Accounting and Finance - Southern Cross University

Embracing the language of numbers

Interested in numbers, systems and finding solutions to complex problems? Accounting and finance are critical skills for any business, organisation or entrepreneur.

Your degree at Southern Cross University will prepare you to meet the many challenges of business and finance. We will nurture your ability to develop strategic, innovative and effective processes. And you will thrive under our Southern Cross Model, which is ideally suited to the structures of finance and accounting.

You will gather the skills and knowledge to help people and organisations make the right accounting decisions. Major areas of study include taxation, financial services, law, marketing and communication, with elective units in advanced taxation, human resources, competitive strategy, business environment and law. Meanwhile, students who specialise in financial services will learn to provide sound and unbiased financial advice to all clients – from individuals to big companies.

We take pride in ensuring our graduates are career-ready for a number of diverse roles, such as financial planning, superannuation and retirement planning, investment and wealth management, insurance, estate planning, tax and corporate finance.

Ishitah Shah, Master of Professional Accounting graduate.walking into an office building

“Southern Cross University’s student support team has been incredible and the tutors who taught my classes were amazing and very supportive. I felt so blessed to find a job straight away, getting into the industry with some solid work experience right here on the Gold Coast.”