Accounting Vs Finance Major

My friend wants to do MBA Full Time Program from Rotman School of Management. He has confusion between Accounting and Finance Majors. So will you pls suggest him for best major for MBA Full Time Program of Rotman School of Management?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Rotman School of Management offers #1 MBA program in Canada.

Finance and Accounting are elective parts of MBA Full Time Program. These are not Majors of MBA Program of Rotman School of Management.

Both Electives are good to make career after MBA Program. Selection of Elective is depends on interest of students.

Contents for studying in both Electives:
Accounting
Current Issues in Financial Reporting and Disclosure
Business Law
Taxation and Decision Making
Financial Distress and Insolvency
Business Analysis and Valuation
Financial Statement Analysis

Finance
Corporate Financing
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Options and Futures Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Value Investing
Introduction to Hedge Funds and Broker Dealers
The Revolution in Finance: Markets, Institutions and Organizations
Islamic Finance in Canada
Financial Management
International Financial Management
Financial Risk Management
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Risk Modeling and Financial Trading Strategies
Analysis and Management of Fixed Income Securities
The Canadian and American Financial Systems – Comparisons and Contrasts
Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance
The Management of Private Wealth
Advanced Derivatives

Finance vs. Accounting

Job Opportunities:
Finance Majors’ Top Job Accounting Majors’ Top Job
Risk Manager Accountant
Financial Analyst Financial Analyst
Applications Developer Staff Accountant
Quantitative Analyst Accounting Manager
Credit Manager Tax Manager

Skills needed to get good package
In-Demand Finance Skills In-Demand Accounting Skills
Accounting Account reconciliation
Economics Financial reporting
SAP Accounts payable & receivable
Financial statements Balance sheet
Variance analysis Accounting management
Financial analysis Accounting
Financial modeling Public accounting
Financial reporting General ledger
Forecasting Financial statements
Financial planning & analysis Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)