Access our program finder to find exactly what you need

Find your program

Can't find what you need?

<nolink>

About UPF-BSM

What is UPF-BSM

entity.node.canonical

About us#aboutus

Our mission#mission

Methodology

Campus in Barcelona#campusinbarcelona

Acknowledgements

Accreditations and rankings#accreditationsandrankings

Quality

Programs

Programs by type

MBAs

Executive MBA

Full time MBA

Full Time MBA (in english)

Postgrad Courses

Masters

All masters

Masters of Science

Corporate Training

Programs by area

Business Administration and Management

Public Sector Management

Health Management

Finance & Accounting

Marketing & Communications

Tech, Data & Innovation

Ops & Processes

CSR & Sustainability

HHRR & People Management

Arts & Sciences

Programs by location

Programs in Barcelona

Online Programs 

highlight_menu

Faculty and research

Faculty

Faculty directory

Research

Chairs

Observatories

ISDaLab

Other publications

Working Papers

Studies

Journals

Case repository

News & Events

News

Events

Blogs

Micromegas

Patrimonia

Business & Management Strategy

Finance & Control

Management, Law, Society & Humanities

Operations, Technology & Science

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 1541.</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 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>Juan Ramon Aceytuno Mas 
	Partner of KPMG</li>
	<li>Daniel Artigas 
	Partner of EY</li>
	<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>Emili Coll Collet 
	Associate of Activa Auditing&amp;Consulting. 
	He has a Master in Procedures and Techniques from the Catalan Chartered Accountants Association and Public Administration School of Catalonia (CCJCC-EAPC).</li>
	<li>David Gaitán  
	Director KPMG</li>
	<li>Andreu Graupera 
	D. in Economics from the University of Barcelona. He also holds a degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona. He is a professor at the Tecnocampus Mataró-Maresme Foundation of the Pompeu Fabra University and an associate professor at the School of International Trade.</li>
	<li>Enric Olcina 
	Partner of KPMG</li>
	<li>Joaquín Ortiz Garcia 
	Partner of PWC</li>
	<li>Rosalía Soler Villa 
	Partner of EY</li>
	<li>Gemma Soligó 
	Partner of Grant Thornton</li>
	<li>Josep Maria Raya</li>
	<li>Vivian Ventura 
	Managing Director 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 double focus to the program: on the one hand, academics from the prestigious department of Economics and Business of Pompeu Fabra University, and on the other, managers and partners of the Big Four, as well as recognized active professionals from leading companies, who contribute their experience on how to apply knowledge to the daily reality of today's companies.

<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>
	<li>Data Analyst</li>
	<li>Advanced Analytics Consultant</li>
	<li>Business Analyst</li>
	<li>Head of Business Development</li>
</ul>

We train you to guide your professional career towards the Auditing sector, both in the Big4 and in other recognized companies.

Students, once the program is completed, can also focus their professional career towards the accounting and finance department of any company or institution.

The Master offers extracurricular internships in leading companies in the sector, which will boost your opportunities to start your professional future.

The program is aimed at young professionals who want to enter the account auditing sector, as well as young professionals who want to grow within this industry and face new professional challenges.

Number of years of average professional experience

Recommendation from the last 3 courses

In each course, the master brings together young professionals from the fields of Accounting and Finance, Economics or Business Administration or Management.

A heterogeneous class group made up of both national and international students (Latin America, Asia, among others) who share a common goal: quality training and academic experience that prepares them for their professional future.

Specialisation in Auditing

Specialisation in Financial Data Management and Analytics

The program has a very practical and professional approach that combines theory and practice with a very participatory methodology. Active interaction and intervention by the students is added to the presentation of theoretical concepts by the teachers.

<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>

Connected to the professional world

Team building

Develop your project

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 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 en Gestión Financiera y Auditoría de la Empresa

The Official Master's Degree in Financial Management and Business Auditing at UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you a consolidated programme with complete and updated content, reviewed by the REA and today's major auditing firms.

We offer you internships so that you can enter a sector with a high demand for professionals. A great opportunity for your future.

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

International recognition 

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.

Obtain the ROAC theory test

You will have the opportunity to carry out your professional internships in top-level companies in the sector such as PWC, EY, KPMG, Mazars or Grant Thornton.

Undertake professional internships

We offer the same program, content, and academic qualification, in two different modalities, in-person and online, to adapt to your personal and professional situation.

We adapt to you

The Master has an academic management and a first-rate teaching team made up of managers and partners in the Big4 and by academics from the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University.

Learn from professionals in the sector

Reviewed by both the Registry of Auditing Economists (REA) and by the current large audit firms.

Rigorous and complete content

You will delve into crucial aspects of the audit such as:

<ul><li> Risk management</li>
	<li> Audit tests</li>
	<li> Accounting and financial analysis of the financial statements of companies</li>
	<li> International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS)</li>
	<li> Law subjects necessary to be able to exercise this profession correctly.</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 access test to the Official Register of Account Auditors (ROAC), considered the gateway to the exercise of this profession.

The Official Master's Degree in Financial Management and Business 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.

The Master in Auditing and Financial Management, a program for international students, with its two specializations: Audit of Accounts and Financial Data Analytics and Management, will allow you to train in the latest trends and procedures of account auditing to become an expert auditor, as well as to learn how to manage and interpret large volumes of data using analytical tools.

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 

The Financial Data Analytics and Management specialization focuses on the application of data analysis in the financial sector.

Students learn to manage and interpret large volumes of data using advanced analytical tools for evidence-based decision-making.

This specialization combines knowledge of statistics and financial analysis and prepares participants to address complex challenges in a business environment focused on data management and visualization.

Financial Data Analytics and Management Specialization

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. 
 

<ul></ul>

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.

CaixaBank

BBVA

Caixa d'Enginyers

AGAUR

Go to the simulator

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.