Audit & Control Track Presentation

March 2018
Master of Science Program
 AGENDA

Motivation

How we define A&C track objectives?

The Team

Programme details

Job prospects

Contact
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Why accounting?
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 Accounting is everywhere….

 … Accounting is the language of business….

 … And the accountant is the ‘translator’ that adds value to make

better decisions
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How we define A&C track objectives?

 The Professional Advisory Board (PAB)

 Feedback from professionals, permanent professors and visiting

professors

 National and International accreditations

 Students’ Feedback
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Core Faculty
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Visiting Professors

 Dr. Guy McCLAIN

 Dr. Dorothy McALEER
 Dr. David HARRISON
 Dr. Patsy LEWELLYN
 Dr. Michael RITCHIE
 Dr. Andy ROSMAN
 Dr. George IATRIDIS
 Dr. Joshua IMONIANA
 Dr. George MICKHAIL
 Dr. Daniela MANCINI
 Dr. Pierre HILAL
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Corporate Professionals
 François TAQUET
 Christophe TUAILLON
 Nathalie BARDY
 Christophe PAILLASSA
 Laurent HIETTER
 Stephanie BELLANGER
 Lucile KUPIEC
 Nicolas ROZENBAUM
 Florent DELORY
 Cédric LEROY
 Cédric CHEVRIER
 Yannick DE HARLEZ
 Emilie HOURIEZ
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Compulsory Courses

 Audit and Control Research Methodology (16h)

 Audit and Control Research Seminar (32h)
 Audit and Control Strategy and Company Observation (32h)

 Audit techniques (16h)

 Fundamentals of Consolidation (16h)
 Controlling and Auditing Corporate social responsibility (16h)
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Audit & Control at IESEG – Professional Paths

A/C Track
2 professional paths (Parcours)

Compulsory courses for the A/C Track

- Audit techniques
- Fundamentals of Consolidation
- Controlling and Auditing CSR

Professional path: MANAGEMENT

Professional path: AUDITING CONTROL

Careers: Careers:
Internal corporate auditor; External auditor; Controller; Business Analyst ; Consultant ;
Business risk auditor; Chief Accountant Project Manager; Management accountant;

Compulsory class: Compulsory class:

Operational auditing Managerial accounting: financial decision
tools
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List of open electives

 Activity based cost management
 Managerial Accounting: Financial decision tools
 Strategic planning and control
 Managing Firm Constraints with Accounting Decision Techniques
 International Issues in Accounting and Auditing
 Operational auditing
 Auditing: a practitioner case-based approach
 Fraud investigation and forensic accounting
 Information systems audit
 Advanced Financial Reporting under U.S GAAP and International Standards
 IT Audit & Forensics Data Analytics
 Internal audit
 Due diligence & asset management auditing
 Strategic advantages of CSR initiatives
 Applying IFRS
 Big Data and Accounting
 Tax Planning
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Electives to prepare DSCG (Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et Gestion):

French national exam

 Contrôle de gestion approfondi

 Management et Contrôle de gestion
 Techniques comptables approfondies
 Le référentiel Comptable International IAS/IFRS
 Fiscalité d'entreprise
 Fiscalité des personnes
 Droit social et restructuration d'entreprise
 Droit du travail
 Auditer une association
 Principes de consolidation
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Potential Jobs

 Junior, senior and Partner Auditor in Audit companies (Big 4 or others)

 Chief accountant, Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
 Internal auditor
 Business analyst
 Management Controller
 Business Controller
 Chief Finance Director
 Consultants
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Examples of Recruiters
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Jean [Manager at KPMG] – Student curriculum

Compulsory courses :
 Research methodology
 Audit & Control research seminar
 Strategic Audit & Control and Company observation
 Controlling and auditing CSR

Electives
 Audit Techniques,
 IFRS,
 International issues in accounting and auditing,
 ABC management,
 Operational auditing,
 IS Audit, …
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Jean [Manager at KPMG] – Professional Career

 After a Master thesis in Accounting and his executive internship in an Audit firm,
Jean started to work in a Big 4 Audit firm

 Having completed his DSCG, Jean is now manager at KPMG

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Other examples

 Vincent, Financial Controller at Castorama France

 Lucile, Senior Auditor at Deloitte France

 Tristan, Junior Auditor at EY, New York

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Contact details

Audit & Control Track Coordinator:

Dr. Miguel VEGA PEREZ
m.vegaperez@ieseg.fr
Office A 323 (Lille-Building A)
Office hours: by appointment

Or any permanent Audit & Control professor in Lille or Paris for

questions about choice of electives, students’ professional plans, etc.