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North West University

Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accountancy

The Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accountancy in Accounting is offered by North West University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accountancy offered by the North West University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

This professionally-accredited programme is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to become professional accountants in public practice and business. Financial accounting is a specialised branch of accounting that keeps track of a company’s financial transactions. Students are taught how to use standardised guidelines to record, summarise and present transactions in a financial report/statement, such as the statement of financial position/statement of profit/loss and other comprehensive income.

Typical tasks include:

Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements

Perform tax calculations

Organise and perform internal audits

Analyse financial trends

Perform month-end and year-end close processes

Consult with clients on financial accounting services

This professionally accredited programme is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to become professional accountants in public practice and business.

Core subjects

Subjects include, but are not limited to:

• Financial Accounting
• Taxation
• Auditing and Corporate Governance
• Management Accounting
• Financial Management

BCom in Financial Accountancy
Degree Duration: 3 years, full timeOffered at: 

• Potchefstroom [P]
• Vanderbijlpark [V]
• Mahikeng [M]

BCom in Financial Accountancy- Extended programme
Degree Duration: 3 years, full timeOffered at: 

• Vanderbijlpark [V]
• Mahikeng [M]

Career opportunities

• Professional accountant
• Internal auditor
• Cost and management accountant
• Financial manager
• Tax practitioner
• Lecturer