Financial and Management Accounting is a two-year international master’s programme focusing on analyzing accounting information for internal and external decision-making in companies. Programme is offered by the accredited Oulu Business School.

The FMA programme is one of several international Master’s programmes offered by the Oulu Business School. Students are allowed to take courses from all these programmes. Studying at OBS is a genuinely multicultural experience, as international degree students, exchange students from all over the world, and of course Finnish students are attending the courses of the FMA programme. Students in the programme can also join an exchange programme with another business school.

Top reasons to study Financial and Management Accounting:

• Close connection to working life - visiting lecturers bring real-life insight, and students get hands-on experience and diversified perspective with company projects.
• Opportunity to choose from various optional studies or add exchange studies to broaden your degree.
• Vast career opportunities in Finland as well as internationally. Great salary prospects await graduates in the area.
• Excellent learning environment, where lecturers as experts in the field and where peer-help from fellow students is available for you.
• An internationally comparable degree in Economics and Business Administration from an AACSB accredited business school that enables you to apply for work within the EU and globally.

Career opportunities:

The FMA programme includes real-life projects, case studies and strong connections with the business community. Our courses are lectured by our own professors, guest professors from other university worldwide and high-profile business people to ensure that students will get a diversified perspective on current issues in accounting. 

The FMA programme gives students the abilities and knowledge to pursue their academic careers further, if they so choose. Whether students aim at pursuing an academic career or working in the industry after finishing their studies, they will be well-prepared for both options.

Occupational profiles of the graduate: Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Auditor, Financial Analyst, Consultant.