to boost your employability. Extensive opportunities exist for Flinders accounting graduates across the globe. They will have a strong multidisciplinary focus giving them a competitive edge in the international marketplace.
Potential occupations include:
graduate taxation advisor
finance systems graduate
accountant
graduate business analyst.
Potential employers include:
accounting firms
financial management firms
investment advisory organisations
financial planning firms
government departments
self-employment.
Professional recognition / accreditation
This degree is accredited by Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia) and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). It satisfies the admission requirements of professional bodies such as CPA Australia, CAANZ, and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).
OSHC - AUD $530 per year
