PiB - Corporate Training In Africa

Why Attend

A CFO’s mastery of the financial skill is a given; however, such a skill alone is not enough to become a successful corporate leader in these turbulent and uncertain times. The finance function is a core component of the operational structure. It serves as a guardian of the shareholder’s resources by providing financial stewardship, making effective value-creation decisions, managing the financial risk and implementing strong corporate governance. Consequently, a successful leader in this area needs to be armed with a variety of additional skills, including:  Awareness of organisational and personal psychology  Ability to manage a variety of stakeholders  Knowledge of economic and social changes  Strong and effective communication skills  Political astuteness and emotional intelligence This course is designed to develop and fortify the CFO’s skills and acts as a primer for the attendee to become a more visionary and charismatic finance leader.

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Course Objectives

Workshop Approach:
This workshop incorporates real-world case studies and draws on latest corporate examples. The aim is to foster a hands-on understanding of the concepts and instil a practical, and applicable, grasp of the skills required to succeed as leader.

Target Audience

Existing and potential CFOs, as well as senior staff within the finance function

Workshop Outcomes

Organisational psychology and the role of finance within the corporate structure
Aligning Finance’s objectives with overall corporate objectives and strategies
Creating a value focus within finance and become more responsive to management needs.
Turning finance into a valued and trusted business partner.
Developing and fostering a strong finance team by leverage and balancing skills
Fostering a strong relationship with the CEO/Board and becoming a trusted adviser
Strategic engagement, alignment, goal congruence, delivering concrete outcomes
Acquiring commercial insights, perspectives that feed into decisions making
Leading through change, business transformation and performance optimisation
Communicating business insights, decision choices more succinctly and intelligently
Using diplomacy and politics to generate consensus and decisions
Understanding your leadership style and linking it to financial objectives
Evaluating the practical implications of investment decisions and acquisitions
Driving innovation, organisational transformation, and cultural change

This course has not been scheduled, however you can request for In-House training