Finance & accounting

Certificate of advanced studies (CAS)

Understanding financial logic and knowing how to decipher accounting information are two crucial skills for successfully managing a company. To achieve this, it has become essential to know how to analyze and interpret financial and accounting data from a managerial point of view, in order to optimize your decision-making processes.

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Diploma
Certificate of advanced studies (CAS)
Duration
15 days spread over 6 months
Schedule
From 08h30 to 17h30
Language
French
Format
Onsite
Price
8 900 CHF
Credits
15 ECTS credits
Finance & accounting

Sessions

Discover the next sessions of our open program in finance & accounting below. Click on the session you are interested in to obtain its full calendar.

September
Open
Start
29 August 2025
End
30 January 2026
Registration
Before 31 July 2025
Early bird
Before 30 April 2025

About

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Understanding financial logic and knowing how to decipher accounting information are two crucial skills for successfully managing companies and institutions. Non-financial managers and executives need to acquire the skills and master the fundamental concepts of finance, accounting and taxation, such as cost analysis, financial risks, investment planning and yield evaluation. Appreciation of these different parameters will enable them to make choices that will guarantee the company's good health.

Learning objectives

  1. Use financial information for strategic purposes and decipher the information contained in the main financial statements.
  2. Assess a company's financial situation using its financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, etc.).
  3. Recognize the challenges and risks associated with taxation in the context of typical business situations and decisions.

Target audience

  1. Anyone involved in the financial or operational management of a business unit or company.
  2. Managers of SMEs wishing to master the financial aspects of their activities.
  3. Anyone involved in a reconversion or professional development process.

Program

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The open program in finance & accounting is a cas designed for professionals wishing to develop new skills in parallel with their professional activity. This open program incorporates a strong participatory dimension. .

The finance & accounting program consists of 5 blocks . This represents 15 days spread over 6 months. That represents a total of 120 hours of teaching and about as many hours of personal work .

Program's blocks

Each module can be followed individually

Financial accounting

Find out about the next sessions of our Financial accounting program below. Click on the session you're interested in to see the full calendar.

Financial accounting

Controlling

Management control systems are necessary for planning and monitoring an organization's activities. In particular, they enable financial and non-financial objectives to be set, and the achievement of these objectives to be managed, by facilitating decision-making, analysis and control of business operations.

Controlling

Corporate taxation

Taxation is a discipline at the crossroads of law and accounting. Whether it's taxes on profits or capital, indirect taxes (VAT, etc.) or stamp duty, managing these aspects is at the heart of corporate life. So how do you optimize your company's tax burden?

Corporate taxation

Corporate finance

Corporate finance focuses on investment, financing and distribution policies. The aim of the module is to provide the tools needed to analyze these policies and determine their effects on company value.

Corporate finance

Market finance

Like all products and services, financial products are traded on dedicated markets: the financial markets. Their prices reflect supply and demand, and are therefore constantly evolving. Unlike savings, investment involves a degree of risk that needs to be measured and managed effectively.

Market finance

Testimonials

Benjamin Flachs
Benjamin Flachs
September 2022
The CAS in Finance & Accounting gives non-financial managers a better understanding of accounting and financial mechanisms, and facilitates day-to-day exchanges with experts. The quality of the training and the professionalism of the lecturers are a hallmark of HEC Lausanne.
Benoit Soulié
Benoit Soulié
September 2020
I highly recommend the CAS in Finance & Accounting for the quality of its content and speakers. Some professors teach Masters in Accounting and the quality of the program is recognized at European level.
Céline Rihs
Céline Rihs
September 2022
This program, with its rich course content and experienced lecturers, offers real added value in terms of understanding the financial flows involved in a company or project. It enables you to grasp the different mechanisms inherent in finance and law in a way that is accessible to everyone.
Glassey Darlène
Glassey Darlène
September 2022
The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Finance & Accounting offered by HEC Lausanne has enabled me to acquire both technical tools and theoretical concepts that can be integrated into daily business activity. The program is also distinguished by the wealth of experience of its lecturers.
Mircea Cuzman
Mircea Cuzman
September 2021
This course helped me to consolidate my knowledge, 20 years after I graduated. The lecturers were excellent teachers. If you'd like to exchange ideas with colleagues from a variety of fields, specialists in accounting, taxation and economics, don't hesitate to embark on this wonderful adventure!

Modalities

admission criteria

The steering committee reserves the right to accept applications from people who do not meet the conditions below on the basis of their motivation and professional experience .

Professional experience

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience..

Academic curriculum

Hold a university degree or any type of diploma deemed equivalent by the program management .

study rules

Payment terms

Price: 8 900 CHF

All expenses related to continuing education are, except in exceptional cases, tax deductible .

Down payment : 1 500 CHF

To be paid within 7 days upon receipt of the confirmation letter of your registration .

Discount (10%): -890 CHF

A discount is offered to Alumni HEC or early bird registrations (non cumulative offer).

Payment terms

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