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Accounting

Major learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Accounting major students will be able to:

Major learning outcome 
1. Use accounting systems and processes to produce business entity reports.
2. Appropriately apply accounting and regulatory requirements to produce accounting reports and financial statements.
3. Use budgets, costing and cost control, business planning, internal control, and performance management to inform management decision-making.
4. Apply contemporary audit practice within regulatory requirements in order to validate published financial reports and to inform shareholders and stakeholders.
5. Provide accurate technical tax advice to clients and produce the required written documentation.
6. Analyse and interpret commercial, economic and business information to develop solutions and responses to business problems and challenges.
7. Identify the risks and implications of misstatement, both financial and non-financial facing, in business evaluation.
8. Communicate persuasively both orally and in written business reports and audit procedures.
9. Collaborate effectively with others in a professional business manner as team members and leaders and in interactions with clients.
10. Apply ethical decision-making criteria and sustainability considerations as part of management accounting expertise in a broad business context.