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Chief Financial Officer Programme

Chief Financial Officer Programme

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Application closes 20th May 2026

What's new in this CFO programme?

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    No-code AI and fintech modules

    Build understanding of AI and fintech applications in finance through no-code modules designed for business leaders, with no prior technical background required

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    Designed and delivered entirely by SPJIMR faculty

    Learn through a curriculum designed and delivered by SPJIMR faculty, combining academic depth with practical relevance, executive masterclasses, and mentor sessions led by senior finance leaders

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Program outcomes

Lead as a strategic CFO

Build the enterprise-wide perspective that defines the modern CFO role

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    Drive value creation and capital allocation across investments, M&A, LBO, and restructuring decisions

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    Navigate global financial risk and volatility through hedging, financing, and cross-border treasury

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    Govern with integrity and embed ESG into financial governance and capital allocation decisions

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    Leverage AI and data analytics to lead digital transformation in finance and strengthen decision-making

Earn a Certificate of Completion from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)

  • #3 In India

    #3 In India

    Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2025

  • #74 In the world

    #74 In the world

    Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2026

  • #35 In the world

    #35 In the world

    Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2025

  • #1 All India Private B-School in 2025

    #1 All India Private B-School in 2025

    Business Today-MDRA India’s Best B-Schools Ranking

  • #4 All India Rank

    #4 All India Rank

    India Today Ranking 2025

Program Highlights

Why choose the CFO Programme

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    Designed and delivered by SPJIMR faculty

    Learn through a curriculum delivered by SPJIMR faculty, combining academic depth with practical relevance

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    Two on-campus immersions at SPJIMR, Mumbai

    Participate in two campus immersions at SPJIMR, Mumbai, for deeper learning, direct faculty engagement, and peer networking

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    Executive sessions with CFOs and senior leaders

    Gain boardroom perspectives through executive sessions led by SPJIMR faculty, CFOs, and senior finance leaders focused on real leadership decisions.

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    SPJIMR executive alumni status

    Earn a Certificate of Completion and an Executive Alumni Status from SPJIMR upon successful completion of the programme

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    No-code AI and fintech modules

    Build digital capability with AI and data analytics for finance, including evaluating fintech investments, dashboards, forecasting, and governance—no technical background required.

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    Balanced curriculum across finance, strategy, and AI

    Progress from reporting integrity and corporate finance to global markets, governance, risk, and AI-enabled finance leadership for enterprise-wide decision-making.

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    Case-based pedagogy

    Build capability across financial leadership and decision-making through a structured curriculum grounded in real-world Indian and global case studies

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    Personalised support from a programme manager

    Stay on track with personalised assistance from a dedicated programme manager who supports you through learning milestones and programme requirements.

Skills you will learn

Financial Strategy

Corporate Valuation

Capital Allocation

M&A and LBO Analysis

Forensic Accounting

Earnings Management Detection

FP&A and Treasury Leadership

Working Capital Strategy

Forex Risk Management

Cross-Border Treasury

Enterprise Risk Management

ESG Stewardship

Board Governance and Compliance

AI for Finance

Data Analytics for Finance

Strategic Management

Design Thinking for CFOs

Financial Strategy

Corporate Valuation

Capital Allocation

M&A and LBO Analysis

Forensic Accounting

Earnings Management Detection

FP&A and Treasury Leadership

Working Capital Strategy

Forex Risk Management

Cross-Border Treasury

Enterprise Risk Management

ESG Stewardship

Board Governance and Compliance

AI for Finance

Data Analytics for Finance

Strategic Management

Design Thinking for CFOs

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  • Learning Path
  • Curriculum
  • Certificate
  • Faculty
  • Fees
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Who is this programme for?

The CFO Programme is designed for finance professionals transitioning into the modern CFO role

  • CFOs and Executives

    CFOs and finance leaders who aim to operate as enterprise leaders, driving strategy, capital allocation, and cross-functional decision-making

  • Emerging Finance Leaders

    Deputy CFOs, Vice Presidents, AVPs, Directors, Controllers, and FP&A leaders progressing toward the CFO role

  • Senior Finance and Strategy Professionals

    Corporate finance, strategy, M&A, and investment professionals seeking a structured CFO lens across valuation, deal-making, and risk

  • Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

    Founders, business owners, and functional leaders aiming to build financial leadership across capital structure and value creation

