Modern accounting goes far beyond numbers. If you want to explore this new reality, ISEG advises you to enroll in the Master in Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance (MCFFE).
The MCFFE is a learning and reflection platform for participants who wish to deepen their knowledge in the fields of accounting, taxation and corporate finance, in a national and international context. It is aimed at current or future professionals who want to carry out their duties with a high level of professional and personal success.
 | Deloitte Merit Award 2025/2026 Monetary prize awarded by Deloitte to the best student in the 1st year of the Master's Degree in Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance. |
 | EY Merit Award 2025/2026 Monetary prize and internship awarded by EY to the best Portuguese student admitted to the Master's Degree in Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance. |
The MCFFE trains highly technically competent staff in scientific areas that are very relevant to companies, namely: accounting, taxation, auditing, management control and company financing.
The students come from different countries and educational institutions, which promotes diversity and broadens the individual network.
The course helps develop a culture of demand, rigor, and quality, becoming a differentiating factor and a means of creating and consolidating knowledge.
Students carry out master's final works with high scientific quality and of interest to the business environment.
Practically all students manage to find a job in the job market before finishing their course, and this employability is guaranteed by important entities in the Portuguese economy.
The faculty is experienced and has a close link between the academic side and the business reality.
Learning environment based on case studies that enables the connection between concepts and practice contextualized in the challenges that organizations face in the national and international sphere.
MCFFE has partnerships with reputable international consultants (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC) to carry out Professional Business Cases that can be presented by students to top managers of these Big4.
The Master in Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance is essentially intended to deepen the knowledge and skills acquired in the first cycle training provided by a degree in management, finance, economics and mathematics applied to economics and management.
This is a master's degree of a professional nature, conferring professional specialization, with a view to ensuring that students who complete this course enhance their employability and future career prospects.
The Master in Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance is designed for current and future professionals in the areas of Accounting, Taxation and Corporate Finance who wish to carry out their duties with a high level of professional and personal success.
Most students manage to get a job at the end of the 1st year of the course. The main employers are located in the banking, auditing, accounting offices, petrochemicals and consultancy sectors.
Here are some of the main employers: Deloitte, Siemens, KPMG, BNParibas, among others.
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | Credits |
|---|---|
| Corporate Finance | 6 |
| Investment Analysis | 6 |
| Financial audit | 6 |
| Advanced Financial Accounting | 6 |
| Taxation I | 6 |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | Credits |
|---|---|
| Complex Operations Accounting | 6 |
| Data Analysis in Finance | 6 |
| Taxation II | 6 |
| Tax Management | 6 |
| Management Control Systems | 6 |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | Credits |
|---|---|
| ethic | 6 |
| Optional | 6 |
| Optional | 6 |
| Advanced Excel Workshop | – |
| Master's Final Work (Internship/Project/Dissertation) | 12 |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | Credits |
|---|---|
| Master's Final Work - Internship - Design - Dissertation | 30 |
| Optional * |
|---|
| — Analysis of Financial Statements - Risk management — Corporate Governance — Enterprise Systems with SAP Labs - Sustainability Report — Advanced Management Accounting - Monetary and Financial History - Methodologies and Strategies for Choosing Master's Degree Themes |
| Optional course units In the 1st semester of the 2nd year, the student chooses two optional curricular units from a total of seven offered in the field of the master's scientific areas. According to the regulations for ISEG master's degrees, an optional curricular unit will work if it has a minimum of 10 students. |
*NOTEThe electives listed on the website represent the usual portfolio of options available in master's programs. Their annual offer depends on demand and available capacity, so we cannot guarantee that all electives will be available or that there will be places for all interested students. We encourage you to plan your choices in advance and explore alternative options if necessary.
See the description of each Curricular Unit here.
Study Plan for the 2025/2026 academic year approved by the ISEG Scientific Council and subject to approval by A3ES.
Applications for all master's degrees at ISEG are made online.
Candidates for the Master in CFFE must:
The ranking will be based on the application grade, which will be calculated according to the following factors:
Provisional tuition fees for 2025/26, pending confirmation by the University of Lisbon's statutory bodies.
| students from | 1st year | 2nd year | Total |
| Students within the EU | € 4,850 | € 2,000 | € 6,850 |
| Students outside the EU (International) | € 6,350 | € 3,500 | € 9,850 |
We believe that financial restrictions should not impede access to higher education and that is why we seek to provide equal opportunities for all.
At the student's request, a specific tuition payment plan can be agreed upon.
If you are not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, then you will need a Student Visa.
Once you have decided to join the master's program and paid the 1st tuition fee instalment to secure your place, you can issue the acceptance letter on the FENIX Portal. This document will be needed later to apply for a Student Visa.
The student visa must be requested at the nearest Embassy or at a Portuguese consular post in the country of origin.
