Department
Accounting & Auditing
Leadership in accounting education for a promising future
- Programs
- BCom In Accounting & Auditing
- Head of department
- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ismail Abdallah
The head’s word
Accounting is today the lifeblood of every successful organization: it is the tool that gives financial markets around the world transparency and credibility. In this spirit we welcome you to the Department of Accounting, where we are committed to graduating a generation of financial leaders able to make a difference.
We have developed our curricula to be a strong bridge that carries you from the lecture hall to professional life. By focusing on rigorous financial analysis and modern accounting practice, we make sure our students are fully ready to take up distinguished positions in banks, major audit firms and economic institutions of every kind.
We believe that today’s successful accountant needs more than technical knowledge alone, so we build analytical skills and leadership qualities into your education, making our graduates the preferred choice in the local and international job market.
About the department
The Department of Accounting and Auditing is committed to graduating a generation of financial leaders able to make a difference, through up-to-date curricula that carry students from the lecture hall to professional life, with a focus on rigorous financial analysis and modern accounting practice.
Vision and mission
Vision
For the department to be the first and preferred academic choice in accounting education and research for Egyptian and international students, while striving for leadership in applied research. The department is also committed to linking its research to the needs of society and the requirements of national projects, contributing effectively to comprehensive development and to the Egyptian state’s vision for the future.
Mission
The Department of Accounting seeks to provide distinguished accounting education that enables students to compete effectively in the job market and to adapt to the fast-changing business environment, while preparing them for postgraduate study locally and regionally. The department also provides a supportive academic environment that instils professional ethics and encourages research, especially applied research that serves society and strengthens community partnership, in support of sustainable development.
Goals
- Prepare qualified graduates able to work effectively across business fields and economic sectors
- Prepare students for postgraduate study and strengthen their academic and research abilities
- Develop lifelong learning skills and a sense of social responsibility in students
- Develop research in accounting, focusing on applied research that helps address social problems and supports comprehensive development plans
- Serve the community at local, regional and international level by activating cooperation and partnership with all stakeholders
Academic standards
As part of Raya Higher Institute for Management and Foreign Trade’s commitment to raising the quality of teaching and learning and keeping pace with the latest developments in higher education, the institute applies the national academic reference standards issued by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education, strengthening the quality of its educational outcomes and ensuring that they match the needs of the local and regional job market.
The institute adopts the national academic reference standards for the faculties of commerce sector, issued in January 2009, as the governing reference framework for its study programs, so that its graduates have specialized knowledge and professional and intellectual skills in accounting, finance and management, in line with the latest academic trends and approved standards.
Adopting the national academic reference standards strengthens the academic program through:
- Developing students’ analytical and quantitative abilities using the latest accounting and financial methods, to support efficient and effective decision-making
- Mastering accounting standards and systems and their practical applications, so that graduates deal professionally with changing business environments and current challenges
- Developing critical and professional thinking in preparing and analyzing financial reports, in audit work and in assessing institutional performance
- Integrating knowledge by linking accounting with related disciplines such as management, economics, law and statistics, building a comprehensive, integrated view of the business world
This reflects the institute’s vision of preparing distinguished graduates who combine professional competence with analytical ability and are competitively ready to work in accounting, auditing and the financial sector, as well as in companies, institutions and government bodies, locally and regionally, while contributing actively to sustainable development plans and to serving the community.
Faculty
Dr. Osama El-Tabei El-Danoun
Lecturer in Accounting and Auditing
Vice-Dean of Raya Higher Institute for Management and Foreign Trade
Dr. Ramy Raafat El-Sayed El-Zeiny
Lecturer in Accounting and Auditing
Specialist in tax accounting and capital markets
Dr. Osama Mohamed Badie El-Barbary
Lecturer in Accounting and Auditing
Specialist in earnings management and corporate governance
Careers
Financial and banking sector
- Accountant and financial analyst in banks
- Internal auditor in financial institutions
- Credit and risk analyst
- Accounting information systems specialist
Audit and consulting firms
- Certified external auditor
- Financial controller in major companies
- Tax consultant
- Forensic accounting expert
Government bodies
- Government accountant in ministries and authorities
- Auditor at the Central Auditing Organization
- Financial analyst at the Ministry of Finance
- Financial control specialist