2. Presentation of the Major in Accounting and Business Control
Ignacio García de Olalla, portfolio coordinator

3. Welcome! Portforlio coordinator Ignacio García de Olalla
Office A5-007 (ytre)
What is the role of a portfolio coordinator?
- A link between students/academic staff/administration
- Ensuring the quality of the course portfolio in the major
- Organising the Master Thesis
- approving the thesis topic and thesis advisor.
- responsible for thesis seminars in the program.

4. Why choosing the major in accounting and business control?
The increasing complexity of business environments make it especially- challenging for managers and employees to create sustainable value. The Major in Accounting and Business Control provides the required technical skills, theoretical knowledge, and a deep understanding of various types of organizations, necessary for finance professionals to successfully contribute to sustainable value creation in their organizations.

5. Why choosing the major in accounting and business control?
Employment opportunities.
Huge demand both in Norway and abroad.
Internationalization.
Working abroad for foreign companies.
Working for internationally active Norwegian companies.
Working for deeply local companies.
CIMA

6. Why choosing the major in accounting and business control?
The specialization suits perfectly for those who wish to pursue careers as:
CFOs
Controllers
Treasurers
Corporate Managers
Consultants
Corporate finance analysts

7. Why choosing the major in accounting and business control?
The specialization suits perfectly for those who wish to pursue careers within:
Business control
Financial reporting
Acquisitions and divestures of companies
Mergers and demergers
Financial accounting and valuation
Tax planning
Economic crime
Consulting

8. The major consists of 6 courses divided in 3 semesters:

9. In addition to the 6-course-portfolio major, you can:
Choose standalone electives
GRA 6213 Selskapsrett-selskapsformer
GRA 6215 Skatterett-selskapsbeskatning og Avgiftsrett
Other electives
Choose an internship
You can choose one elective.
The internship starts mid August and lasts 8 weeks.
Internships are unpaid.
Exchange
Partners:

10. Possibility of CIMA accreditation
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants CIMA Professional Qualification

11. Possible supervisors in this major:
NAME
TITLE
AREA
Isabel Mota Borges
Associate Professor
Business and International Private Law/International Public Law/EU-EØS Law
Roy Kristensen
Lecturer
Accounting/Taxation/Economic Crime
Eivind Furuseth
Tax Law
Morten Lund
Selskapsrett/Finance/Børsrett/Shipping & offshore
Hans Robert Schwenke
Professor
Accoutning
John Christian Langli
Accounting/Auditing
Erlend Kvaal
Accounting
Pål Berthling-Hansen
Managerial and cost accounting
Caroline Dale Ditlev-Simonsen
Stiftelser
Flemming Ruud
Auditing
Tobias Svanstrøm
Tonny Stenheim
Anders Mikelsen
Avgiftsrett
Kizkitza Biguri
Assistant Professor
Corporate Finance/Valuation/Treasury/
Ignacio Garcia de Olalla Lopez
Corporate Finance/Corporate Governance/Valuation

12. Some former projects…….
Flemming T. Ruud
Key audit matters: What are the difference in topics between Norwegian listed companies, and why differences occur?
Internal Auditing: An examination of the internal auditing's integrity.
Roy Kristiensen
In what kind of consulting industry in Norway are tax evasion most common?
Fordeler og ulemper med en belopsgrense paa kr som kontantvederlag som forebyggende effekt p[ skatt.
Hvordan vil illojale selskapsstrukturer mellom landegrenser og likhetsprinsippet bli påvirket av de nye skattereglene fra 2016?
Anders Mikelsen
VAT on financial services: emphasis on the contents of the law and the consequences for the financial sector
Justeringsregler ved bruksendring av fast eiendom
Flypassasjeravgift
Morten Lund
Finansielle og juridiske aspekter ved oppkjøp og fusjoner av selskaper
Pål Berthling-Hansen
Housing prices in Norway
Ignacio Garcia de Olalla
Equity research in Private Norwegian Firms: changes in capital structure in private Norwegian firms after the 2006 dividend reform.
Social capitals influence on small firm behavior in Norway
Fundamental valuation: an examination of speculative value relative to industry.
Caroline Dale Ditlev-Simonsen
How the Board of Gjensidige distribute funds and how the statutes are being met at a regional level

13. Why should I choose this specialization?
Good platform: This specialization gives a broad academic knowledge to handle relevant problems related to modern companies.
Good job perspectives: The major gives extensive knowledge demanded by Norwegian and international firms. In addition, it gives special knowledge demanded also by the public sector.
Strong research environment at BI inside this area.

14. Thank you for your attention
Questions???
Do you have any doubts or questions:
Tel
Student Service Centre U1
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