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Developed with insights from eminent industry leaders, the SMU Master of Science in CFO Leadership (MCFO) is the first distinctive postgraduate degree programme specially designed to develop CFOs and finance leaders. The programme equips participants with the broad competencies required to effectively manage the complexities of the finance function in today's organisations.

The distinctive feature of the MCFO curriculum is its unique focus on the CFO function in the modern organisation. Delivered through SMUs well-known interactive classroom pedagogy, the programme is taught by a multi-disciplinary faculty, and augmented by veteran CFOs and business leaders who will speak at the programme's Executive Conversation Series as part of the curriculum.

The curriculum is anchored on three key pillars of the CFO function in todays modern organisation: Controllership, Corporate Finance and Strategic Business Partnership.

Controllership:
- Financial Reporting in the IFRS world (part 1)
- Financial Reporting in the IFRS world (part 2)
- Understanding Legal Issues and Risks in Business
- Risk Governance
- Task Planning
Corporate Finance
- Understanding Global Economy and Financial Markets
- Financing Decisions and Business Valuation
- Financial Risk Management
- Strategic Financial Analysis
Strategic Business Partnership
- Ethics and Social Responsibiltiy
- Leadership in Organizations
- Business Intelligence Analytics
- Managing Relationships with Stakeholders
- Managing for Value Creation

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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