Accounting and auditing

7M04121/7М04103

Languages of instruction:

Russian, Kazakh, English

Directions:

Profile direction – 1 year;
Scientific and pedagogical direction – 2 years

Number of grants

125 grants – for 2023

The Master's degree in the educational program "Accounting and Auditing" at UIB is:

The program is aimed at training specialists in the field of accounting, auditing, tax consulting, finance and ACCA management, endowed with the necessary ethical skills of the profession of accountant and auditor. The program is compiled according to the international standards of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), which will speed up the path to membership in the Association.

The Master’s degree program “Accounting and Auditing” offers in-depth study of aspects in the preparation of financial statements, such as: consolidation of financial statements, practical application of complex IFRS standards, accounting for business transactions in the realities of modern market trends and much more. At the same time, the program has an equally practical and theoretical basis and a training trajectory. The program contains a fundamentally scientific and pedagogical basis, focuses on scientific research in the field of accounting and auditing. Graduates of the program acquire systematic knowledge, skills and abilities related to the adaptation of theoretical and practical material to the real and promising practice of accounting, analytical and auditing activities. After completing the program, the master has an idea not only about how the activities of enterprises, organizations, and institutions are accounted for, but is also able to analyze their activities and give an audit assessment of their performance.

Acquired skills:

Financial planning and budgeting

Creating short-term and long-term forecasts

Creating financial statements

Cost management and optimization

Expected results and acquired competencies

  • To develop a rational accounting and reporting system based on the choice of an effective accounting policy based on compliance with current legislation and the provisions of international financial reporting standards.
  • The ability to organize the work of the financial director’s office in a corporate company, to organize the work of the investment department of a corporate company;
  • To set goals and formulate tasks related to the implementation of professional functions; effective solution of professional and socio-personal problems;
    Perform work on accounting for the availability and movement of assets, liabilities and capital of the organization and determining the results of its economic and financial activities. Mastering skills and abilities that allow you to maintain a stable set level of efficiency in the field of accounting, auditing, finance and business, insurance, while adhering to high standards of business ethics and professionalism;
  • Use knowledge to analyze and interpret financial, accounting and other information contained in the reports of enterprises of various forms of ownership, organizations, departments and use the information obtained to make management decisions. The ability to predict future trends based on existing trends and available facts, as well as fill in gaps, develop new ideas using creative thinking;
  • Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret data from domestic and foreign statistics on socio-economic processes and phenomena, identify trends in socio-economic indicators using professional English, understand and be able to explain the basic principles of international financial reporting regulation; be able to apply the necessary international standards to key elements of financial reporting; identify and apply information disclosure requirements in connection with the preparation of financial statements and notes.
    To evaluate the issues of accounting, taxation and financial reporting regulation in accordance with IFRS. The ability to use existing knowledge in a new situation, establish connections between facts, consider possible results of actions and develop new ideas. to audit the company’s financial statements in accordance with IFRS in accordance with international auditing standards, make management decisions on adjusting the company’s financial policy strategy, and make appropriate changes to budgets;
  • Plan, organize and evaluate the tax and financial activities of business entities, government organizations, and use management tools;
    To organize his work on a scientific basis, to possess computer methods of collecting, storing and processing (editing) information used in the field of his professional activity; to use modern information technologies, to manage the effectiveness of the organization

Career (where a graduate can work upon completion of the program): any commercial and non-profit organization that maintains accounting records and/or implements accounting systems, professional auditing firms (the Big Four, Grant Torrent, BDO International, Baker Tilly, etc.).

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