master accounting
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Presentation of the Master Accounting that Tilburg School of Economics and Management of Tilburg University offers.TRANSCRIPT
INFORMATION EVENING
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WELCOME
Dr. S. (Stephan) Hollander
Program Director MSc Accounting
Drs. M.T.H. (Mira) Gorris
Program Coordinator MSc Accounting
Drs. R.C.W. (Rob) Eken
Program Coordinator Post-Master Accounting
ROAD-MAP
Why MSc Accounting?
Why Tilburg University?
Career perspectives?
Which tracks?Which courses?
Which teaching methods?
Internships?Guest lectures?Contact w/ companies?Etc.
Which teachers?
WHY ACCOUNTING?
What?
Accounting is the language of business; dealing with generating, analyzing and
communicating information about a company’s past activities and forecasting its
future performance. If you want to understand a firm’s business or assess its
value, you have to understand accounting! Distancing accounting from the
stereotype of back-room number crunching
Did you know?
In “Accountant Stereotypes in Movies Distributed in North America in the
Twentieth Century,” Accounting, Organizations and Society 31 (2006):
characters with CPAs or CAs are more likely to be heroes
MSC ACCOUNTING
Our program offers a basic understanding of business management,
with a focus on accounting; providing students with background,
deep knowledge, and highly-developed skills in the areas of
financial accounting, management accounting and control, accounting
information systems, and auditing
Professional (RA/RC) track
- Strong focus on role of accounting for internal and external purposes- Excellent preparation for a range of careers including auditing, tax
consulting, management consulting, corporate controller- Stepping stone to (E)PMA, Executive Master of Finance and Control
CFA® track
- Offers a mix of core accounting and finance courses, with an emphasison corporate valuation
WHY TILBURG?
Europe’s No. 1 re accounting research
World class research/education facilities
- Tilburg University
- Master thesis: library, databases, laboratory
- London Business School- Erasmus University
- INSEAD
- Research-active staff, engaged in public debate
Prof. Dr. J.F.M.G. (Jan) Bouwens on CEO compensation, role of
Prof. Dr. L.A.G.M (Laurence) van Lent on the link between
auditors, financial crisis, responsibility of bank managers
masculinity, testosterone and financial misreporting
WHY TILBURG?
Tilburg’s MSc Accounting program = TOP!
- Renowned academics- Leading practictioners
Prof. Dr. L. (Leo) van der Tas, EY, ESMAs CorporateReporting Consultative Working Group
Prof. Dr. J. (John) van Kollenburg, BDO
Contemporary topics
Stock-based compensation as incentive tool
New accounting/auditing standards
Interactive communication tools (e.g., conference calls)
WHY TILBURG?
Tilburg’s MSc Accounting program = TOP!
- Renowned academics- Leading practictioners
Prof. Dr. L. (Leo) van der Tas, EY, ESMAs CorporateReporting Consultative Working Group
Prof. Dr. J. (John) van Kollenburg, BDO
Contemporary topics
TiU’s Msc. AccountingPractice Meets Academia
Our teachers:Mix of professionals/academics
Our objective:Problem solving/academic reflection
Our assignments:Real-life cases/academic writing
COURSE STRUCTURE
TEACHING FACULTY
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
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PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Registeraccountant (RA, CPA)
Register controller (RC)
Career?
Elective: Financial Statement Analysis
Elective: Advanced Management Accounting
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Why pay $104 billion* for Facebook?
*) IPO offering price on May 18, 2012
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Latest scientific insights on:
- Executive compensation (options, bonus)
- Subjective performance evaluation
- Designing business units
- Promoting cooperation between units
- $1 CEO salaries
- Recruitment practices in family firms
- Et cetera
CFA TRACK
Financial professional
E.g., equity analyst, bond analyst, M&A specialist, investment banking
Certified Financial Analyst
- A self-study curriculum with three levels of examinations- Relevant education based on practitioner-driven global body of
investment knowledge- Emphasis on ethical and professional standards- Worldwide examination locations (including Amsterdam)
What do we offer?
- Excellent preparation for CFA-Level 1 exam
- Possibility to participate in Global Challenge
- Chance to win one of five scholarships
- Admission to TiU’s CFA events
CFA TRACK
CFA ProgramCandidate Bodyof Knowledge
We cover 70%of CBOK
EDUCATION
Education tailored to your needs
- Two tracks, Professional and CFA track, each with electives
Teaching methods
- Teaching-award winning instructors
- Guest lectures
- Company in-house days
- Ideal mix of practitioners and academics
- Interactive classes
Meet practice
- Real-life cases, writing consulting proposals, analyst report, etc.
Develop your skill set
- Critical mind, problem solving ability (how?), academic reflection (why?)
- Soft skills: presentation, discussion
POST-MASTER
Post-Master Accountancy (PMA)
- Three years, part-time on Fridays- No classes in January-April (“busy season”)
- Language? Dutch
- Where? Tilburg
European PMA
- Two-year program, blocks of 2 weeks- RA title + (e.g., Spain, USA)
- Where? May (Netherlands), July (Spain), November(Romania)
- Language? English
- www.tilburguniversity.edu/pma
- www.tilburguniversity.edu/epma
RESEARCH MASTER
Top students
- Develop analytical skills, econometric/statistical skills- Economics of business and accounting- Academic reflection on corporate valuation, management accounting
and the role of accounting
Career opportunities
- Prepare for Ph.D, Professor of Accounting- Top position at (international) company
- Big data analyzing skills (much wanted!)
- Personal approach: one-on-one supervision
Placements
- In business: Duff & Phelps, Philips, De Nederlandsche Bank- In academics: University of Chicago, Nanyang Technological University
CAREER SUPPORT
Student Career Center and Alumni Services
Guiding you in your career planning process:
- Career workshops
- Career advice
- www.tilburguniversity.edu/careercenter
- TiSEM Career Mentor Program
- Center of Entrepreneurship
Contact
- Internships
- www.tilburguniversity.edu/alumni-tisem
WANNA TRY?
Master Student for a Day
Experience what it is really like to study at Tilburg School of
- Attend a lecture
- Check out our campus, facilities and services
More information and registration
- Get in touch with other students
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-student-for-a-day-tisem/
Economics and Management:
Who?
HBO and WO students (from other universities)
ADMISSION
All students
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-
programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/
You can enroll using Studielink
Non-TiSEM students
Non-TiSEM students, who want to enroll in a(pre-) Master program also need to submit anapplication for admission
More information?
QUESTIONS?
Dr. S. (Stephan) Hollander
Program Director MSc Accounting
Drs. M.T.H. (Mira) Gorris
Program Coordinator MSc Accounting
Drs. R.C.W. (Rob) Eken
Program Coordinator Post-Master Accounting