Upskill with our finance programme

  • SPJIMR CFO Programme

    Other CFO programmes

  • Faculty-led learning

    hands upDesigned and delivered by SPJIMR faculty

    hands downLimited faculty involvement beyond recorded content

  • Campus immersion

    hands upTwo on-campus immersions at SPJIMR, Mumbai

    hands downNo in-person learning or peer engagement opportunities

  • Case pedagogy

    hands upCase-based learning with global and Indian context

    hands downTheory-led with limited case exposure

  • AI and Fintech

    hands upNo-code AI and fintech modules for business leaders

    hands downLimited or no AI and fintech coverage

  • CFO breadth

    hands upBalanced coverage across finance, strategy, and governance

    hands downNarrow focus on functional finance without strategy

  • Capstone Project

    hands upApplied Capstone on real-world business challenges

    hands downNo applied capstone project

  • Credentials

    hands upCertificate of Completion and Executive Alumni Status

    hands downNo formal recognition beyond course completion

  • Learner support

    hands upPersonalised support from a dedicated programme manager

    hands downMinimal support beyond standard discussion forums

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Experience a unique learning journey

  • Learn from SPJIMR faculty

    Live online sessions and self-paced learning delivered by SPJIMR faculty

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  • Engage in executive masterclasses

    Executive Masterclasses led by SPJIMR faculty, CFOs, and senior finance leaders

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  • Apply through case-based learning

    Build capability through a structured curriculum grounded in real-world Indian and global case studies

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  • Experience campus immersions

    Deepen learning through two on-campus immersions at SPJIMR, Mumbai for in-person engagement

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  • Get programme manager support

    Receive personalised assistance from a dedicated programme manager throughout the journey.

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Comprehensive curriculum

The Chief Financial Officer Programme is designed as a progressive journey, moving from strengthening core financial and reporting foundations to advancing into corporate finance, global markets, and strategic decision-making. Learners develop a comprehensive understanding of finance as both a functional and strategic discipline

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    modules

  • 5+

    real-world case studies

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    campus immersions

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    Capstone Project

The Strategic CFO and Finance Leadership

This module reframes the CFO from a controller of numbers to an enterprise strategist, trusted advisor, and board-facing leader

The Evolving Role of the CFO

The evolving role of the CFO from scorekeeper to strategic partner and co-pilot to the CEO

Building and Leading the Modern Finance Organisation

Building and leading the modern finance organisation, including structure, operating model, and talent management

CFO Decision Frameworks

CFO decision frameworks for balancing growth, control, and resilience

Leading Future-Ready Finance Teams

Leadership development and organisational behaviour frameworks for leading future-ready finance teams

Accounting Excellence, Financial Reporting Integrity, and Forensics

This module strengthens the technical reporting backbone expected of CFOs, covering statement analysis, accounting standards, forensic techniques, and insolvency

Contemporary Financial Statement Analysis

Contemporary financial statement analysis: earnings quality, cash flow versus accounting profits, and Altman Z-score

Accounting Developments

India Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and global standards, revenue recognition, lease accounting, and IFRS convergence

Earnings Management and Forensics

Beneish M-score, off-balance-sheet signals, accrual analysis, fraud detection, and forensic techniques

Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Restructuring

IBC, CIRP, distressed assets, and debt restructuring

Corporate Finance and Value Creation

This module concentrates on a CFOs core corporate finance agenda, combining capital structure, investment decisions, and enterprise value into a single decision framework

Corporate Financial Strategy and Value-Based Management

EVA, capital structure optimisation, and shareholder value

Advanced Capital Budgeting and Investment Decisions

WACC, optionality, and capital allocation under uncertainty

Real Options and Corporate Restructuring

Evaluating downside, flexibility, and timing

Private Capital, Infrastructure, and Growth Financing

PE, LBO, start-up financing, and growth-stage capital structures

Strategic Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Treasury Leadership

This module brings together the planning and liquidity responsibilities at the core of day-to-day finance leadership

Financial Planning and Budgeting

Rolling forecasts, scenario planning, linking budgets to enterprise priorities

Modern FP&A and Decision Support

Driver-based models, dashboards, and management reporting

Treasury Management

Cash pooling, liquidity management, banking relationships, and treasury technology

Working Capital Strategy

Cash conversion visibility, funding short-term needs, and balancing growth and liquidity

Global Economics, International Finance, and Forex Risk Management

This module expands the CFO perspective to global financial exposure, connecting macroeconomic intelligence, international markets, and currency risk

Global Economics for CFOs

Macro trends, international monetary systems, and key indicators to monitor

International Financial Markets and Financing

Cross-border funding, country and market risk assessment

Currency Risk Management

Transaction, translation, and economic exposure, forwards, futures, swaps, and options

