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About the Course
Our eight-week, online Corporate Financial Strategy course focuses on how to evaluate levels of risk and rates of return on corporate investments and resource allocations. During the course, you will have an opportunity to work through real-world case studies of organizational strategy and evaluate those that did or did not work, and why.
You Will Learn To:
- Develop a strategic, short-term plan for your organization and optimize capital management
- Gain knowledge of long-term financing and valuing equities, capital cost, and structure
- Recognize the time value of money, risk, and reward
- Understand the decision-making process for raising and allocating capital
- Understand an organization’s four principal activities:
- Conducting operations
- Establishing goals and strategies
- Making investments
- Obtaining financing
- Understand the purpose and content of the three principal financial statements that organizations prepare to measure and report on the results of their business transactions:
- Balance sheet statement
- Cash flow statement
- Income statement
- Examine mergers and acquisitions, financial decision-making, debt, and corporate restructuring in a global context
Career Outlook
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- Auditor
- Benefits Manager
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Controller
- Corporate Accountant
- Cost Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- Investor Relations Manager
- Real Estate Manager
- Risk Manager
- Treasurer
Meet Your Instructor
Borislava Karageorgieva, CFA, MBA, PAHM
Corporate Financial Strategy and Decision-Making and Risk Management
Borislava Karageorgieva is a corporate finance expert with international experience in financial compliance, mergers and acquisitions, angel investing, and board governance. She earned her MBA from Chicago Booth and is a CFA Institute charterholder.
Do you have questions?
The University of Chicago Approach to Online Learning
Our online learning programs are crafted with your specific needs in mind. Courses combine e-learning with live, interactive sessions to strengthen your skill set while maximizing your time. We couple academic theory and business knowledge with practical, real-world application. Through online learning sessions, you will have an opportunity to grow your professional network and interact with University of Chicago instructors and your classmates.
What Our Participants Say
"A very good experience, especially the way the course is structured with flexibility for professionals who do not have a fixed time each day to study. As for the material, it is well structured, which helps to delve into the world of corporate finance, and is complemented with weekly webinars."
