Accounting and Taxation

The Professional Higher Technical Course (CTeSP) in Accounting and Taxation prepares qualified professionals to support accounting, financial, and tax management in public and private organizations.

Throughout the training, students develop technical and practical skills in accounting, taxation, financial analysis, and administrative management, using digital tools that support professional activity and respond to the demands of an increasingly dynamic and digitalized economic context.

The program includes a strong practical component and a close connection to the labour market, culminating in a work-based learning placement, facilitating graduates’ professional integration.

Applicants to the CTeSP in Accounting and Taxation may apply if they meet one of the following conditions:

• Holders of a secondary education diploma or legally equivalent qualification;

• Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma (CET);

• Holders of a Higher Professional Technical Diploma (CTeSP);

• Holders of a higher education degree;

• Individuals over 23 who have passed special entrance examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education.

Applicants without training in relevant areas for admission to the course may be required to take a knowledge assessment test, under the terms defined by the University of the Azores.

Relevant Areas for Admission

• Economics;

• Mathematics;

• Portuguese;

• Accounting.

Graduates may work in companies, public bodies, social sector institutions, accounting firms, and consultancy offices, as well as in administrative, financial, and tax departments of organizations across different sectors.

Main career paths include:

• Accounting Technician;

• Tax Technician;

• Accounting and Tax Audit Support Technician;

• Public Sector Accounting Technician;

• Accounting Office Assistant;

• Administrative and Financial Technician.

The course aims to train professionals capable of:

• Organizing and processing accounting and tax information in accordance with current legal regulations;

• Supporting management, control, and decision-making processes in organizations;

• Preparing, interpreting, and communicating economic and financial information;

• Ensuring compliance with tax and reporting obligations;

• Using software applications that support accounting, taxation, and management;

• Collaborating in auditing processes, internal control, and financial reporting.