Finance and Accounting Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Overview

The goal of any enterprise is to create value for its stakeholders. Making the right financial decisions is essential for organisations to achieve the best possible results and to avoid unnecessary risks. The Master in Finance and Accounting enables you to build the knowledge and analytical skills you need to become a specialist in financial decision making aimed at steering organisations to success.

During this one-year Master in Finance and Accounting you will learn how to collect and open up all relevant financial information that a business needs to succeed, how to communicate with your stakeholders and how to take the lead in the process. You will be taught how to improve a business’s ability to withstand extreme or unforeseen events, allowing it to take advantage and respond confidently to unfolding opportunities. Finally, you will gain the skills to connect organisations, their data, people and processes.

After your graduation

With your degree, you will receive a supplement, a DS-label. With this English document, you can show the value of your degree abroad when applying for other study programmes or when applying for a job.

Profession

Graduates of the Master in Finance and Accounting perform successfully in such fields as:

• translating external developments into internal business procedures
• providing support for decisions on critical financial issues
• analysing the financial performance of an organisation as a whole as well as business units
• implementing up-to-date costing systems and allocating decision rights
• developing conceptual frameworks for providing accounting information to investors and creditors.

As a financial director you will be primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of an organisation. You may also have responsibilities for the analysis of data, financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management.

Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands