Accounting and Finance

Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

The training acquired through the Degree in Accounting and Finance, endowed with an appropriate balance between theoretical and practical training, tries to enhance technical knowledge about Accounting, together with that of Finance and Business Organization, without forgetting the necessary multidisciplinary training on content mathematical, statistical or legal, making them compatible with the development of specific professional skills.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

The professional profile of the graduate will allow him to develop his technical skills as manager, analyst and advisor of the financial and accounting information generated in the company. The capacities established for this degree allow the performance of activities related to finances as well as accounting and taxation of the company, leaving the graduate qualified to carry out his professional activity in a medium-high level position of an executive nature, of economic control- patrimonial and decision-making in the aforementioned areas. Likewise, he will be trained to act in financial-accounting control tasks, both in its internal aspect (internal control of an entity) and in its external aspect (auditor of accounts).
On the other hand, it is a verifiable fact that most of the business network is made up of small and medium-sized companies, in which case, the student who graduated from the Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance could perform senior management tasks in this type of companies.

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2009-10.
The final verification report turned out favourable.

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

Favorable report third modification

Favorable report fourth modification

Favorable report fifth modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

Those related to:

Financial Economics and Accounting
Business Organization
Right
Economy
Maths
Statistics

Recommended Income Profile

The recommended profile for the new student is one with a great curiosity to understand the accounting and financial world and its involvement in the business world. Valuing, in particular, their capacity for analysis and facility to extract the most relevant aspects of a problem, proposing the different alternatives of action. It is important that they are flexible, dynamic people, capable of adapting to uncertain environments and that they know how to deal with unstructured problems, for which there are no perfect solutions.

The degree does not require specific knowledge in the area of social sciences, since the first semesters are devoted primarily to offering basic general training, although they should have a good background in mathematics and feel comfortable with analytical and deductive reasoning.

Additionally, it would be desirable for the student of this degree to have a series of general characteristics and skills, such as:

- Conviction that teamwork is the basis for the success of business projects and, therefore, a marked ability to tackle team projects is a desirable characteristic of the student.

- Ease of communicating technical concepts both to professionals with similar training and to others who do not have such a level of knowledge.

- Ability to promote personal relationships within teams.

- Sensitivity towards the business world as an organized human activity to generate wealth.

- Interpretive capacity that facilitates the work of differentiation of different business realities based on diverse numerical information and different organizational approaches.

Objectives

The general objective of the degree is the training of professionals with a financial-accounting profile who will carry out their activity in the business environment as intermediate-senior management in large companies in the industrial, commercial, services, financial institutions, auditing, management consulting fields. or consultancy, both locally and nationally as well as internationally, or as a director of small and medium-sized companies, mainly small businesses.

The degree will allow the graduate to continue their subsequent training in any postgraduate degree in the business branch.

Specific training objectives

Provide a general vision of the company, both from the point of view of internal relations and the sector in which its activity is carried out.
Train in the knowledge of the national and international environment in which the company develops its activity, both in its legal and economic aspects.
To train in instrumental knowledge necessary in the development of other specific subjects of the degree.
Offer specific training that allows high-level specialization, both technical and managerial, in the area of finance and company accounting.
Create the spirit of concern necessary to search for valid options in solving problems.
Promote the idea of permanent updating that this profession requires, so that the performance of the actions that must be undertaken is done rigorously, efficiently and effectively.
Make known other relevant aspects of the business activity that are necessary to have a global vision of it: marketing, taxation, production...

