A certified, qualified auditor is a cornerstone in the corporate governance of entities. By auditing financial statements and ESG (sustainability) statements, the auditor fulfills an essential role in adding credibility to public information. This benefits companies’ stakeholders: shareholders, banks, employees and society at large.
Why take this Post-Master?
Auditing is more than just checking the numbers. An auditor needs to understand the entity’s strategy and business risks. He or she reviews the internal controls to ensure reliability of information. IT security, including cyber risks, is an integral part of those internal controls. Preventing and detecting fraud is another main focus of the activities of an auditor. From 2024 on, the auditor is also involved in guaranteeing reliable and transparent information regarding sustainability reporting.
ESAA (Erasmus School of Accounting and Assurance), part of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, provides the program to become a Dutch certified and qualified auditor. That program has always been in Dutch. But from September 2024 on, we will also have an English language program, for English speaking students that want to make an auditing career in The Netherlands, or for Dutch speaking students that prefer to follow an English language program, for instance while they primarily work for international clients.
Key Facts & Figures of this Post-Master
Fee
The fee of the English Post-Master Dutch Certified Auditor (RA) depends on your specific situation/the amount of deficiencies.
Location
The classes of the English Post-Master Dutch Certified Auditor (RA) will take place at the campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Language
The classes will be in English.
The outline of the program
In September 2024 you will start with Dutch Law courses, consisting of:
- Dutch Private Law
- Dutch Corporate Law
- Dutch Tax Law
Depending on your previous education, you might also do self-study on selected topics.
Dutch-speaking student are exempted from these courses when they have already passed the subjects.
From April 2025 you enroll in the core courses to become a Dutch certified and qualified auditor, consisting of:
- Bookkeeping (unless you are exempted)
- Corporate Reporting for Auditors (Financial Accounting)
- Ethics and Sustainability (unless you are exempted)
- Internal Control & Accounting Information Systems
- Financial Auditing (Accounting & Assurance)
| September - December 2024 | Dutch Law courses
|
| April - June 2025 | Bookkeeping Corporate Reporting for Auditors Ethics and Sustainability |
| September 2025 - June 2026 | Internal Control & Accounting Information Systems |
| September 2026 - June 2027 | Financial Auditing |
There are no classes from January to March because you are then in the 'busy season' at your audit firm. And you have free time in summer to relax and to visit your family abroad.
The program to become a Dutch Certified Auditor is a Post-Master Program. This means that a Master of Science is a prerequisite.
We advise you to hold an MSc degree in Accounting, Auditing & Control from the Erasmus School of Economics (Specialization Accounting and Auditing) or an MSc degree in Accounting & Financial Management from the Rotterdam School of Management (Accountancy track).
You can also start the program with other MSc degrees, but you then probably will have to do some extra courses.
If you hold a foreign degree, you should obtain a credential evaluation by Nuffic.
We advise you to request the form 'Admission application Dutch Certified Auditor (RA)5' via email: esaa-acc@ese.eur.nl. Fill out the form and send it to us together with copies of your (provisional) grade lists and diplomas. We will then develop your study program. The letter with the study program is only intended to inform you. It is not a registration for our program. The letter is prepared for you free of charge and does not commit you to anything.
Please contact us if you have any questions, preferably by email.
Course Coordination Center
- E-mailadres
- esaa-acc@ese.eur.nl
- Telefoonnummer
- +31 10 408 23 40
- Adres
- Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 | Van der Goot Building, Room M5-21
3061 PA
Rotterdam
Curious for more on accountancy? Check out these news posts!
Criticism on the Minimum Tax Act
Alternative payment models: doing, learning, and evaluating
How can labour be rewarded better?
