Accounting & Control

Control the finer points of financial management and financial statements, master the world of accountancy and corporate governance

IFRS: a help or a headache?
Well, maybe the International Financial Reporting Standards are a bit of both. But rest assured, this Master’s will give you a solid grounding in IFRS, one that will enable you to understand the increasing complexity of state-of-the-art financial reporting.

How much is too much?
The rewards reaped by top managers are the subject of a heated debate, and it doesn’t look like things will cool down anytime soon. You will learn how to combine a legal perspective with insights from management accounting and control to design robust corporate governance mechanisms.

Understanding a vital business process

The Master’s programme in Accounting and Control deals with all aspects of generating, reporting and using financial data in organizations. The subjects covered include the internal use of financial information, financial planning, financial operations management, preparing published financial statements and financial auditing, as well as the general context of corporate governance of which accounting is a crucial component. The Master’s programme at VU University Amsterdam will deepen your academic knowledge of the practice of accounting and control, and introduce you to the latest rules and regulations in the field, with subjects including Management Control, Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, Auditing and Corporate Law.

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Parttime study (in Dutch)
VU University offers a parttime Master Accounting & Control. The parttime programme is taught in Dutch. You will be able to obtain both the Master of Science (MSc) title and qualify as a Registered Accountant in the Netherlands in as little as 3.5 years (depending on your exact educational background).

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