There is a need for competent professionals who specialise in finance and accounting within every organisation. These individuals are needed to assist with the internal decision making and control of an organisation’s finances to ensure a healthy and robust bottom line. Financial accounting specialists are also required externally for financial reporting purposes.
Specialists in this field are hard to find locally and globally. It has been widely publicised as a skills shortage around the world, making it a much sought after career opportunity. If you have the skills and an interest in the field, choosing a profession in financial and managerial accounting is a smart move in terms of future opportunities in South Africa and abroad.
The IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting, available at Emeris, is designed as a value add for young graduates at the onset of their careers in finance, as well as for finance professionals already working in industry.
Do you have a keen interest in how the financial and accounting functions of businesses work? Or are you interested in strengthening and deepening your knowledge of the finance profession with a strong focus on management accounting?
If so, consider enrolling for the IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting with Emeris today. The IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting will open an attractive range of career opportunities including:
Keen to know what accounting career opportunities are available once you’ve completed this qualification? Find out more here.
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Choose the programme that matches your goals. All include practical experience and industry exposure.
Duration: 2 years part-time
Postgraduate Diploma
NQF Level: 8
Credits: 120
School: School of Finance and Accounting
Simply put, accounting focuses on the daily financial functions of an organisation – such as income and expenditure – whereas finance is a much broader term relating to the management of an organisation’s finances, including assets and liabilities. Both play a key role in the current and future financial health and wealth of an organisation.
Within the Emeris IIE Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting, you will gain a detailed understanding of how to render a professional service in both areas of specialisation. This includes being able to work for private and public organisations, consulting firms, governmental organisations and NGOs.
An appropriate HQF Level 7 Bachelor’s degree; OR an appropriate Advanced Diploma; OR an equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification with Accounting at third year level. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) admission requirements will also be considered.
If you are interested in applying for the Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting, more information can be found here.
The function of a finance accountant or management accountant is critical within all organisations. Professionals in this area offer businesses an innovative skills set which includes management accountancy, financial strategic and risk management skills, as well as business report writing skills.
The Postgraduate Diploma is available as a one-year full-time course accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE). The qualification will equip you with a host of critical skills needed to render professional management accounting services, including compiling meaningful reports in response to an accounting or business challenge. As an Emeris graduate you will also be equipped to solve complex problems through effective teamwork. Ethical issues in given scenarios will be identified, and you will understand and be able to debate the need for ongoing education.
The qualification consists of 8 areas of specialisation:
Emeris has created an innovative system of hybrid learning which incorporates contact sessions, online resources and a combination of assessment methods. We aim to ensure that you not only achieve competency but that you are exposed to a worldview of problem solving and critical thinking. Emeris offers quality qualifications that provide both foundational learning courses and Master’s levels. When you choose to study at Emeris, you’ll be choosing to learn through both a global and local lens.
Opting to study with Emeris will enable you to choose from a wide range of qualifications including:
For smaller classes, personalised tuition and excellence in education, choose Emeris today.
An educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education
Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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