Advanced Accounting Certificate | Baruch College | CAPS | Continuing and Professional Studies | City University of New York Advanced Accounting Certificate | Baruch College | CAPS | Continuing and Professional Studies | City University of New York
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Certificate: Advanced Accounting

If you are a financial manager, small-business owner or accountant who needs an in-depth understanding of public and private accounting issues, this certificate can give you added value in the workplace and help ensure that your resume lands in the "A" pile when you make your next career move. Topics include: forecasting, risk assessment, liquidity, capital structure, profitability, debt and operating performance, tax laws governing sole proprietors and small business owners and regulations (such as Sarbanes-Oxley, FASB, and ERISA) to ensure accurate and compliant reporting in the national and international domains.

All of our Accounting Certificates are designed to help you advance along your accounting career path - and they are a great alternative to an advanced accounting degree at a fraction of the time and cost. The Advanced Accounting and Forensic Accounting certificates are logical next steps for more advanced training after completing our Accounting Principles Certificate.

Courses in this certificate are designed explore the factors that drive accounting and financial reporting and to give you an in-depth understanding of advanced accounting principles and practices. For example:

  • In Analysis of Financial Data, you will acquire skills that professional reviewers employ to make sound decisions for forecasting, financing and risk assessment through topics such as liquidity, capital structure, profitability, debt and operating performance.
  • Federal Income Tax Issues for Small Businesses teaches the basics of federal income tax laws and the current tax laws that are relevant to sole proprietors and small business owners.
  • Advanced Financial Reporting will help you understand regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, FASB and ERISA, to ensure accurate and compliant reporting in the national and international domains.
  • In Intermediate Accounting, you will enrich your understanding of assets, liabilities, and earnings. Special attention will be paid to preparing documents for external audiences.

Prerequisite: Degree/diploma in Finance/Accounting/Economics or successful completion of the Accounting Principles Certificate.

Baruch College, based in New York, is the largest public business school in the U.S., with an unparalleled reputation for excellence in accounting. All the Accounting Certificates in Baruch's Continuing and Professional Studies division offer:

  • Courses taught by experts in the field, based on real-world challenges and successes
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Diverse courses designed for working professionals who want to advance their careers
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NOTE: Once you have purchased a certificate, please do not register for the individual classes online. Call 646-312-5000 to schedule your appointment with an enrollment advisor. You will register for the individual classes in your certificate through an enrollment advisor.

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If purchased individually, the total cost of courses in this program is $3,475.
You may purchase individual courses by clicking on the course title below.)

Certificate Cost: $3,125.00 

 
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