Master of Science in Accounting & Management Control
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"Accounting and management control are undergoing change as swiftly and as profoundly as finance. Organisational and strategic issues linked to business models 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 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."
Professor Pierre-Laurent Bescos, Ph.D.
Programme Manager
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Development of skills that are complementary to technical knowledge including strategy, human-capital management, change management and project management.
Backing by the EDHEC Financial Analysis and Accounting Research Centre which encourages the development of innovation and research in the fields of accounting and control. Research centre members teach in this programme and students benefit from their expert knowledge of corporate needs.

The MSc in Accounting 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. These positions will offer good prospects for advancement to such careers as financial director or business unit director.
These jobs are undergoing constant change. For example, the role of the financial director is more and more strategic to the company: as the chief executive's copilot, he or she comes up with the dashboards that will increase the efficiency of the company. Students may work in the manufacturing sector or in the service or financial industries. Our graduates are working for multinationals as well as for small and medium-sized companies with international interests.
As a look at the career sections of financial newspapers shows, there is a great demand for international executives who have this preparation and background.
It should be added that this master's programme was created after a series of requests from a number of professional associations, a survey of which revealed the skills required of accounting and control professionals. The programme has an orientation committee made up of professional representatives who ensure that the course content meets the needs of international corporations
Find out more about the role of Financial Controller from an expert in a leading multinational.
Video 1 Become a Financial Controller in a Multinational Company
Video 2 Finance in a multinational company
Video 3 Skill-set and mission in Finance
Video 4 Challenges in Finance (example in High Tech Industry)
Video 5 Career paths in Finance (including the advantages of EDHEC's MSc in Accounting and Managemnet Control)
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