Emerging CFO Programme
Transform your financial expertise into strategic leadership
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What you will learn
The Emerging CFO Programme will enable you to:
Develop holistic financial strategies to drive sustainable business growth and digital transformation initiatives
Explore the evolving emphasis on strategic leadership in modern CFO roles
Apply skills to identify, evaluate and mitigate enterprise-wide financial and business risks to enhance resilience and sustainability
Analyse organisational structures and politics, discerning their impact on decision-making processes
Identify and develop communication strategies to bridge the gap between organisational functions and manage stakeholder relationships
Anticipate and navigate future business forces to lead successful digital transformations
Integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles with the decision-making process to align organisational goals with social objectives
Cultivate an ethical organisational culture, establishing a cohesive, inclusive team that values diversity
Immersive learning
Experience an immersive learning journey that extends beyond the classroom through online sessions, live online sessions, discussion forums and toolkit activities, allowing you to gain hands-on experience in relevant skills. You will:
Engage with global peers, guest speakers, esteemed faculty and a cohort success coach through live online sessions to solidify your understanding of the evolving CFO role
Collaborate with your cohort members during discussion forums to share your programme learnings and exchange ideas, enhancing your understanding through teamwork
Apply classroom learnings to complete weekly assignments, which culminate in two executive strategy activities, transforming your programme knowledge into actionable skills
Receive the guidance and support of a cohort success coach as you blend your career goals with your learning journey
Curriculum
The comprehensive future-focused curriculum spans three phases, allowing you to understand the complexities of the C-suite role, strategic financial leadership and transformation imperatives, and utilises the toolkit activity, which is a culmination of weekly assignments, to help you enhance your programmme learnings and provide hands-on experience.
Note: Module topics are subject to change.
Executive Strategy Activities
Across the Emerging CFO Programme, you will apply programme learnings to complete two executive strategy activities, consisting of weekly assignments. These assignments are an opportunity to synthesise programme insights and apply them directly to resolve real-world challenges.
Executive Toolkit
This activity includes 12 executive toolkit activities, with one activity for each module. These activities are required assignments to equip you with a deeper understanding of C-suite leadership. This hands-on experience will enable you to translate theory into practice and drive change.
Executive Workbook
This workbook also includes 12 weekly assignments that will help you develop CFO-specific expertise and elevate your strategic and leadership skills, equipping you to successfully transition to the CFO role.
Programme highlights
Cutting-edge content
Develop the strategic mindset and cross-functional skills with in-depth core modules on evolving roles and responsibilities of the CFO role, corporate restructuring process, financial strategy and sustainable decision-making.
Peer learning
Engage with like-minded peers from diverse fields during discussion forums to exchange ideas and enrich your learning experience.
Esteemed faculty and industry experts
Gain insight into modern-day CFO responsibilities from world-renowned Imperial College Business School faculty and distinguished industry experts.
Interactive sessions
Leverage the synergies of real-time learning in live online sessions with faculty, guest speakers and a cohort success coach.
Executive Strategy Activities
Complete the two executive strategy activities to strengthen your programme learning.
Case studies and industry examples
Learn from real-world examples to understand the evolving CFO role and financial landscape.
Success coach
Craft your learning journey in line with your career goals with a success coach assigned to your cohort.
Alumni benefits
Upon successful completion of the programme, gain access to associate alumni benefits.
Emerging CFO Programme with Imperial College Business School Executive Education
The Emerging CFO Programme equips you with the essential knowledge, skills and tools to navigate today’s complex business environment. Imperial’s remarkable finance training is delivered by world-renowned industry experts and faculty. These collaborations with global leaders ensure you gain the latest research and cutting-edge knowledge that enhances your readiness for a successful transition to the CFO role.
Who is this programme for?
The six-month Emerging CFO Programme is crafted for aspiring CFOs. The programme provides mid- to senior-level finance executives with strategic leadership skills to navigate the evolving demands and growing scope of the CFO role.
This programme is particularly relevant for, but not limited to, the following roles:
Assistant vice presidents and directors of finance looking to acquire the necessary strategic leadership skills, enhance their ability to drive transformative change and accelerate their trajectory to be the next CFOs
Associate directors, associate vice presidents and the heads of accounting aspiring to drive strategic initiatives, influence decision-making by senior leadership and contribute to the overall success of the organisation
Meet the faculty
The programme faculty are world-renowned experts and deliver a rich and comprehensive learning environment, ensuring participants gain essential insights and practical knowledge.
Programme Director; Principal Lecturer (Teaching); Admissions Tutor for the BSc Economics, Finance and Data Science degree, Imperial College Business School
Danielle Lyssimachou, an award-winning educator, is an academic leader and consultant in the field of accounting. Her research has been published in top academic journals, inc...
Lecturer at Imperial College Business School
Adam Kingl is highly regarded for his expertise in the future of business. His primary research focuses on the work and leadership paradigms of the youngest generations in the...
Partner at Candesic Strategy Consultants; Visiting Professor in Finance, Imperial College Business School
Marc Kitten has 25 years of experience in transactions and financial markets and advises corporations and financial investors. He serves on the boards of several fast-growing ...
Advanced Research Fellow at the Institute for Security Science and Technology
Catherine Mulligan is an interdisciplinary researcher whose primary focus is digital technologies. She is also the Founder of the Sustainable Society Digital Collective, a dig...
Head of the Department of Finance and Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School
Robert Kosowski's research interests include asset management, risk management, machine learning, hedge funds, mutual funds, etc. Prior to his academic career, Kosowski worked...
Professor of Finance, Imperial College Business School
Marco di Maggio has over 10 years of experience in academic and applied research focused on financial intermediation, market microstructure, machine learning and crypto. Prior...
Fractional CTO and Strategic Adviser
Khalil Dimachkie has an extensive technology leadership background, including ten years as a CTO. He leverages his leadership experience together with his expertise in softwar...
Managing Director, Centre for Responsible Leadership
Kate Coombs’s work primarily involves designing and testing behavioural interventions to drive cultural change within organisations, particularly in financial institutions. He...
Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Leadership, Vice Dean (EDI)
Professor Sankalp Chaturvedi’s research focuses on effective leadership, mindfulness and collaboration mechanisms in teams. His articles have been published in the Journal of ...
Guest Speakers
Chief Financial Officer, Hermes Airports Ltd
Chief Financial Officer, Roche Slovensko s.r.o.
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance, Monmouthshire Building Society
Chief Financial Officer, Celebrus
Global Chief Financial Officer, Castrol
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a verified digital certificate of completion via email from Imperial College Business School Executive Education.
FAQs
Connect with a programme adviser for a 1:1 session
Our programme advisers have helped senior executives around the world choose the right programme for their career goals. Schedule a 1:1 to get a deeper understanding on why the Emerging CFO Programme from Imperial College Business School Executive Education is the right fit for you.
Email: learner.success@emeritus.org
Phone: +44 746 045 1107 (UK) / +1 315 236 4838 (US) / +65 3129 7468 (SG)
Early registrations are encouraged.
Flexible payment options available.
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