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Holding the accounts or holding the legal frame
Two programmes share the same boardroom: the one producing the financial statements and the one securing the deeds behind them. They share the OHADA framework and diverge on everything else. Here are their levels, volumes and fees, side by side.
Two readings of the same file
Faced with a distribution contract, the finance professional reads a flow: when cash comes in, how the result is recognised, what the margin becomes after tax. The lawyer reads an undertaking: who commits to what, under which law, with which guarantees and which remedies. Both programmes rest on the OHADA framework and answer each other constantly in corporate life; they form two distinct and complementary trades.
What you obtain on each side
Finance and Accounting programme — Bac+5 level
Master's degree. 8 blocks, 1200 supervised hours, 120 credits. 6 800 000 GNF per year.
Business Law and OHADA Compliance
Bachelor's degree. 8 blocks, 1800 supervised hours, 180 credits. 5 200 000 GNF per year.
Both programmes, criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Finance and Accounting programme — Bac+5 level | Business Law and OHADA Compliance |
|---|---|---|
| Register | Master's degree | Bachelor's degree |
| Duration | 2 years | 3 years |
| Credits | 120 credits | 180 credits |
| Supervised hours | 1200 h | 1800 h |
| Teaching blocks | 8 | 8 |
| Pace | Compatible with a job | Compatible with a job |
| Fees | 6 800 000 GNF per year | 5 200 000 GNF per year |
The posts opened on each side
Finance and Accounting programme — Bac+5 level
- Management controller
- Financial analyst
- Internal or external auditor
- Chief accountant
Business Law and OHADA Compliance
- In-house lawyer
- Compliance officer
- Legal assistant in private practice
- Contentious recovery officer
What to base your decision on
The document you want to sign
Closed and defensible financial statements: finance. A contract, articles of association, a compliance procedure: business law.
Your entry level
The table gives both registers and both durations: one is joined after a first cycle, the other is built over three years.
The regional ground
Both programmes work the OHADA framework on West African cases: your choice is about the angle, not the geographical scope.
Frequent questions
Is OHADA law taught in both?
Yes, at two depths: as the framework for producing accounts on one side, as the main subject on the other.
Which prepares for finance leadership roles?
The Bac+5 finance and accounting programme leads there directly, and the roles column above gives the catalogue titles.
Can compliance be added to a finance profile?
Yes, through a dedicated certificate taken while keeping your job: the page comparing certificate and programme gives both volumes.
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