100% CPA Aligned Curriculum | Complete all 4 CPA exams in 12 months | End-to-end Licensing Support
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Admissions Open for
2022 1st Cycle Batch commences on 15-Jan-2022
2022 2nd Cycle Batch commences on 2-April-2022
Limited Batch Size | Apply Now
DURATION
One-Year
300+ Live Online Classes
6-8 Hours per Week
(Only on Saturdays & Sundays)
PROGRAMME FEE
INR 135000/-
Avail a Professional Scholarship of upto INR 40000/-*
Includes full access to Beckers’ Review Material (Print & Online)
ELIGIBILITY
Graduate in Commerce / Management / Accounting or Completed CA / CMA / CS / ACCA
Work Experience of 2 years*
(*The Selection Process will include a Written Test for Freshers)
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
With the convergence of global accounting practices and emergence of technology-based accounting practices, today, the demand for accounting professionals with skills to audit, analyse and manage international financial reporting and investor relations are at their peak than never in the history. The presence of literally every transnational corporation in US, as well as two-thirds of large corporations of the globe headquartered in US, the accounting processes are also focused accordingly. The ISME PGPM (Finance) + US CPA is uniquely designed to prepare a full-fledged accounting professional with (1) Knowledge of International Accounting Practices and (2) Technical Skills for Accounting Processes through skill-enhancing workshops, and the programme is designed and scheduled such that the student is able to complete his US CPA certification, while he is also earning a Post-Graduate Certificate.
Rigorous Coaching through Beckers’ Premium Review Materials
Live Online Classes from CPA Certified Faculty working in Big Accounting Firms & Investment Banks
Structured, rigorous & planned approach to help you be a Certified CPA
Start-to-end CPA Licensing Support
Career Advancement Programs in association with Big4 Firms
KEY PROGRAMME TAKEAWAYS
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| 100% Preparation for all 4 CPA exams & CPA Licensing |
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| Workshops to enhance technical Skills |
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| Managerial & Leadership Skills for an International Management Career in Finance |
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| Case Studies & Live Projects to upskill the Classroom Learning |
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| Workshops on Finance, FinTech & Accounting and Financial Analytics |
CPA is the highest accounting credential worldwide. The US CPA designation ensures international recognition for finance and accounting professionals. The US CPAs are in demand across various companies and industries. Typically, most organizations need CPAs and auditors. Besides, most of the CPAs work as business consultants and tax professionals. Their expertise in finance and accounting leads to attaining high salaries. According to AICPA’s survey, the CPA fresher salary in the US is $66,000 per annum. The average salary for a CPA in the US is $119,000, with 20 years of experience, one could command more than $160,000 annual pay.
Career Choices for CPAs:
- Risk and Compliance Professional
- Senior Financial Analyst
- Accounting Software Developer
- Corporate Controller
- Personal Financial Advisor
- Information technology Accountant
- Finance Director
Roadmap to US CPA
You will also be certified by our CPA faculty for CPA Licensing for meeting your work experience requirement of US State Accounting Boards
Four Exams to Pass to Apply for CPA License:
Steps to Become US CPA
- Check Eligibility
- Submit application & transcripts to an Accounting Board
- Get ATT (Authorization to Test) and NTS (Notice to Schedule)
- Prepare for the 4 Exams with ISME’s CPA + PGCM
- Prepare for the 4 Exams with ISME’s CPA + PGCM
- Pick Test Centre & Take (and pass) Exam
- Take the Ethics Exam
- Ensure you have completed 150 credit hours of College Learning in the field of Accounting & Finance
- Apply for License from AICPA
- Maintain your CPA with Continuing Education
Eligibility to apply for CPA License:
CPA license is issued by the 55 state boards of accountancy of the US that are part of NASBA. Each state board has different eligibility criteria that the aspirant needs to meet to take the US CPA exams.
- Master’s Degree in any of the streams of Commerce, Accounting or Finance
- An aspirant needs 120 credits to take the US CPA exams and 150 credits to get his CPA license
- It’s considered that one year of university education in India is equal to 30 credits of US education
- In some cases, first division graduates of a three-year degree from NAAC-A accredited universities of India are qualified to take the US CPA exams too.