Competences

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

CG1 Capacity for analysis and synthesis
CG2 Ability to solve problems
CG3 Information management capacity
CG4 Critical and self-critical capacity
CG5 Autonomous learning
CG6 Ability to adapt to changing environments
CG7 Oral and written communication in the native language
CG8 Knowledge of a foreign language
CG9 Ethical and social commitment at work
CG10 Motivation for quality at work
CG11 Capacity for organization and planning
CG12 Leadership
CG13 Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
CG14 Ability to make decisions
CG15 Skills in interpersonal relationships
CG16 Computer skills related to the field of study
CG17 Creativity
CG18 Ability to work in a team
GC19 Work in an international context
CG20 Work in pressure environments
CG21 Sensitivity towards environmental and social issues
CG22 Ability to analyze and search for information from various sources

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

CE1 Know the different systems, both external and internal, in which the management of business activity takes place.
CE2 Understand the relationship between the company and the sector in which it operates: know the institutions, products and markets that form it. As well as the relationships between them and with their economic environment.
CE3 Know the economic framework, the legal framework and the fiscal framework that regulates business activities.
CE4 Manage a high level of knowledge of the financial-accounting operations necessary for the preparation of the annual accounts of a company
CE5 Propose solutions to the financial and accounting problems that a company may have.
CE6 Know the economic, financial, accounting and legal aspects of the various corporate operations that an entity can carry out.
CE7 Know how to apply valuation models and techniques using the most suitable in each situation, taking into account the advantages and limitations of each one.
CE8 Know and apply techniques for managing finances and financial control.
CE9 Know and organize the legal documentation that must be submitted periodically to the Public Administration in all its aspects (Public Finance, Social Security, Mercantile Registry,...) and the consequences that non-compliance with its regulations entails.
CE10 Prepare the basis on which the annual accounts of a company will be formulated.
CE11 Understand the structural alternatives of a company, its policies and plans.
CE12 Analyze balance sheets, income statements and cash availability periodically to detect possible financial and accounting problems and propose solutions to them.
CE13 Analyze and determine the different components that make up the company's accounting costs.
CE14 Advise on accounting, financial, legal and tax matters.
CE15 Understand the impact of economic operations carried out by companies and business groups.
CE16 Collaborate and advise on financial and accounting matters in the planning and implementation of economic-financial budgets, as well as in the subsequent monitoring and analysis of deviations.
CE17 Examine the internal financial-accounting information generated and used by the company to control business management and obtain conclusions for decision-making, correcting errors or solving problems.
CE18 Program, plan and develop companies in their economic, financial, accounting and administrative aspects.
CE19 Evaluate the tax options available to the company and plan the most appropriate for its situation.
CE20 Plan and direct the accounting organization.
CE21 Know how to identify the different economic opportunities that can be presented to the company and choose the best alternative based on its objectives.
CE22 Apply behavior and simulation models in order to adopt the best option among the possible ones, both in investment and financing as well as in the fiscal aspect.
CE23 Understand the nature and operation of organized markets: financial markets, asset and liability valuation, futures markets, options and other financial products.
CE24 Detect the main problems related to accounting and business administration
CE25 Prepare technical-accounting reports in relation to the situation and value of the company and make judgments about the results obtained.
CE26 Manage accounting and administration
CE27 Manage credit and risk.
CE28 Know the legal framework and obtain necessary information on economic activities in international trade.
CE29 Identify and evaluate the elements that create value for the company
CE30 Know the effect on the valuation of a company derived from the processes of mergers and acquisitions of companies.
CE31 Know how to operate in the national money and capital financial markets and in the foreign exchange markets.
CE32 Understand the risk inherent in each financial market.
CE33 Know the different financial products and know how to identify the inherent risk of each of them.
CE34 Make decisions and give recommendations regarding financial products based on the investor's profile.
CE35 Understand the contributions of the contractual approach, especially the theory of transaction costs and the theory of agency.
CE36 Understand the importance of Working Capital management for the long-term survival of the company and know how to apply management models of this magnitude.
CE37 Know the financial objective of a company and know how to make the right decisions to achieve it.
CE38 Being able to make short- and long-term business forecasts.

Minimum stay requirements

The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	48 ECTS	78 ECTS
Other courses	48 ECTS	78 ECTS

Part-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	24 ECTS	47 ECTS
Other courses	24 ECTS	47 ECTS

Access and registration

Log in

Access to the official teachings of Degree will require to be in possession of the bachelor's degree or equivalent and the passing of the test referred to in article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001, of Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.

