Department of Accounting

Accounting studies will equip you to understand the financial structure of an organisation, and produce and analyse financial information.

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The Accounting Keystones

View a series of videos that provide a description of some of the concepts and decisions that are at the very foundation of the accounting discipline.

Subjects

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Undergraduate

The accounting major is one of the most popular in the Bachelor of Commerce. It is ideal preparation for work as a professional accountant, and a great complement to other disciplines within the Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Honours

The Honours program provides a unique opportunity to undertake a challenging and rewarding year of additional study, to hone your applied analytical and problem solving skills, communication, presentation skills, and research skills.

Postgraduate

Visit the Melbourne Business School website to browse postgraduate study options in accounting.

Graduate Research

The Doctoral Program in Accounting includes a strong coursework component and offers the opportunity to gain entry into an academic or research career.

Specialisations

The Department of Accounting teaches into a number of specialist areas, to cater for the diverse interests of our students and researchers.

Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting is about the external reporting of a company's financial position and performance. Financial accounting information is used in making investment decisions and is widely used to value businesses and predict corporate success and failure.

Management Accounting

Management Accounting provides information to managers to help them measure and control processes within their business in a successful and profitable manner. It aids managers in strategy implementation, costing of new products and services, evaluation of the value added by different areas within a business and managing their performance.

Auditing and Assurance Services

Auditing and assurance services is about monitoring and adding credibility to the external reporting disclosures made by companies. In addition, assurance services add credibility to non-financial information, e.g. Brownlow voting, the Oscar count, environmental reporting, customer-satisfaction surveys and internet reporting.

The University of Melbourne is ranked 2nd in Australia and 14th globally for Accounting & Finance in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Accounting in today’s business world is extremely sophisticated. An accountant is a strategic adviser and business partner who must have an in-depth understanding of business issues and processes, as well as the skills necessary for sound decision-making. Accounting studies will equip you to understand the financial structure of an organisation, and produce and analyse financial information.

The Department of Accounting's Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships (CAIP) is committed to building partnerships and enhancing collaboration between the University and the business sector by offering an environment that fosters rigorous research across the entire spectrum of accounting for both scholars and practitioners.

Australian Accounting Hall of Fame

Accounting in Australia has a long and distinguished heritage.  From the early years of European settlement to the present day, accountants and accounting have played important roles as the country pursued economic and social advancement. Throughout this long and distinguished history there have been many individuals whose achievements, both alone and in combination with others, have been significant and whose impact on the discipline has been profound. The Australian Accounting Hall of Fame seeks to identify and recognise these individuals and their contributions. Click to read more about the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame.

The Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships extends its warmest appreciation and thanks to the major sponsors of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony for their support and assistance.