都柏林商學院

Ireland has an exceptionally strong international financial services sector with particular strengths in administration and management of funds; reinsurance; cross border insurance and specialist finance, such as aviation leasing and asset finance. As a result, there is a continuing need for well-educated staff to work as managers, accountants, auditors, financial accounting, management accountants, professional advisers, regulators and service providers with sophisticated domain knowledge in the key business provision of financial services. Ireland is a very profitable location for multinationals and financial service providers, due to the combination of high productivity and a cost base that is very competitive with other locations, which have similarly sophisticated ecosystems.

The IFS 2020 identifies a need for further education in this area to fill the skills gap, which arises in start-up, indigenous and multinational companies. This programme accommodates a wide audience of learners whose specific interests in Accounting & Finance. This programme is a 3-year Full Time programme and a 4-year Part-Time programme. The programme is aligned to the ACCA syllabus and graduates are exempted from all 9 of the Fundamental level ACCA exams and 7 CIMA paper exemptions

Aims and Objectives

On completion of this programme graduates will be able to effectively demonstrate the following attributes:

- Core accountancy (financial and management) practices and skills;
- Fundamental financial decision making techniques
- Knowledge and awareness of a variety of business organizations;
- Numerical and quantitative skills;
- Problem solving and analytical ability;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Entrepreneurial and innovative instincts;
- Capacity for further studies

Career Opportunities

There are currently numerous employment opportunities in the following areas:

· Accountancy Firms;
· Management Consultants;
· Commercial Banks;
· Investment Banks;
· Asset Managers;
· Insurance Companies.

Employment opportunities also exist across the diverse SME (Small Medium Sized Enterprises) sector and within the public sector.