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.

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BY THE NUMBERS

96%

of AFM, Biotech/CPA, CFM, Math/CPA, and MAcc grads are employed full-time within 6 months of graduation

SAF grads received the CPA National Gold Medal since 2010

1st

Canadian team to capture the Global Championship at the CFA Investment Research Challenge

News

June 9, 20232022 Outstanding Performance Award recipients named
Recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Performance Award have been named and include three School of Accounting and Finance faculty members: David Ha, Deborah Kraft and Daniel Rogozynski.
June 7, 2023Employers should think twice before implementing peer recognition programs
In fast-paced and often rapidly changing work environments, employers continue to seek new and improved ways to recognize employees in the workplace.
June 4, 2023Waterloo professor distills responsibility of accountants faced with suspected regulation non-compliance
Krista Fiolleau, associate professor in the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) has recently published a chapter titled “The professional responsibility of accountants as re-defined by the inclusion of the NOCLAR standard in the Code of Ethics” within the Research Handbook on Accounting Ethics alongside co-authors Pier-Luc Nappert from Université Laval and Linda Thorne from the Schulich School of Business. NOCLAR, an acronym meaning non-compliance with laws and regulations is discussed extensively throughout the chapter.

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Blog

June 7, 2023Meet the corporate relations team for the International Study Course trip to Indonesia
Hello fellow Warriors,

Welcome to the Spring 2023 International Study Course. This term, students are divided into two groups heading to Indonesia and Vietnam, and we’re here to introduce ourselves as the corporate relations team for the Indonesia trip!
June 7, 2023Introducing the marketing and culture team for the International Study Course trip to Indonesia
Hello and Selamat (“Welcome” in Bahasa, the official language of Indonesia)!

The Spring 2023 International Study Course is excited to have two destinations this summer in the heart of Southeast Asia - Vietnam and Indonesia. This term, our class is heading to Indonesia!
June 7, 2023Get to know the meals and logistics team for the International Study Course trip to Indonesia
Hi everyone!

We are the meals and logistics team for the Spring 2023 International Study Course trip. Our team consists of Munrina, Tommy, Julianna, and Simerjot. As part of the meals and logistics team, our objective is to ensure that the trip runs smoothly and safely as we travel across Indonesia.