Accounting – often referred to as the language of business – enjoys a critical role within today’s business organisations. Understanding this language means accountants hold the privileged position of being key contributors to a business’ success. Armed with such skills, accountants can apply their knowledge in any industry.

Developed in consultation with industry experts, this major will set you up with the skills and knowledge you’ll need for a successful career as an accountant. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of key business functions and strategies. You’ll develop awareness of contemporary issues in accounting and the skills needed to critically appraise and devise solutions to complex accounting problems. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to contribute to more than just the bottom line.

Key Features

• You’ll study a set of foundation units to orient you to business before completing your accounting major.
• You’ll focus on applying theory to real-world situations, allowing you to gain a comprehensive understanding of major business functions, strategies and skills.
• Course content is constantly updated to ensure it stays highly relevant – part of the reason that our business and commerce graduates are sought after by industry.
• Depending on your interests, you can combine two majors to expand your options, or take more accounting units to develop even more depth in your chosen discipline.
• With the correct choice of units, this major is accredited by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
• You’ll develop your understanding across all industries through our award-winning PACE (Professional and Community Engagement) program, giving you a competitive edge among your peers once you graduate. Through our PACE capstone unit – Accountants in the Profession – you’ll work with our industry partners, including professional accounting bodies, Big 4 accounting firms, commercial organisations, banks, and public and not-for-profit organisations, to collaboratively explore the breadth, scope and challenges of the accounting profession. This unit was awarded the Business Higher Education Round Table (BHERT) award in 2014 for Excellence in Accounting Teaching Collaboration.
• Macquarie has close ties with public, private and not-for-profit organisations, and our students are highly sought after for both internships and graduate opportunities.
• You’ll have access to our world-class Finance Decision Lab, with live data from the world’s leading sources of business intelligence, and to our award-winning incubator.
• Your learning will be enhanced by our location in Australia’s leading high-tech precinct, which is brimming with collaborative, internship and employment opportunities.
• Macquarie is ranked among the top 100 institutions in the world for accounting and finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2018).
• Macquarie is ranked number one in Sydney for teaching quality and student support in business and management (QILT, 2017).

• Accountant in private or public practice
• Auditor
• Banker
• Business adviser
• Chartered accountant
• Data and business analyst
• Financial analyst
• Forensic accountant
• Government accountant
• Investment manager
• Superannuation adviser
• Taxation consultant
• Accounting firms
• Business analysis firms
• Consulting firms
• Financial institutions
• Forensic accounting firms
• Government organisations
• Insurance firms
• Not-for-profit organisations
• Private companies
• Superannuation firms