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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 1540.</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 Online Master in Accounting and Financial Management is structured in 3 differentiated modules, the first two modules are common and the third module is the specialization to choose between Controlling, Corporate Finance, or International Finance and Accounting.

In addition, two subjects from the elective offerings must be chosen or the professional internship subject.

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

Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting

Financial Management

Controlling Specialization

Corporate Finance Specialization

International Finance and Accounting Specialization

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

Master's Final Project

Note on elective courses

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>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>Víctor Vera Vinardell 
	Financial Director at Orange Catalunya. Economist and Chartered Accountant. International Business Development at Essec. </li>
</ul>

Collaborating faculty

The teaching team of the Online Official Master's Degree in Accounting and Financial Management brings two complementary visions to the program:  

<ul><li>On the one hand, professors from the prestigious Department of Economics and Business at UPF offer their knowledge in Auditing, Accounting, Management Control, and Finance. </li>
	<li>On the other, recognized active professionals and managers of leading companies contribute their experience on how to apply knowledge to the daily reality of companies. </li>
</ul>

<ul><li>Director of accounting/financial 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>Middle management in financial department of multinational </li>
	<li>Controller </li>
</ul>

This master’s degree enables you to consolidate your professional career in accounting and finance departments, the consulting sector, and corporate finance. You will also be able to further your professional career in financial departments, by acquiring new managerial skills. 

The master's degree includes curricular internships that will boost your prospects of a professional start. Internships can be validated if the participant has 2 years of experience in the field.

This online master’s degree is aimed at all those professionals who want to grow and develop in accounting or financial departments. From young graduates to qualified professionals who want to take on new challenges and responsibilities in economic-financial management.

Number of years of average professional experience

Employability rate of the last 4 courses

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You will share a virtual classroom and network with active professionals who have a background similar to yours (Accounting and Finance, Economics, and Business Administration).  

Students of national and international origin who are looking, like you, for flexible quality training that allows them to combine their work and personal life with obtaining an academic degree. Some interesting facts about the average participant's profile:

Specialization in International Finance and Accounting

Specialization in Controlling

Specialization in Corporate Finance

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

To facilitate your day-to-day management and to achieve the 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 competencies combining training with your work and personal life, making the most of the time you have for it.

Didactic and interactive teaching materials

Active and collaborative learning

Streaming sessions with experts

Personalized support

Mentor

Online 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 Online 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 in its online modality has also obtained the EFMD's EOCCS certification in five of its subjects, a quality-driven international certification system that endorses the excellence of the online education.

Last places available October 2024. Get informed.

The master’s degree is made up of four modules. The first three modules are common in all three specializations. The fourth and last module of the master’s degree is the specialization, which you can choose depending on the field in which you want to develop your professional activity.

Máster Universitario Online en Dirección Financiera y Contable UPF-BSM

The main objective of the Online Official Master's Degree in Accounting and Financial Management at UPF Barcelona School of Management is to train leaders in financial management at the highest level. You will become an expert professional, with the managerial skills to lead or advise the financial and accounting department of companies or institutions.

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

The Online Official Master's Degree in Accounting and Financial Management offers you a double experience: on the one hand, the maximum academic and professional rigour in managerial and financial management skills. And, on the other, the advantages of online training: flexibility, dynamism, interconnection, and personalization.&nbsp;

All the advantages of UPF-BSM online training

You will train with renowned professors from the UPF, whose Department of Economics and Business is no. 1 in Spain, 3rd in Europe and 46th in the world, according to Times Higher Education. You will also learn and practice with renowned active professionals who will provide you with their knowledge and experience.&nbsp;

Good teachers make better training 

Our master’s degree guarantees fast access to the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) accreditations, widely recognized institutions for the international accreditation of professionals in management &amp; accounting, financial accounting, and management accounting.

Access to CIMA and ACCA accreditations

At the end of the master’s degree you will be able to take the exam to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) accreditation, a prestigious international recognition, for which we offer two scholarships in each course. &nbsp;&nbsp; 
In addition, you can participate in the CFA Research Challenge, a university competition between more than 1,000 teams from around the world.

CFA accreditation

Associació Catalana de Comptabilitat i Direcció 

You will acquire the skills needed to align the evolution of the economic and financial environment with the financial strategy of your company. In addition, you will master current specialties that are in great demand, so that you can focus your career in the field that interests you the most: Controlling, Corporate Finance, or International Finance and Accounting. 

During the course you will gain a strategic vision of the latest customer management, treasury, and financial management techniques. You will be trained to make decisions on the design and implementation of capitalization, indebtedness, and dividend policies. And you will learn to choose financing instruments according to the different 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 Online Official Master's Degree 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 at the highest professional level in accounting and finance. Acquire the knowledge and managerial skills to lead these areas in all types of companies and organizations. You can specialize in Corporate Finance, Controlling or International Finance and Accounting. All this with the advantages of online training from a program designed for an international audience.

Master and lead the design and implementation of financial policies, strategic planning, and optimal decision-making for treasury, financing, and investment.

Corporate finance

Specialize as controller. You will define and operationalize the company's strategy in the coordination of business operations: analytical accounting, advanced financial planning, and sector analysis.

Controlling

Focus on international companies. You will deal in depth with basic aspects such as international accounting regulations, the financial management of multinationals, and international taxation. The last module of this specialty is taught in English.

International Finance and Accounting

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

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

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.