Overview Accountants specialist number crunchers speak the language of business and are therefore key contributors to a business' success. Business analysts experts at extracting value from data help businesses better understand their consumers, innovate, reduce their risk and maximise opportunities. Analytics is becoming a strategic requirement in virtually all areas of business, including accounting, so having skills across both fields will give you a competitive edge when you start your career. This double degree will equip you with knowledge about how to use data as a tool for business strategy and decision making, and will enhance your standing as an accounting professional with advanced and comprehensive data analysis skills. KEY FEATURES You'll be able to apply current theory and analytical techniques to real-world industry situations. A focus on multiple disciplines provides you with qualitative skills (graphic presentation and information communication), quantitative skills (modelling and statistics), computing skills (business information/intelligence systems and programming) and business training (accounting, business analytics, forecasting and management). You'll gain essential accounting and reporting knowledge, as well as a range of business-related skills in assurance and audit, commercial law, economics, financial management, information systems and statistics. The professional accounting sequence meets the tertiary education requirements of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). You can complete two degrees with only one additional year of study. systems, and their applications within a business environment. SUITABLE FOR Do you want to learn about business, information technology, finance and management? If so, this degree will prepare you for a demanding career in accounting and business analytics, where the demand for your skills is growing. Career Opportunities A Macquarie course can set your dream career in motion. PROFESSIONS applications modeller and developer behavioural forecasting business analyst business process improvement specialist business process modelling consultant customer insights manager data analyst management consultant IT planning manager accountant auditor financial institution manager forensic accountant government policy planner/analyst merchant banker stockbroker business journalist econometrician economist financial analyst investment analyst management consultant market analyst planning/policy analyst public administrator researcher statistician stockbroker