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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 you may need to submit additional documents.</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 1536.</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>
		<li>Official english level certificate (only for the International Finance Specialization)</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 Financial and Accounting Management is structured in 3 distinct modules, the first two modules are common, and the third module is the specialization to choose from among Controlling, Corporate Finance, or International Finance and Accounting.

In addition, students must choose two elective subjects from the offered options or the professional internship subject.

The master's program is completed with the development of the Master's Final Project, which is carried out throughout the academic year, in parallel with the teaching activities.

Accounting Management and Financial Accounting

Financial Management

Controlling Specialization

Corporate Finance Specialization

 International Finance and Accounting Specialization

Elective Subjects: choose 6 credits (which correspond to two subjects or to the Professional Internship subject)

Master's Final Project

Note on elective courses

The information contained in these pages is for information purposes only and may be subject to change in the adaptation of each academic year. The definitive guide will be available to students in the virtual space before the start of each subject.

Note on the Curriculum

<ul><li>Jordi Anducas Planas 
	Technical Manager in RSM SPAIN AUDITORES. 
	Postgraduate course in Auditing from UAB. Executive Development Program from Esade.</li>
	<li>Silvia Baron Gomez 
	BBVA Real Estate Business Unit. 
	Master in Banking and Finance (UPF - IDEC).</li>
	<li>Ricardo Blasco Mínguez 
	Financial Manager with consolidated experience in multinational environments and transformational projects. He has developed most of his professional career in the multinational firm COTY. He currently works in PEPSICO. 
	Master in Financial Management from EADA.</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>Pau Guerrero Vilà 
	Corporate Financial Director at Cervino Corporation. 
	Executive MBA from IESE. 
	Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He also holds a Bachelor in Administration and Business Management and a Bachelor in Law from Pompeu Fabra University.</li>
	<li>
	Juan Pablo Mejía 
	Industrial Engineer and MBA from the London Business School. 
	He has more than 11 years of experience in investment banking, capital markets, entrepreneurship and providing advice related to blockchain and crypto assets. He is also a professor of topics related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies since 2017 in universities, corporate workshops, events, and through his YouTube channel "Juan en Cripto" and the podcast "Tune into the Block".
	</li>
	<li>Xavier Olsina Pau 
	Degree in Economics and Businesses Sciences from the University of Barcelona. 
	He was Treasury Manager at ENDESA, SEAT Volkswagen and AGBAR Group. Founding member of ASSET (the Spanish Association of Corporate Finance Officers and Treasurers).</li>
	<li>Xavier Subirats Alcoverro 
	Master in International Business at ESCI - UPF 
	Degree in Business Administration from the Universitat Barcelona. 
	Partner at Amsel Assessors and professor of Business Administration at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.</li>
	<li>
	Tatiana Torres i Morè 
	Degree in Business Administration and Management from Pompeu Fabra University and Executive MBA from ESADE. 
	Economist with more than 11 years of experience in financial auditing at the international consulting firm PwC. Throughout her professional life, she has been a project manager for financial and control auditing and a member of the Technical Department. She has also been involved in capital market projects. Currently, she teaches university and post-university in the field of Economics and Business.
	</li>
	<li>Víctor Vera Vinardell 
	Financial Director at Orange Catalunya. 
	Economist and Chartered Accountant. International Business Development at Essec.</li>
	<li>Carlos Vivas Urieta 
	Director of Budgets and Fiscal Policy at Barcelona City Council. 
	Degree in Economics and Businesses Sciences from the University of Barcelona.</li>
</ul>

Collaborating faculty

The teaching team brings a dual approach to the program. On the one hand, professors from the prestigious UPF Department of Economics and Business contribute their theoretical knowledge in Auditing, Accounting, Control Management, and Finance. On the other hand, recognized active professionals from leading companies contribute their experience on how to apply knowledge to the daily reality of today's companies.

<ul><li>Director of accounting/finance department</li>
	<li>Business advisor on accounting, financial and management issues</li>
	<li>Business consultant</li>
	<li>Risk analyst in financial department</li>
	<li>Internal Auditor</li>
	<li>Staff/middle management in financial department of multinational</li>
	<li>Financial Controller</li>
	<li>Director of finance</li>
	<li>General Director</li>
</ul>

We train you to direct your professional career to accounting and finance departments, the consulting sector and Corporate Finance.

