Program
Become the Financial Visionary Your Organization Needs with an Accounting Graduate Certificate Online
Don’t just report on your organization’s financial status—help shape its future with the advanced accounting and finance skills taught in Herzing University’s Post-Master’s Certificate in Accounting and Finance. In as few as 12 months of online study, you can:
- Gain exposure to new technologies that support accounting and finance
- Learn to analyze existing accounting systems and develop new ones
- Develop strategic decision-making skills for leveraging financial assets and instruments
- Learn techniques for modeling financial accounting data
- Strengthen your knowledge of regulation, legislation and compliance issues
In addition, the course content in this program is designed to help you prepare to earn Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). This intensive, short-term program offers life-long benefits for your career.
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Why Herzing
The graduate certificate in Accounting and Finance is for experienced professionals who hold an MBA or other business-related master’s degree. Benefits include:
- Convenient, flexible online study
- The same industry-experienced instructors who teach our MBA courses
- Course content that prepares you to earn globally recognized, industry-standard professional certification after completion
Whether you are building on an established career in the field or have just decided to specialize in accounting and finance, Herzing University's post graduate certificate program offers the knowledge you need—all in as little as one to three semesters of study.
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Apply online, request information or call 1-800-596-0724 to learn more about Herzing's Post-Master's Certificate - Business Program
Curriculum
Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance Curriculum
Whether you are building on an established career in the field or have just decided to specialize in accounting and finance, our post graduate certificate program offers the knowledge you need—all in as little as one to three semesters of study.
The curriculum covers 16 credit hours of course content. Courses include:
- Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making or Technology and Innovation
- Accounting in the Organization
- Corporate Financial Planning
- Financial Decision Analysis and Support
- Global Business Perspectives
Required Courses
All courses, 16.00 semester credit hours, are required.
This course covers both financial and managerial accounting as they apply to decision making in the organization. Students will explore the similarities and differences between financial accounting information and managerial accounting information with a focus on selecting the appropriate information based on internal and external needs. Students will learn how to identify and collect the appropriate accounting information to assist them in making decisions and reporting information.
This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to manage technology organizations in an increasingly competitive global environment through the successful use of innovation and creativity. The course provides a consistent process for the formulation, implementation, and assessment of technology business strategy and presents a framework for the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of business innovation. Students will analyze technology issues in various business sectors throughout the course and develop findings and recommendations.
This course expands on themes of managerial and cost accounting to include the evaluation, creation and administration of internal controls and accountability systems. Areas of focus will include the development and analysis of data sources that can be used in control systems as well as the implementation of those systems. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).
In this course students apply the concepts of financial management to the daily and strategic activities of the firm. This includes specific activities related to firm and industry analysis, monitoring and control and strategic planning. Broader themes of corporate investment, valuation and incentive structure are also discussed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).
Students in this course use a variety of analytical modeling tools and techniques to evaluate business decisions using of data from accounting, financial and operational sources. Both the theory of management decision making and practical application of real-world tools will be addressed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).
In this course student will evaluate major global challenges that business are faced with. Emphasis will be on economic, political and cultural characteristics of different regions and how they impact the business landscape locally and globally. Impacts in multiple functional roles will be considered, specifically in the areas of marketing, human resources, finance, healthcare, business intelligence, technology and project management.
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This program prepares an existing or emerging organizational or team leader with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management positions in various business enterprises. The Post-Master's Certificate in Accounting and Finance is designed to prepare the graduate to sit for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The CMA is the globally recognized, advanced-level credential appropriate for accountants and financial professionals in business. Achieving the CMA demonstrates your professional expertise in financial planning, analysis, control, decision support, and professional ethics.
It is important to note that this certificate program, even when combined with the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program at Herzing University, may not fulfill all of the requirements for graduates to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam or apply for licensure in some states or jurisdictions. Many states require a specific number of graduate accounting classes as well as specific graduate accounting courses. Others may require several years of professional experience. This program is not designed to fulfill any of those requirements.
Requirements
Admission Requirements
Herzing University's Post-Master's Certificate programs are open candidates who have completed a Master’s degree or higher in a business related discipline from an accredited institution.
