Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finances

Knowledge

  • Describe the theories, institutions and regulation of international trade and international economic relations in the economic globalisation process.
  • Describe the theoretical and practical foundations of the company’s micro and macroeconomic environment.
  • Identify the general principles of law, those specific to commercial law, as well as those of taxation and labour law in the field of business.
  • Identify the principles, structure, internal functioning dynamics and human resources organisation and management models of companies and organisations.

Skills

  • Analyse the composition, operation, regulation of the financial system and the markets and the financial information issued by them.
  • To analyze international economic development and the dynamics of business organization in the long term from the historical perspective.
  • Analyse the main databases for the preparation of reports and analysis of the economic and financial environment.
  • Analyse the situations of the commercial function in the management of a company or organisation.
  • To analyse the effects of trends in the economic, social and labour environment, and the competitive dynamics of the main markets and sectors of the Spanish and European economy in the financial and accounting field of the company.
  • Apply the reasoning methodology of financial economics in the accounting, financial, commercial and information systems fields.
  • Relate the fundamentals, areas and main agents related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), linking them with the strategic and operational aspects of the organisation.
  • Assess the financial risk that affects economic agents: Investors, companies and organisations, public entities, managers, etc., based on the criteria of profitability of the investment, return of capital, liquidity and fluctuation of the financial markets.
  • Implement information systems in business management processes.

Competences

  • Act in the professional accounting and financial field, critically considering the economic, technological, social and environmental impact of their activity.
  • Correctly and appropriately apply the theoretical and practical skills and knowledge acquired during the degree for the preparation of a basic or applied research work in the economic, financial and accounting fields.
  • To provide creative and innovative proposals from the accounting and financial fields to social needs and demands.
  • To evaluate inequalities based on sex/gender in the economic and financial spheres in order to avoid them in professional performance.
  • Operate in the professional accounting and financial field with ethical responsibility and respecting fundamental rights and duties, diversity, democratic values, all in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Plan the accounting organization of a company, or a group, preparing internal and external reports based on national and international regulations.
  • Put into practice the knowledge acquired within the framework of a company or organisation in its departments, areas or units in the financial and accounting field and in the professional practice of advice and auditing.
  • Make decisions regarding the organisational structure and management of companies and assets using quantitative business management models and techniques.
  • Assess the cost and/or profitability of a companys investment and financing operations in their accounting, financial and tax aspects. 
  • Implement the general strategy of a business organization and its functional areas. 
  • Solve problems in the economic-business field using mathematical, statistical and econometric tools.