School of Accountancy

SOAR Education

SoA faculty include veterans from the industry, senior academics and academics with PhDs from reputable universities globally. Many of our faculty have decades of research and teaching experience in their areas of expertise. Some of them have an immense wealth of practical experience and have held professional positions such as Audit Partner, Auditor-General, Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director, and Vice President in the private and public sectors.  

With a unique blend of faculty that comprise industry leaders and researchers whose work are published in leading refereed journals, SoA is able to offer practical insights that respond to the changing dynamics of business. We conduct consultative sessions, and public and custom workshops that address the needs in the accounting profession in the following areas:

  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Business Analytics
  • Taxation
  • Audit
  • Corporate Governance
  • Risk Management

Examples of the courses we offer include:

  • Accounting Data and Analytics
  • Coding with Python
  • Cybersecurity
  • Accounting for Business Combinations and Consolidation
  • Business Intelligence Analytics
  • Comparisons of Accounting Standards (such as the US GAAP IFRS and Chinese GAAP)
  • Corporate Financial Management
  • ED Leases for Lessors
  • Enterprise Accounting Systems
  • Financial Risk Management
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • IFRS Interpretations & Updates
  • Leadership & Management
  • Multinational Corporation Business Models & Tax in Asia Pacific
  • Reporting “Material” Information to Shareholders
  • Strategic Management Accounting
  • The Practical Application of Good & Services Tax Law and Principles
  • Valuation of Financial Instruments

The School also engages with the public and private sectors by organising talks on topics and issues of interest to senior executives, professionals and managers from the accounting profession and the business community.

Through these activities, we add value to organisations by harnessing a mix of sound theories and wealth of industry and teaching experience. 

We invite organisations to contact us for company-specific custom programmes or consultation services designed to address relevant business issues.
For enquiries, please email to soaevents@smu.edu.sg.