The master includes curricular internships that will help as a gateway into your professional future. They can be recognized with 2 years of experience in the field.

The program is aimed at all those professionals who want to grow and develop in an accounting or financial department, whether they are young graduates who want to start their careers, or graduated professionals who want to take on new challenges, control management, and responsibilities in this area of vital importance in any company.

Number of years of average professional experience

Employability rate of the last 4 courses

Recommendations concerning the last 3 courses

The master's degree brings together young professionals from the fields of accounting and finance, economics or business administration for each course.

The participants come from different countries, but they all have a common goal: to access quality training and live an academic experience that prepares them for their professional future.

Specialization in Controlling

Specialization in Corporate Finance

Specialization in International Finance and Accounting

The program has a very practical and professional approach. Theory and practice are combined with a very participatory methodology. Added to the presentation of theoretical concepts by the teachers is the interaction and active intervention of the students.

Connect with the professional world

Team building

Participate in a Challenge

International vision

Master in Accounting 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 Accounting and Financial Management is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU Catalunya) has institutionally accredited the UPF-BSM. 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).

The master provides access to the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) accreditations.

The master is made up of 4 modules. The first 3 are transversal, that is, they are common in the three specialties. The last module of the master is the specialty, which you can choose depending on the field in which you want to develop your professional activity.

Máster Universitario en Dirección Financiera y Contable UPF-BSM

The main objective of the Master in Accounting and Financial Management at UPF Barcelona School of Management is to train expert professionals who can successfully manage the accounting and financial department of any company or institution.

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.

Study at an accredited school

We offer the same program, content, and academic qualification in 3 different modalities: on-campus, blended and online. You can choose the modality that suits your personal and professional situation.

The program is also offered entirely in English as well as in Spanish.

Choose the modality that suits you

You will train with UPF professors, whose Department of Economics and Business has been rated 1st in Spain, 3rd in Europe and 46th in the world, by Times Higher Education. You will also train with recognized active professionals who will contribute their knowledge and experience in applying theory to practice.

Learn from industry professionals

You will be able to undertake professional internships in prominent companies such as Danone, VidaCaixa, E&amp;Y, Boehringer Ingelheim, or Nestlé, among others.

Undertake your internship in top-level entities

Completing the master's degree gives you accelerated access to the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) credentials, two of the most internationally recognized institutions for accrediting professionals in management &amp; accounting, financial accounting and management accounting.

At the end of the Master, you can also take the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam.

Access to CIMA, ACCA, and CFA credentials

The Master's is a member of the University Affiliation Program of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. At the end of the Master you will be ready to take the exam to obtain the CFA accreditation, a prestigious international recognition in investment management and financial analysis, and for which there are two scholarships offered in each course.&nbsp; 
You can also take part in the CFA Research Challenge, a team competition in which more than 1,000 universities and Business Schools participate from all over the world.

CFA Accreditation

You will acquire the essential knowledge for aligning the evolution of the economic and financial environment with the financial strategy of any organization. In addition, you will master the specialties of Controlling, Corporate Finance, and International Finance and Accounting, which allow you to focus your professional career on the field that interests you the most.

Throughout the course you will learn the latest techniques for customer management, treasury and long-term financial management. You will delve into the design and implementation of capitalization, indebtedness, and dividend policies and you will learn to choose those financing instruments that best suit the needs of the company.

In addition, in the Corporate Finance specialization, you will have the opportunity to obtain a double degree with Montpellier University - MOMA (France).

The Master in Accounting and Financial Management 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 as an expert professional in accounting and finance, and specialize in Corporate Finance, Controlling or International Finance with a program for international students.

Master the design and implementation of financial policies and optimal decision-making regarding financing and investment.

Corporate finance

Specialize in the controller function. Learn to define and operationalize company strategy and co-ordinate business operations such as analytical accounting, advanced financial planning, and sector analysis.

Controlling

Focus on companies with an international presence. You will deal in depth with basic aspects such as international accounting regulations, the financial management of multinationals or international taxation. 25% of this specialization is taught in English.

International Finance and Accounting

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

Members of the ACCID will have a 10% discount on the registration fee.

ACCID discount

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.