Faculty

Professor Bai Guo

Professor Ding Yuan

Professor Sheng Huang

Professor Howei Wu

Professor Xu Dingbo

Professor An-Chih Andrew Wang

Professor Wei Yang

Professor Yu Zhang

Professor Fugen Mao

Professor Kalun Tse

Professor Ming Ju

Programme Objective

The most notable change in the role of the CFO is the shift from simply controlling financial processes to becoming more involved in business operations. The Programme is designed to provide participants with the skills and effective tools they need to navigate this changing role.

Programme Benefits

By the end of the Programme, participants will be able to:

• Think outside the box and broaden their strategic vision. 
• Improve their financial analysis and planning skills. 
• Create value for their company through value-based management.
• Help their company build and maintain a strong public reputation, especially with investors and shareholders.
• Leverage financial data and models to drive their company’s digital transformation.
• Make better use of resources to maximize financial performance.
• Help design a robust performance evaluation system for strategy execution.
• Become CEIBS alumni and participate in a variety of alumni events organized by the CEIBS Alumni Association.

Programme Schedule

The Programme consists of seven modules:

Module 1: CFO Leadership Excellence

• Leadership mindset and skills
• Employee motivation
• Team psychology and performance management
• Classical and modern theories of leadership

Module 2: Financial Control and the Macro Economy

• Strategic cost management
• Group financial control
• Total budget management
• Recognizing the new characteristics of the global economy
• Interpreting the development of macroeconomic policies
• Prospects for China’s economy

Module 3: Taxation and Corporate ESG

• Analysis of trends in tax regulation of equity transactions
• Tax risk in equity structuring and tax planning
• Corporate ESG
• Carbon accounting and corporate strategy
• Driving energy transition through financial innovation

Module 4: Finance and Strategy: The CFO’s Perspective

• The strategic nature of corporate finance
• Building competitive advantage through financial activities
• Financial and strategic analysis
• Driving growth through management
• Strategic management from a financial perspective

Module 5: Financial Statements and Business Innovation

• nterpreting financial statements 
• Financial disclosure and investor relations 
• Innovation incubation and feasibility analysis
• Innovation and business design
• Innovation and macroeconomic and social systems

Module 6: M&A

• The Evolution and Dynamics of China’s Capital Market
• Strategic Formulation and Rationale in Corporate M&A
• The Transaction Process: Key Elements and Critical Phases
• Designing M&A Transaction Structures
• Post-Merger Integration: Key Considerations

Module 7: Navigating the AI Era: The New Business Landscape and the CFO’s Management Approach

• Audit and internal control
• Development of AI
• Competitive landscape in AI
• Business impact of cutting-edge technologies

Programme video

Teaching Language

Partly Chinese, partly English with sequential Chinese interpretation

Admissions Procedures

Applications are requested at least 30 days before the programme start date. Applications are reviewed as they arrive and admissions are subject to the final confirmation of CEIBS. Any applications received after that date will be considered on the basis of space availability. For more information, please contact our Customer Service Team in Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen.

Cancellations

Any cancellation made 30 days or more prior to the programme start date is eligible for a full refund of programme fees paid. However, the expenses arising therefrom shall be for the account of the applicant or his/her employer. Any cancellation made less than 30 days prior to the programme start date shall be subject to a fee of 20 percent of the total programme fee. After the programme starts, no fees shall be refunded for participants who withdraw from the programme for any reason.

Notification

To ensure the continuity of your learning, you are required to make proper arrangements according to the course schedule after receiving your letter of enrollment. We will neither make up lessons for you nor confer you with the certificate of completion if you are absent from the course for personal reasons. CEIBS reserves the right to amend information on this programme including price, discount, date, location, faculty, daily schedule and other details.