Master's Degree in Audit and Management Control
The Master's Degree in Audit and Management Control trains experts capable of assessing an organization's performance, ensuring the reliability and transparency of financial information, and optimizing the use of resources. Combining mastery of international standards, strategic management tools, and risk management, it prepares students for key roles in internal and external audit, management control, internal control, and organizational consulting, in the service of corporate performance and compliance.
The programme at a glance
2 years
Master 1 (common foundation and Audit track), then specialized Master 2
120 ECTS
60 per year, 30 per semester, in whole credits per subject
2 diplomas
MBA in Audit and Management Control (ESG) · Master's Degree in Financial Management (UFRA)
Thesis + internship
Defended professional thesis and a 4- to 6-month internship
Bac+3
Or direct entry into Master 2 with a completed Bac+4
Hybrid format
In-person and remote, compatible with a professional activity
Degree awarded
Master's Degree in Financial Management
Awarded by UFRA — degree accredited by the State of Côte d'Ivoire
Exit level
Bac+5
The programme's promise
The Master's Degree is built in two stages.
- •First year, high-level common foundation shared with the MBA Fast-Track cohort: strategy, financial analysis, management control, OHADA law, data and AI, leadership;
- •First year, Audit and Management Control track: audit and internal control, advanced corporate accounting, IFRS standards, cost accounting and budget management, statutory audit, consulting techniques, and advanced taxation;
- •Second year, deeper specialization: financial audit and statutory auditing, risk mapping, budgetary control, consolidation and IFRS, audit data analytics, and information systems auditing;
- •Second year, professional thesis and extended internship, genuine springboards toward leadership roles in audit and management control.
Programme objectives
- •Train experts capable of designing and managing audit and control frameworks that guarantee the reliability and transparency of financial information;
- •Develop the skills needed to analyze, interpret, and improve organizational performance;
- •Strengthen the ability to identify and prevent financial, operational, and regulatory risks;
- •Master international audit, accounting, and reporting standards;
- •Equip professionals to play a strategic role in decision-making and the optimization of internal processes.
Highlights
- •Dual degree: MBA in Audit and Management Control (ESG) and Master's Degree in Financial Management (UFRA), accredited by the MESRS;
- •Common foundation and shared courses with the MBA Fast-Track cohort: networking with practicing executives and managers;
- •Hybrid format, in-person and remote, compatible with a professional activity;
- •Learning built around a running audit engagement, IFRS consolidation case studies, and automated dashboards in Excel and VBA;
- •ICAD professional certificates attached to the diploma, with a pathway toward the chartered accountancy track (DSCG, DEC) and the CIA and CISA certifications.
Graduate skills
Audit
Conduct an internal or statutory audit engagement, from the audit plan through the report and follow-up on recommendations.
Control and steer
Deploy management control, budgetary control, dashboards, and variance analysis.
Account and consolidate
Master advanced accounting, consolidation, and IFRS standards within the SYSCOHADA framework.
Manage risk
Map risks, assess internal control, prevent fraud, and ensure compliance.
Leverage data
Use audit data analytics, VBA, Business Intelligence, and audit information systems.
Advise and persuade
Lead a consulting engagement, present a diagnosis, and defend recommendations before management.
Academic partners
ESG Paris
Graduate School of Management, Business and Finance — member of the Galileo Global Education network, the world leader in private higher education.
UMGC
University of Maryland Global Campus — a world-renowned American public university specialising in accessible and innovative higher education.
FDFP
Vocational Training Development Fund — an Ivorian body dedicated to financing and promoting continuing vocational training.
Registration
Entry level
Bac+3 or Bac+4
Practical information
Format
Hybrid (in-person and remote), compatible with a professional activity
Duration
2 years
Campus
Cocody Riviera 3, cité coprim2, rue E139
Language
French
Admissions
Bac+3 or Bac+4