Finance for Non-Finance Executives - Dubai
Acquire financial knowledge and practical skills to make informed business decisions and to provide valuable contributions to board-level discussions about financial matters.
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Programme Impact
Accelerate your path to financial fluency
In one week, gain the confidence to apply critical accounting and corporate finance concepts to your own work.
- Good for you
- Good for your organisation
Learn the financial language and terminology needed to communicate confidently and accurately at all levels.
Gain in-depth insights into best practice corporate financial management and apply them to your daily business decisions.
Master creating budgets and forecasts for operations and simulate models to solve short-term ‘what-if’ questions.
Develop the financial skills needed to understand and compare your company’s economic performance.
Perform successful project appraisals through the application of discounted cash-flow principles and net present value (NPV) techniques.
Demonstrate your value to board-level colleagues by effectively communicating your new knowledge and understanding of financial reports.
Gain the financial expertise that will allow you to foresee problems and take advantage of emerging possibilities.
10
more years
of management experience required
Attendees include:
CEOs.
Managing directors.
Senior managers running divisions aiming to build company growth and shareholder value.
Programme content
Add a financial dimension to your decision making
Become an invaluable asset as you unravel the terms that will define your career and increase your value with senior stakeholders.
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- How you learn
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Learn to perceptively analyse financial data through three key concepts of financial management:
Interpret company accounts – develop a comprehensive understanding of the information contained within balance sheets and income statements and identify what this means for your company’s performance.
Make management decisions informed by accounting – accurately predict events to make successful, insightful decisions for your company’s future by analysing financial performance, customer profitability, project appraisals and product and service costs.
Analyse shareholder value – use company valuation, risk and return, and performance measures to leverage your decision making.
Stefano De Cesaris
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Accounting
Experience
Dr Stefano De Cesaris’s has over 15 years of experience teaching financial analysis to professional and student audiences worldwide. His professional background is in investment banking; he worked at Goldman Sachs in M&A and Equity research at the start of his career and has subsequently continued to work with investment banks and investment funds as a consultant and trainer. Stefano’s key area of expertise is hands-on corporate financial analysis, along the spectrum of financial accounting and financial statement analysis, corporate financial forecasting, corporate valuation and transaction analysis (M&A and LBO analysis).
Certificate in Finance
Build comprehensive expertise in finance, tailored to your career goals. Immerse yourself in a transformative learning journey and enhance your skills to shift your career to the next level.
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Fees
The fee for the programme is $11,500*
The programme fee covers all required study materials, programme activities, as well as refreshments and most meals. It does not include accommodation.
We offer a 25% discount for London Business School Alumni and for those who complete four eligible Certificate in Management or Finance programmes.
*All fees quoted exclude the mandatory 5% tax (VAT) that is applicable in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the consumption or use of goods and services within the UAE. Fees are subject to change.
For more information on what the programme fee covers, please speak to our Client Relationship Manager.
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