Cambridge Executive Master of Accounting
Preparing change leaders in the accounting world.
Programme details
Length
2 years
Start
September 2025
Format
Part-time/Blended
Location
Cambridge/Online
Advance your career as a leader in accounting and finance
Gain the skills and knowledge to tackle the most pressing issues in the accounting and related fields with the Executive Master of Accounting, a 2-year part-time programme delivered over 8 residential weeks in Cambridge.
Sharpen your problem-solving skills and learn to identify innovative solutions on a global scale. Apply the principles you learn here in real-time in your current role and develop your leadership-track career opportunities.
We will educate you to become a global thought-leader in the accounting or finance professions.
I joined this programme because I believe it equips me with multiple skills that I can apply wherever I go.
Why Cambridge Judge?
Cambridge Judge is uniquely placed to provide a perfect bridge between academia and the dynamic world of business. As the business school of the prestigious University of Cambridge, we leverage the teaching expertise of our faculty and its world leading research and take advantage of our close ties with Silicon Fen, the most successful technology, innovation and entrepreneurship cluster in Europe.
At Cambridge Judge, you’ll:
- immerse yourself in a comprehensive and stimulating business environment
- develop your global network and socialise with friends and colleagues of amazing diversity and talent
- benefit from studying at one of the world’s foremost academic institutions with an over 800-year history of excellence, producing over 90 Nobel Laureates
- elevate your status and graduate as an alumnus of the University of Cambridge
- enjoy lifetime membership of your Cambridge College
- get the full support of Cambridge Judge Business School Careers, our careers service
- spend your residential weeks based in the dynamic, historic and beautiful city of Cambridge
Curriculum
The Executive Master of Accounting is an innovative global leadership programme for accounting and finance professionals. Our core curriculum centres around change leadership as it relates to complex issues in accounting and finance related fields.
Explore topics like how to grapple with the fallout from global crises and how to navigate the ever-changing financial regulatory landscape. Strengthen your data skills through training on predictive analytics, data visualisation and the ethical, cultural and strategic issues around implementations of analytics. Our elective portfolio, taken in conjunction with Executive MBA students, complements the core curriculum and allows you to focus on subjects that matter to you.
Today’s organisations need accounting and finance leaders to be exceptional communicators with vision, who can innovate and collaborate, and who can channel data into strategy.
Who we’re looking for
The next generation of thought leaders in the field of financial information starts here. This programme is for you if:
- you want to accelerate your career to a CFO-level position
- you want to be better at tackling complex, ambiguous, data-intensive financial decisions
- you’re the type of person who asks ‘why’ when challenging how financial information is developed and handled
- you have a strong track record of impact in your professional performance
- you want to rapidly accelerate to, or enter complex leadership career opportunities that generate, interpret, or analyse financial data.
Applying for the Executive Master of Accounting
We’re delighted that you are thinking of applying for the Executive Master of Accounting and we are excited to learn about you. Our application process is friendly, selective and thorough.
Want to find out if this programme right for you?
Programme Director, Dr Michael Willis, can help you assess the potential programme fit and personal impact.
The Cambridge experience
Join the vibrant Cambridge community, immersing yourself in cultural experiences and forging lifelong connections. Discover a world of opportunities, where history, stunning architecture, and academic excellence converge.
Admissions events
Thinking about coming to study the Executive Master of Accounting programme at Cambridge Judge Business School? Meet us in person or join us online at an admissions event:
Join our masterclass with Professor Alan Jagolinzer about the risks of systemic information pollution
Programme news
Read the latest news and features on our programme, faculty, students and alumni.
In this article, we'll be exploring the state of tech adoption in the accounting space in the leadup to the pandemic, the technology trends currently dominating the industry, and the impact of digitalisation on the next generation of accountants.
The Master of Accounting (MAcc) programme at Cambridge Judge Business School is designed for future leaders looking to lead change and disruption in accounting. Here’s everything you need to know. The Cambridge Master of Accounting (MAcc) programme at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School offers something different to traditional Master of Accounting programmes. Leveraging world class faculty and experience from a team of executive-level professional advisors, the Cambridge MAcc aims to develop a generation of leaders and decision makers in accounting, finance, policy and related fields looking to challenge the status quo. Here’s everything you need to know about the Cambridge MAcc, including its curriculum, its class profile, and information on applying. What are the benefits of a Cambridge Master of Accounting? The Cambridge Master of Accounting curriculum The Cambridge MAcc is taught part-time across a 24-month period, combining online learning with in-person week-long seminars every three months in Cambridge, taught by Cambridge faculty, expert advisors, and practitioners. The Cambridge MAcc differs from traditional MAcc programmes in its critical standpoint towards accounting standards and systems, and how it encourages students to challenge them. “We challenge the entire infrastructure. We question how and why it's structured in a certain way, and whether…
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FAQs
Before starting the Executive Master of Accounting programme, you’ll need to be proficient in accounting fundamentals. If you aren’t already familiar with them, we’ll provide pre-course work for you to complete.
No, our students live and work across the globe. Attendance is required in Cambridge during the 8 residential weeks.
No, there is no online option.
Yes. Our Executive Master of Accounting is a 24-month, part-time programme designed to allow you to work while you study and implement what you’re learning in real-time.
Yes. We require you to have at least 2 years of work experience, though many candidates will have more. Our most recent class has an average of 10 years of work experience.