The number of places offered for new admission are:

Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro):	55 places (including transfer admission places)
Mostoles Campus:	65 places (including transfer admission places)
Fuenlabrada Campus:	65 places (including transfer admission places)

Double Degrees

Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro)

Accounting and Finance - Labor Relations and Human Resources

15 places

Matriculation year

The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.

Validation with FP qualifications

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DEGREES

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE (LOE)

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE (LOGSE)

Training itinerary

ACCESS THE COURSE GUIDES OF THE DEGREE

FBC: Common Basic Training, they are validated with their counterparts of all grades
FBR: Basic Branch Training, they can be validated with their branch counterparts, taking into account the adequacy between the skills and knowledge acquired.
OB: Compulsory
OP: Optional

COURSE 1
Semester	Subject	Character	Credits
1	Introduction to Business I	FBR	6
1	Financial mathematics	OB	6
1	Economic and Company History	FBR	6
1	Economy	FBR	6
1	Introduction to Accounting	OB	6
2	Introduction to Business II	OB	6
2	Business Sociology	FBR	6
2	Civil Law	FBR	6
2	Corporate Social Responsibility: Basic Legal Principles	FBC	6
2	Financial Accounting	OB	6
Total credits to study: 60

COURSE 2
Semester	Subject	Character	Credits
1	IT applied to the Company	FBC	6
1	Investment and Financing Decisions	OB	6
1	Commercial Law	OB	6
1	Corporate accounting	OB	6
1	Business Statistics	OB	6
2	Company Communication: Marketing	FBR	6
Annual	Modern Language	FBC	6
2	Analytical accounting	OB	6
2	Financial Diagnosis	OB	6
2	Culture, Society and Economy	FBC	6
Total credits to study: 60

COURSE 3
Semester	Subject	Character	Credits
1	Labor law and social security	OB	6
1	Internal Management Control	OB	6
1	Financial Markets	OB	6
1	Production Management	OB	6
1	Financial statement analysis	OB	6
2	Financial products	OB	6
2	Financial Management and working capital management	OB	6
2	Alternative Investments	OB	6
2	Financial Audit I	OB	6
2	Tax Law: Tax Regime of the company	OB	6
Total credits to study: 60

COURSE 4
Semester	Subject	Character	Credits
1	Tax Accounting	OB	6
1	Business Valuation	OB	6
1	Academic Recognition of Credits	OB	6
1	Optional 1	OP	6
1	Optional 2	OP	6
Annual	External Internships	OB	24
Annual	Final Degree Project	OB	6
Total credits to study: 60

OPTIONAL
Semester	Subject	Character	Credits
1	Financial audit II	OP	6
1	Financial planning	OP	6
1	Public Accounting (blended)	OP	6

Material resources

External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information: External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Academic Recognition of Credits

Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies

Mobility programs

ERASMUS

The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.

These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

ERASMUS (intranet)

WORLD

The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.

The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.

WORLD (intranet)

For more information:

URJC Mobility

SICK

SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.

SICUE Mobility

Student support programs

Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.

academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.

Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.

mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.

Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.

Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.

Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.

Regulation

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic Calendar

REGISTRATION

*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*

TRAINING PROCESS

REVIEWS AND REVIEWS

Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

Extinction of university degrees

VISITING STUDENTS AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation of student associations

Quality guarantee

External monitoring report

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- New students

- Teacher evaluation

- Student satisfaction

- Satisfaction of the graduates

- Labor insertion

- Causes of abandonment

- Career path:

Second year after graduation
Third year after graduation
Fourth year after graduation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Faculty with the campus and university
Teacher with degree
of the evaluators
Incoming student mobility program
Outgoing Student Mobility Program
Administration and services staff with the university

- External internships:

Student satisfaction
External tutor satisfaction
Evaluator satisfaction

Survey results:

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

Self-assessment report 2023

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