Financial Management and Auditing

The specialization in Financial Management and Auditing teaches practical skills in the financial management of companies. This requires the preparation of decision-relevant and reliable financial data as well as its targeted analysis, evaluation, and interpretation. Auditing, in turn, forms the basis for the reliable communication of this financial data to all stakeholders, especially investors. Interdisciplinary thinking, such as the inclusion of sustainability and digitalization, rounds off this specialization.

You are passionate about...

facts and figures
value-based management control
the relationship between business decisions and finance

Career Opportunities

The Financial Management and Auditing specialisation will open up the following career areas to you:

External auditing
The fiduciary system
Financial management for medium-sized and large companies
Internal auditing
Financial controlling

Unique in Switzerland

This specialisation is offered in cooperation with the three large auditing firms PWC, Ernst & Young and KPMG, enabling you to acquire practical experience and build your network.

This specialisation teaches you how to apply your expertise to the financial management of companies. This requires the preparation of decision-relevant and trustworthy financial data as well as a targeted analysis, evaluation and interpretation of it. Interdisciplinary thinking and the development of alternative solutions is fostered. Auditing forms the basis for trustworthy communication to all stakeholders, especially to investors.

Content

You will acquire skills in financial management and understand financial and business interrelationships:

Standards for financial statement audits such as IFRS, FER and OR
Consolidated accounts
Audit strategies
Concepts of business valuation
Value-based management control
Measuring, assessing and evaluating the performance of companies
Target group-oriented communication of financial data

Module description