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Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.

<ul><li>The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.</li>
	<li>You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.</li>
</ul>

Admission

<ul><li>Resgistration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.</li>
	<li>Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
	<ul><li>Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.</li>
		<li>Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your transcript of records.</li>
	</ul></li>
	<li>If you have a foreign degree, we will indicate you in the admission letter the specific instructions of the documents required</li>
	<li>Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place</li>
	<li>If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 1543.</li>
	<li>The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.</li>
</ul>

Enrolment

Application for admission

Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:

<ul><li>Complete the online admission form.</li>
	<li>Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.</li>
	<li>Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
	<ul><li><a href="https://www.bsm.upf.edu/documents/admission-letter-video-upf-bsm-en.pdf" target="_blank">Presentation letter or video</a></li>
		<li>CV</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport</li>
		<li>Passport-size photo (jpg format)</li>
	</ul></li>
</ul>Additional documents may be requested in certain cases. 
Applications are subject to the number of places available on the program.

Complete your application within the next admission rounds:

The Online Master in Auditing and Financial Management allows obtaining the degree with specialization in either Audit of Accounts or Financial Data Analytics and Management.

All participants will have to take the compulsory subjects and the subjects corresponding to the chosen specialization.

The master's degree is completed with the elaboration of the Master's Final Project, which is developed throughout the academic year parallel to the teaching activity.

Compulsory Subjects

Specialization in Auditing

Specialization in Financial Data Analytics and Management

Master's Final Project

Note on the Curriculum

<ul><li>Julio Capilla Vidal 
	Partner of RSM Spain Auditores since 2013.  President of the Agrupación de Auditores de Baleares and member of the Board of Directors of the ICJCE. 
	Associate lecturer in the Accounting and Auditing Department of the University of the Balearic Islands. 
	Postgraduate course in Financial Management from Pompeu Fabra University Postgraduate course in Administration and Tax Management from the University of Barcelona. 
	Degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona.</li>
	<li>Vivian Ventura 
	General Manager of WE Woman Excellence and member of the Board of Directors of Mutua General de Cataluña. She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and an Executive MBA from Esade. She also holds a Master's Degree in Auditing and Finance from the University of Alcalá de Henares.</li>
</ul>

Collaborating faculty

The teaching team brings a broad and complete approach to the master's degree, coming from two complementary fields: 

<ul><li>Academics from the prestigious Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University. </li>
	<li>Managers and partners of the Big4 and recognized professionals from leading companies. </li>
</ul>All of them will teach you to apply your knowledge to the day-to-day professional reality.

<ul><li>External auditing</li>
	<li>Internal auditing</li>
	<li>Economic-financial management of companies</li>
	<li>Financial controllers</li>
	<li>Financial statement analysts</li>
	<li>Accounting experts</li>
	<li>Accounting and financial consulting</li>
</ul>

Guides your career towards the profession of auditor or financial manager, both in the Big4 and in other recognized companies. 

You can also direct your career towards the accounting and finance department of any type of company or institution.

The program is aimed at professionals who, like you, want to grow and develop in the financial management or account auditing sector: 

<ul><li>If you have just graduated, this master's degree allows you to enter a sector with a high demand for specialized professionals. </li>
	<li>If you already work in the sector, the master's degree will be your springboard to growth and taking on new professional challenges.</li>
</ul>

Average number of years of professional experience

Share a virtual classroom with professionals of different nationalities with a common background (Accounting and Finance, Economics, or Business Administration).

Specialisation in Auditing

Specialisation in Financial Data Management and Analytics

At the UPF Barcelona School of Management we are committed to a flexible and dynamic online model, the objective of which is to place you as a participant at the centre of the process and for you to be the owner of the development of your learning.

To facilitate your day-to-day management and the achievement of academic objectives, you will have 24/7 access to the virtual environment so that you can organize your study without schedules and at your own pace.

In this way, you will acquire knowledge, and instrumental and aptitude skills combining training with your work and personal life, making the most of the time you have for it.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX09AcyiYu0" target="_blank">Video Prepararse en la BSM como profesionals de Gestión Financiera y Auditoría de la Empresa</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACnxHvCvRyc" target="_blank">Video ¿Te gustaría trabajar en el ámbito de las Big Four?</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6db4IhpWok" target="_blank">Video Maurici Alkain</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAOeb_9K9P8" target="_blank">Video Marta i Cristina Lamazares</a>

Interactive teaching materials

Active and collaborative learning

Streaming sessions with experts

Personalized support

Mentor 

Online Master in Auditing and Financial Management

UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Ibero-American university and the 16th placed university in the world, among those under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education ranking. 

UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally, and places itself among the top business schools in the world.

The Online Master in Auditing and Financial Management is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. This accreditation certifies all the official university master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the <a href="https://www.bsm.upf.edu/en/about-us/quality" target="_blank">quality</a> of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Máster Universitario Online en Gestión Financiera y Auditoría de la Empresa

The Online Official Master's Degree in Financial Management and Company Auditing at UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you a consolidated state-of-the-art program with: 

<ul><li>Updated content </li>
	<li>Participation of professionals from the big firms in the sector </li>
</ul>

Study at a school accredited by EQUIS, an international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st school&nbsp;of management linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country.

International recognition

The master's degree offers you, on the one hand, the maximum academic and professional rigour in financial management and account auditing. And on the other hand, the advantages of online training: flexibility, dynamism, interconnection, and personalization.&nbsp;

All the advantages of UPF-BSM online training 

The Audit of Accounts Specialization allows you to validate the theoretical access test to the ROAC (Official Register of Account Auditors), essential to start practicing this profession. Launch your new career plan now.

Covers the theoretical test for the ROAC 

The teaching team is made up of managers and partners of the Big4 and prestigious professionals in large financial management companies. In addition, it is completed by renowned academics from the UPF Department of Economics and Business.&nbsp;

Learn with the best  

Recognized with an Excellent quality seal by AQU (Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia), which certifies the strengths and good practices of the program.&nbsp;

 Excellent AQU Accreditation 

Learn and delve into crucial aspects of advanced accounting and auditing such as: 

<ul><li>Risk management </li>
	<li>Auditing tests </li>
	<li>Accounting and financial analysis of the financial statements of companies </li>
	<li>International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS) </li>
	<li>Necessary legal framework to securely carry out this profession </li>
</ul> 

The master's program offers two specializations: Audit of Accounts and Financial Data Analytics and Management.

The Audit of Accounts specialization allows students to validate the theoretical exam for access to the Official Registry of Auditors (ROAC), considered the gateway to practicing this profession.

The Online Official Master's Degree in Financial Management and Company Auditing is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.

Train at the highest level in auditing and accounting. Learn about the latest trends and procedures in financial management and account auditing through a program designed for international students. Become an expert auditor or financial manager and develop your professional career within a company or as an external advisor.

The Audit of Accounts specialization is aimed at training professionals in the field of auditing. Students acquire competencies in the review and analysis of financial statements, gaining a thorough understanding of auditing regulations and procedures.

There is a special emphasis on developing critical and analytical skills to identify potential financial irregularities, as well as understanding the legal and ethical framework governing auditing. The specialization's focus enables students to understand the key role that auditing plays in transparency and reliability of financial information in companies and institutions.

Audit of Accounts Specialization

La especialidad en Analítica y Gestión de Datos Financieros se centra en la aplicación del análisis de datos en el sector financiero.

Los estudiantes aprenden a gestionar e interpretar grandes volúmenes de datos utilizando herramientas analíticas avanzadas para la toma de decisiones basada en evidencias.

Esta especialidad combina conocimientos de estadística y análisis financiero y prepara a los participantes para afrontar desafíos complejos en un entorno empresarial orientado a la gestión y visualización de datos.

Especialidad Analítica y Gestión de Datos Financieros

If you are a member of our alumni associations or of one of our partner universities, we offer you a series of applicable discounts on the amount of tuition for your program.

Alumni discounts 

If you are a member or family member of an employee of the UPF group or belonged to the collaborating institutions of the UPF Barcelona School of Management, you can enjoy a series of applicable discounts on the tuition fees for your program.

UPF Employee Discounts

If you are alumni of one of our Partner Universities, you are entitled to a discount of 10% on the UPF Barcelona School of Management Masters and postgraduate program tuition fees (those programs with more than 15 credits).

*Discount not compatible with other scholarships, discounts and reductions.

UPF Partner Latinoamerican Universities Discount

A large number of external entities and institutions offer financial aid options to students who want to enrol on one of our master programs and postgraduate courses. 
 

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External financial aid

Apply for our Merit Based Scholarship, awarded to those who prove they have talent and motivation.

Merit Based Scholarship

In addition, we collaborate with various entities which provide study loans on favorable terms. For more information you can contact any of the following links.&nbsp;

You can choose how to finance your studies by consulting our simulator.

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The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.