Postgraduate in Public Accounting

Objectives

• To provide advanced and specialized training on the new SNC-AP model, namely the conceptual structure of public financial information, the financial and budgetary accounting standards, the new models of financial statements and the multidimensional chart of accounts;
• To train and empower the decision-making process in public organisations through training, and technical and scientific improvement in the management accounting field;
• To develop specific knowledge in order to fill specialized positions in public accounting and the administration of public organisations.

Target Audience

• Middle and senior management and directors in the Public Administration;
• Certified accountants, technicians and other professionals working in the area of accounting and finance;
• Graduates and Masters in accounting, finance, taxation, law, soliciting or management who wish to update their knowledge in the field of this postgraduate course;
• Other professionals who aim to specialize in the field of public accounting.

Knowledge, Skills and Competences

• To know and understand all the new accounting standards for public administrations;
• To understand the structure and content of financial statements, and how they are prepared;
• To develop the ability to use management accounting as one of the main instruments to improve the efficiency of public organisations;
• To develop a critical attitude of personal and professional reflection leading to a process of self-training that fits in a perspective of permanent professional improvement.