More Than Business
Experience Matters
At the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), we're not training accounting and financial professionals. We're inspiring the next generation of leaders who will help drive change in all areas of society by redefining what it means to be an accounting and financial professional.
SAF's world-class faculty, standard-setting curriculum and research, wealth of experiential learning opportunities attract inquisitive and agile minds who think like an entrepreneur to identify new opportunities, solve complex problems and make courageous business and financial decisions. SAF offers four distinct undergraduate programs to bring unique perspectives to business problems. SAF students and graduates create value by combining a management, mathematical, scientific, or computer science mindset to their financial management expertise.
Embedded in Waterloo's culture of innovation, SAF students and faculty tap into and contribute to the resources that inspires cross-disciplinary collaboration to push their expertise into new territories. Our alumni and faculty reach the top of their fields and shape the industry through a global perspective that champions innovation and courage. Our close ties with governing bodies and business allows us to lead the professions forward while transforming them.
At SAF we're always moving forward. We don't wait for change to come or react to it. We create it to turn opportunity to reality.
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From student investor to startup success
Andy Wang, an alum from the first Student Investment Fund (SIF) cohort at the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) eyes a return on investment after receiving funding from the Student Venture Fund after graduating nearly a decade ago.
SAF announces 2023 Alumni Award winners
Every year, the University of Waterloo’s School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding alumni for their professional achievements and community service.
This year, Jeannine LiChong (MAcc '92) has been awarded the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award and Ian Weng (MAcc '13) has been awarded the Leader to Watch Award.
Do terrorist attacks and mass shootings make big companies more “honest”?
Terrorist attacks and mass shootings are devastating for the people and communities they affect. These events impact our society in many ways, including perhaps unexpectedly, by changing how big companies calculate and report their earnings.
A recent study by Professor Seda Oz from the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo explains why.
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Enjoying the School of Accounting and Finance experience
Recent Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) graduate, Nicole, reflects on her time at the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), discussing her experiences with the University of Waterloo community, co-op, learning and working remotely, and more.
Our journey at the Harvard Global Case Competition: a tale of growth, challenge, and triumph
A student team reflects on their participation at the Global Case Competition at Harvard University. The students discuss the competition itself, the weeks leading up to the competition, the gala following the event, and what they learned throughout the process.
Celebrating a strategic victory: our team's triumph at the SAF Strategy Case Competition
Rachel (CFM), Shilp (AFM), Mischa (AFM), and Tony (AFM) recently won the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) Case Competition.
Read their blog to learn more about their experience during the competition and their innovative solution for BP's transfer to more sustainable and renewable energy model.