Cross-Border Treasury and Transfer Pricing

Multinational treasury, currency crisis impacts, and building international resilience

Corporate Valuation, Deals and Restructuring

This module equips learners to value firms, assess transactions, and support growth or turnaround decisions

Corporate Valuation Foundations

DCF, free cash flow to firm, terminal value, sensitivity analysis

Relative, Transaction, and Advanced Valuation

Comps, EV/EBITDA, P/E, precedent transactions, start-up, and distressed company valuation

Strategic Corporate Valuation

Private company IPO valuation, mergers and acquisitions valuation, scenario modelling

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring

Synergy analysis, cross-border acquisitions, financial due diligence, post-merger integration

Enterprise Risk, Governance, Compliance, and ESG Stewardship

This module addresses the control, oversight, and stewardship responsibilities expected of CFO-ready leaders

Enterprise Risk Management

Market, credit, and operational risk, board-level risk visibility, and reporting

Board Governance and Regulatory Stewardship

Audit committee, regulatory compliance architecture, financial market landscape

Crisis Readiness and Governance Under Stress

Decision rights, escalation, balancing speed with governance discipline

ESG and Responsible Stewardship

Sustainability fundamentals, ESG impact on capital, integrating ESG into governance

AI and Data Analytics for Finance

This module modernises the finance curriculum through digital capability, combining analytics, AI, and fintech

AI for Finance

Automation via RPA, AI-driven forecasting, identifying high-value finance use cases

Data Analytics for Decision Support

Financial analytics, predictive forecasting, data visualisation, finance dashboards

Evaluating AI and Fintech Investments

ROI and strategic fit, vendor assessment, blockchain for financial use cases

Cybersecurity, Data Security, and Governance

Data security in financial workflows, data governance for AI-enabled processes

Strategic Management and Design Thinking for CFOs

This module positions the CFO as a contributor to enterprise strategy, competitive advantage, and resource allocation

Strategic Management Frameworks

Porters five forces, value chain analysis, Blue Ocean strategy, strategic positioning

Competitive Advantage and Resource Allocation

Capital allocation across business units, evaluating strategic investments

Design Thinking for Strategic Problem Solving

Using design thinking to frame cross-functional problems and structured experimentation

Strategy Execution Through Finance

Linking operating plans to enterprise strategy, aligning incentives and metrics with priorities

Capstone Project

The Capstone Project provides learners with an opportunity to integrate learning across modules by working on a real-world business challenge

Real-World Business Challenge

Apply financial, strategic, and analytical concepts to develop structured recommendations and present them in an executive-ready format

Get single certificate from SPJIMR

On successful completion, you will receive a Certificate of Completion and an opportunity to gain the prestigious Executive Alumni Status from SPJIMR.

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    Certificate of Completion

    Receive a Certificate of Completion on successful programme completion.

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    Executive alumni opportunity

    Get an opportunity to gain the prestigious Executive Alumni Status from SPJIMR.

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    Professional credibility

    Strengthen your profile with a credential aligned to strategic CFO responsibilities.

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    Boardroom-ready positioning

    Showcase capabilities across strategy, governance, risk, and AI-led transformation.

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Learn from SPJIMR faculty

Designed and delivered by SPJIMR faculty, combining academic depth with practical relevance

  • Prof. Vinay Goyal - Faculty Director

    Prof. Vinay Goyal

    Programme Director, Director of Academic Operations at SPJIMR

    Chartered Accountant & PhD with 28+ years in finance and academia

    Expert in earnings management, corporate governance, and compliance.

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  • Prof. Debmallya Chatterjee - Faculty Director

    Prof. Debmallya Chatterjee

    Professor, Operations, Supply Chain Management and Quantitative Methods

    Ph.D. from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, MTech from NIT Durgapur

    20+ years of academic experience in teaching, training, and research

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Course Fees

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    Build strategic CFO capabilities across finance, governance, and risk.

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    Learn through case-based pedagogy with global and Indian context.

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    Apply learning through hands-on projects and a capstone for impact.

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    Gain an opportunity to earn SPJIMR Executive Alumni Status.

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Application closes: 20th May 2026

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Application closes: 20th May 2026

Application process

Admissions close once the required number of participants enroll. Apply early to secure your spot

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    Interview Process

    The admissions committee and faculty panel review your application

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    Selected candidates receive an offer letter and pay the registration fee to confirm their seat

Course eligibility

  • Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience.

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