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Certification in corporate finance

Build up
your leadership toolbox.

 

Executives and managers need a clear understanding of the basic financial and accounting principles essential in running a business. Not only does this let them interpret financial reports and data about their organization and the market they operate in, but it also lets them exchange information in a more compelling way with colleagues, suppliers and clients, and make better-informed management decisions.

The goal of this program is to give business leaders who hail from a non-accounting background the opportunity to acquire the knowledge they need to develop a solid grasp of the concepts, processes and tools employed in corporate finance.

GOALS

  • Understand important accounting terms
  • Read and interpret financial statements
  • Use financial tools to make better management decisions
  • Appreciate the financial impacts of management decisions
  • Gain insight into the basics of budget management
  • Control costs more effectively
  • Assess prospective investment deals

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Managers, executives and professionals looking to develop a firmer understanding of corporate finance to empower their decision-making. Marketing, operations and HR executives, CEOs of small and medium-size enterprises, lawyers, consultants, corporate directors, etc.

SPECIAL FEATURES

A hands-on program that will help you enhance your leadership skills, boost your credibility and increase your influence both by honing your understanding of financial issues and by giving you the tools to convey financial information and the financial impact of your decisions to others.

 

Day 1 - Familiarization with accounting terminology and how to read financial statements.
Julien Le Maux

  • Accounting and financial terms
  • What is a financial statement and why is it helpful?
  • Elements of a financial statement

Day 2 - Carrying out a financial assessment
Julien Le Maux

  • Purpose of a financial assessment
  • Interpretation of accounting reports
  • Calculation and analysis of financial ratios

Day 3 - Measuring and communicating value creation
Julien Le Maux

  • Analysis of cash flow statements
  • Tools used to communicate value creation

Day 4 - Evaluating and optimizing cost structure
Marie-Claude Brouillette

  • Cost–volume–profit analysis
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Introduction to the budgeting process

Day 5 - Budget management
Marie-Claude Brouillette

  • Budgeting process
  • Variation analysis
  • Treasury management

Day 6 - Investment and financing
Julien Le Maux

  • Evaluating a prospective investment
  • Developing the financing structure and cost

TRAINING APPROACH

Introduction to key concepts and tools. Group/individual analysis and case studies. Exercises related to participants’ work realities. Group discussions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Participants will receive a copy of the book Analyse Financière.

Analyse financière

 

Instructors:

Marie-Claude Brouillette

MSc, CA
Full-Time Lecturer, HEC Montréal

Julien Le Maux

PhD, MSc (Finance), CFE, C.Adm.
Professor, HEC Montréal

FEE

3 995 $ + taxes


LENGHT

Six days - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


DATE(S)

FALL 2023
September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 2023

WINTER 2024
March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2024


The first day will be face-to-face session only.

Networking cocktail on the last day, in the evening.


OFFERED AT HEC MONRÉAL OR ONLINE


COURSE GIVEN IN FRENCH


DES QUESTIONS

 Prenez rendez-vous avec :

Nadia Uria-Fernandez

Nadia Uria-Fernandez
Chargée de programmes

 Par courriel
 Par téléphone


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> Finance and Accounting

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