EDHEC Financial Economics Track
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Pierre-Laurent Bescos, PhD
Professor of Accounting &
Scientific Director
PROGRAMME
Accounting and management control are undergoing change as swiftly and as profoundly as finance. Organisational and strategic issues linked to business modls are new topics in accounting that must be addressed and companies are making radical changes to their accounting and performance steering systems.
The MSc in Accounting and Management Control is designed to provide students with knowledge of both operational and strategic accounting and control. The programme responds to today's need for financial controllers capable of managing reporting procedures and implementing innovative financial and management accounting solutions. It also develops additional skills such as communication, strategy, project management and human capital management.
The core courses of the programme are based on an EDHEC survey of financial directors and controllers on the skills required of the current and future holders of these positions.
Close ties with professional associations are a guarantee that the programme contents respond to strategic corporate needs. The ultimate goal is to provide students with the financial and accounting background to support CFOs, CEOs, or other departments involved in decision-making.
| CONCENTRATION COURSE LIST |
Cross Communication |
Financial Accounting |
| International Accounting IFRS and US GAAP |
| Corporate Finance Capital budgeting, capital structure, divident policy, mangement of debt and equity, cash analysis and management, risk management |
| Management Accounting and Control Cost management, activity-based costing and management, balanced scorecard, target costing, budgeting, transfer pricing |
| Auditing Audit of financial statements |
Information Systems |
| Taxation International taxation and European specificities |
| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES |
The MSc in Accouting and Management Control prepares students for a great variety of international careers such as financial controllers and financial auditors in the manufacturing or service sector or in the financial industry. The positions will offer ood prospects for advancement to such careers as financial director of business unit director |
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