Kellogg School of Management

Finance for Executives

Kellogg School of Management

Finance & Accounting

About Programme

If you’re new to financial decision-making or want a firmer grounding in the discipline, this “finance for non-finance professionals” program will dramatically increase your knowledge, deepen your practical understanding, improve your fluency and give you greater confidence in the decisions you make and influence. You’ll also learn to evaluate investment opportunities and develop new insight into how shareholder value is created and the key role executives like you play in the process.

In a highly collaborative and supportive learning environment, you’ll gain new knowledge and understanding in interactive classroom sessions led by senior Kellogg faculty, then spend time in working sessions with your instructors and fellow class members applying theory to practice with a heavy emphasis on real-life executive finance case examples.

Programme Content

Identify the conceptual underpinnings of corporate reporting
Read and understand corporate financial statements
Conduct a qualitative assessment of financial performance

Evaluating Investments

Understand investment evaluation criteria
Estimate cash flows, including the consequences of product cannibalization, shared production facilities and inflation
Apply discounted cash flow and multiples-based valuation methods
Understand strategic acquisitions

Financial Decisions and Value Creation

Expand your knowledge of financial markets
Evaluate alternative sources of capital for short- and long-term financing
Manage capital structure
Estimate the cost of capital
Understand how the stock market responds to financial decisions

Programme Audience

Executives who make or contribute to decisions with significant financial implications
Managers with profit-and-loss responsibility in marketing, operations, human resources, engineering and other nonfinancial areas

Programme Benefits

Contribute more meaningfully to financial decision making
Talk numbers with confidence
Read, understand and interpret financial statements
Evaluate investment opportunities
Understand the implications of financial decisions on firm value

Testimonials

"In today's ever changing world, a deeper, broader knowledge of finance and all relevant drivers are critical to seeing and understanding the bigger picture and making an impact on your business. This program and all the professors have more than exceeded my expectations! Thank you!"

Anonymous

"This program has been a fantastic learning experience; it has not only significantly improved my understanding of financial statements and financial terms and concepts, but also made me more comfortable and confident in my ability to be a part of the critical financial discussions and decisions in my organization. I am leaving with a higher level of confidence and knowledge!"

Anonymous

"For those of us who don't regularly focus on finance and accounting, the knowledge from this program is professional dynamite - really the difference between making sound business decisions (and best guesses), and smart, strategic business decisions. This program exceeded my expectations and changed the daunting into an asset for me in my role."

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