Accounting and Finance Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Overview

By joining this course in Accounting and Finance from Free University of Bozen-Bolzano you can develop the cutting-edge skills, insights and mindset for a sustainable business future and a successful global career.

Key facts

• The master explores a wide range of financial topics and prepares you for a variety of career paths. Depending on the study track, the programme is designed to equip you for a career as a future chartered accountant, a corporate finance manager, a financial analyst, or a business consultant. 

• You will be able to develop skills to become a successful player in the digital and sustainable transformation of companies and financial markets.

• The study programme provides specialised knowledge – more specifically – in financial reporting, big data analytics and management control, corporate finance and financial restructuring, risk management, trading and asset management, and artificial intelligence (AI)-related applications in accounting and finance.

Career opportunities

Study track: Professional Accounting and Auditing

• Chartered Accountant: preparation and analysis of financial and sustainability reports, with focus areas including financial accounting, transfer pricing, taxation, and business restructuring
• Auditor: assurance services for compliance with internal control procedures and accounting standards for financial and sustainability reporting 

Study track: Finance and Financial Markets 

Financial Specialist: financial analyst, financial portfolio manager, expert of AI and big data in finance, specialist in financial and sustainable investments, specialist in financial and climate-related risk management in banks, insurance companies, rating agencies, asset and savings management companies, investment and private equity funds, venture capital, alternative and sovereign investment funds

• Finance Manager: AI-powered financial management, corporate treasury and risk management in companies, banks and fintech, and other financial intermediaries

Study track: Business Administration and Consulting

• Controller/Business analyst: management accounting and control, market research and data analyst, administrative and management functions
• Business Consultant: business advisory services on strategies and execution in several industries