Eligibility to apply for ISME PGCM (Finance) + US CPA:
Graduate in Commerce / Management / Accounting / CA / CMA / CS / ACCA
Work Experience of 2 years*
(*The Selection Process will include a Written Test for Freshers)
Term – 1
Term – 2
Term – 3
Term – 4
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
15 Weeks | 90 Classroom Hours
Regulation (REG)
15 Weeks | 90 Classroom Hours
Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
12 Weeks | 72 Classroom Hours
Auditing and Attestation (AUD)
12 Weeks | 72 Classroom Hours
Term – 1
- Economic Decisions for Decision Making
- Quantitative Methods for Management
- Managing People & Organisations
- Business Analytics & Advanced Excel
Term – 2
- Marketing Management
- Applied Financial Management
- Project Management
- FinTech & RegTech
Term – 3
- Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Term – 4
- Regulation (REG)
Term – 5
- Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
Term – 6
- Auditing and Attestation (AUD)
Term – 7
- Accounting & Financial Analytics
- Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
- Derivatives & Alternative Investments
- Multinational Financial Management
- Structured rigour in the program
- Weekend Classes (Saturday & Sunday)
- 6- 8 hours on the weekend
- CPA Certified Industry Practitioners & Faculty from USA
- Self-paced learning content by Becker Professional Education
- Value-added Skill Enhancement Workshops
- 300+ Hours of Live classes
- Access to Recorded Sessions
- 24*7 access to online program material
- Access to 240+ hours of exclusive recordings
- 6500 Multiple Choice Questions
- 250 task-based simulations and study planner
- Access to mock exams
- One-on-one discussion with Expert Mentors
Schedules customised for Financial Year Ending Load
No Classes during Jan-March Period
Highly Experienced Faculty comprising of CPA Practitioners, Industry Leaders, International Scholars & Accomplished Academicians
Our CPA faculty are practising experts with major accounting firms & Big4 Audit firms
Know your Faculty
Highly Experienced Faculty
DR. SHASHIKALA PATIL,
B.A, B.Ed., M.A (English Literature) MBA (Marketing) Ph.D.
Two decades of experience in teaching both postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Her area of expertise includes Marketing and Communication Studies. She has participated and presented papers at national and international conferences and has publications in Scopus and peer-reviewed journals. She is currently Controller of Examinations – UG Programmes
DR. HARITHA. S
B.Tech, MBA, Ph.D.
Over 12 years of experience of which 6 years in academics and 6 years in industry. A Ph.D. from NITK, Surathkal. She has worked in E-commerce organizations like Flipkart and Homeshop18. She has presented papers in National and International conferences. She is currently research coordinator in the department of research at ISME.
DR. POOJA NAGPAL
B.Com, MBA, M Com, PGDSS, PGDMM, PGDIBE, PhD
Two decades of work experience 13 plus years in academics and 06 years of corporate exposure. As a vivid researcher, she has attended numerous national and international conference besides has 35+ research papers published in peer-reviewed, UGC, Scopus & ABDC Indexed Journals
DR. SINDHU SHANTHA NAIR
BSc, MSc, MBA, MPhil, PhD
Organization Behaviour Over 33 years of experience spanning across industry and Academia. As a vivid researcher, she has published research articles in reputed International and National journals and she is also a reviewer in Scopus & Elsevier Journals. She has presented papers in global Seminars, National and International conferences, on varied topics of Technology, Management and Psychology. She has authored, co-authored, and co-edited books/chapters of reputable nature.
DR. M. RAMESHKUMAR
BSc (Marine), PhD in Management. NET, SLET, KSET.
Over 13 years of experience in academics, research and in recruitment industry. Published several papers in national and international journals.
Dr. NISHA MARY THOMAS
Over 10 years of experience in academia and research. She has almost three years of corporate experience wherein she was associated with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, and Research International Pvt Ltd.
DR. S. JAYAPRAKASH
27 years of experience in building organizations/functions as Intrapreneur or Entrepreneur. Expert in building machine learning models to identify fraudulent transactions in BFSI and other sectors.
DR. VEENA K N
Over 2 decades of experience in academics and research. She is one of the very few certified entrepreneurship educators from NEN, Stanford University and IIM-B.
DR. R.VIJAYA BASKARAN
24 years of academic experience in teaching. Published 32 research articles in National and International Journals, out of which 6 are in Scopus indexed, authored a textbook.
DR. C B VENKATA KRISHNA PRASAD
18 years of combined experience in corporate, academic and research. He is a marketing consultant for few start-ups. Authored 25 research papers
DR. GEETHA M.RAJARAM
Two decades of strong academic experience. Trained in Case Teaching and Strategic Management from IIM Ahmedabad and Bangalore.
DR. MADHAVI LOKHANDE
President – IMA Bangalore Chapter. Founder of “Padhaai”, a charitable trust and she is the cofounder of Imagilytica Leadership Consulting LLP
DR. IRSHAD NAZEER
Nice blend of corporate and academic experience with over 15 years of total experience. Published over 15 articles in peer reviewed UGC journals.
DR. MEENAKUMARI
MSc, MPhil, PhD
Over 2 decades of senior leadership experience in the IT industry and in research. Has won awards and is a reviewer of many journals.
Dr. RONY G KURIEN
B.Sc., MBA(Symbiosis), Ph.D. (Anna University)
Over 3 decades of work experience in Australian Trade Commission, Bangalore; multi-national companies like Ranlin Corporation, Sydney; Hoechst Schering Agrevo, Mumbai and head of academic institutions.
Dr. SHAMPA NANDI
MSc, MBA and Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)
Teaching experience in USA and India. Over a dozen research publications in international journals and has won several awards.
On successful completion of the 2 years, you would earn:
- US CPA License (Subject to meeting all AICPA/NASBA/State Board Requirements)
- Post Graduate Program in Management (Finance)
