Take your accounting career in a wide range of directions with a specialisation that cements the knowledge and skills that professional accountants need in order to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and global accounting environment. One of the best ways to achieve professional success is with a CPA  qualification from Macquarie, because our graduates have the highest rate of success in CPA  Australia exams in the country.

Delivered in partnership with CPA  Australia, this specialisation offers you an opportunity to focus on dynamic global strategy and leadership, international business and contemporary issues in financial risk management. It will allow you to further develop your theoretical and applied knowledge and skills relevant to the area of professional accounting, focusing specifically on global strategy and leadership, assurance services and auditing, financial reporting and strategic management accounting, and ethics and governance.

Key Features

• Completing this course fulfils the educational requirements for professional membership of CPA  Australia – Macquarie is registered with CPA  Australia as a CPA  Program tuition provider.
• You’ll receive extensive academic support while you prepare for the CPA  external examinations – a major factor in our graduates consistently receiving higher grades in the CPA  Program than non-Macquarie graduates.
• If you have an undergraduate qualification in any discipline, this specialisation will enable you to acquire accounting qualifications that are fully recognised by CPA  Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).
• You’ll learn how to solve complex accounting problems by applying research skills and knowledge with personal autonomy, accountability and professional judgement, and to effectively interpret and appraise recent developments in accounting.
• You’ll become skilled at reflecting constructively on relevant emerging social, ethical and regulatory issues, and at communicating appropriately in a professional environment.
• You’ll learn from our highly regarded academic experts, most of whom have first-hand experience with the CPA  and CA  programs. Many of our teaching staff also act as consultants to CA ANZ and CPA  Australia.
• With the CPA  Australia qualification being recognised internationally, your prospects for overseas employment are enhanced. 
• This specialisation will equip you with the necessary professional skills for the job market and career progression in business, and is endorsed as part of the Master of Professional Accounting by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).
• 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 graduate median salary and student experience (postgraduate coursework) in business and management (QILT, 2017).

• Accountant
• Auditor
• Banker
• Business analyst
• Consultant and business adviser
• Financial analyst
• Forensic accountant
• Insurance analyst
• Risk manager
• Stockbroker
• Superannuation consultant
• Taxation adviser