CPA

Our program provides candidates with a deep understanding of the issues that organisations face every day

The CPA Program pathway

Integrating education and practical experience, our program uses current and internationally relevant content to provide an understanding of the issues that organisations face every day.

If you’ve studied an accounting-related degree, it's likely you can enter the CPA Program directly. In some cases, you may need to complete further studies.

Below are the elements that make up the CPA Program.

Compulsory Subjects

Ethics and Governance

• Learn how to apply ethical principles and the key corporate governance concepts and mechanisms.

Financial Reporting

• We'll teach you how to apply accounting standards, interpret financial reports, and understand their business impacts.

Strategic Management Accounting

• Learn how management accounting provides the data critical to business decision making processes. This subject progresses to cover the role of the management accountant in business strategy.

Global Strategy and Leadership

• In the capstone subject, you'll use strategic analysis to address complex business issues in a competitive and uncertain business environment.

Elective subjects

• If you have completed recognised studies in taxation and auditing, you can choose any two elective subjects.

• If you haven't completed recognised studies in taxation, you'll need to select Australia Taxation or your local variant where available.

• If you haven't completed recognised studies in audit, you'll need to select Advanced Audit and Assurance.

Australia Taxation

• Understand and apply the fundamental principles of Australian tax law affecting individuals, business and investment entities. Local tax subjects are available for Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand.

Australia Taxation – Advanced

• This subject builds on the fundamental principles of Australian tax law to determine the tax implications of complex business and investment arrangements. You'll explore specialist taxation topics, including tax theory and tax policy, the taxation of financial arrangements, tax consolidations and international transactions and cross-border tax issues.

Advanced Audit and Assurance

• This subject will focus on both external and internal audit procedures. It will ensure you understand the audit process and can apply international standards to complex audits.

Financial Risk Management

• This subject will help you to identify the financial risks facing businesses and understand the key mechanisms and frameworks used to address and manage these risks.

Contemporary Business Issues

• Analyse and evaluate the role of the CPA in contemporary business and how the accounting profession continues to evolve.

Digital Finance

• This subject explores the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and navigate the complex world of digital finance.