On-campus program
Strategic Finance

Creating value through financial excellence

On-campus program

Strategic Finance

Creating value through financial excellence

Location
Lausanne
Length
5 days
Fee
CHF 10,900
Next program starts
19 May 2025
Create more value for your organization with new skills and tools

Are you a senior finance or business executive looking to explore the latest economic and financial trends, concepts, and tools? Are you dealing with risk? Is your CEO expecting you and your team to increase stakeholder value?

On IMD’s Strategic Finance program, you will update and broaden your knowledge, and discover solutions to some of today’s key financial challenges, including value creation, digital transformation, and risk management. The program will help you better assess the financial impact of strategic choices and the interplay between business strategy and financial strategy. The skills and insights you gain will enable you to make strategic choices with more confidence.

You will discuss the evolving role of the CFO, including the CFO as a mentor and coach of high-performing teams.

Throughout the program, you will work on a challenge you are currently facing in your role, and receive valuable feedback and advice from other participants.

Dive into financial strategy

Gain a comprehensive understanding of financial strategy, including value creation, investing, risk management, and digital transformation.

Expand your finance toolbox

Benchmark your financial skills and gain confidence as you apply new strategic tools.

Participate in a real-time M&A simulation

Improve your strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in the competitive context of a mergers and acquisitions simulation.

Tackle your finance challenge

Work on your own challenge throughout the program and benefit from the insights of expert faculty and executives from around the globe.

Enhance your decision-making

Gain new skills and techniques to enable you to make financial decisions of strategic importance for your organization.

You and your class

You are a senior finance or business executive seeking to refresh and broaden your understanding of the newest financial concepts and tools or to refine your already existing skills.

Read more about the admission criteria.

2024 class profile (average data)

17

Years of experience

62%

Senior & C-level

43

Average age

14

Nationalities

What our participants say
Thomas de Gouville

Vice-President Finance & Controlling
Safe Demo SA, Switzerland

The experience has been transformative
IMD’s Strategic Finance program allowed me to step back from day-to-day operations and analyze the evolving financial landscape. The experience has been transformative – and I now feel better prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex financial environment.
Marta Gili

Global FP&A, Consumer Fragrances
Firmenich, Switzerland

A great balance between theory and business cases

The sessions were really dynamic, full of content, with experts delivering a nice balance between the theoretical part and business cases. It’s a very good opportunity to step back, think about what you know and exchange with people just like you.

Corneliu Crisan

Finance Director, Continental Europe, Cereal Partners Worldwide, Switzerland

Theoretical concepts rooted in real-life examples

Theoretical concepts were very clearly explained and immediately rooted in real-life examples, which helped anchor the learning better in my mind.

Jacqueline Lak

Senior Credit Officer
Crédit Suisse, Switzerland

You’re pushed to look a bit further

In this program, you’re pushed to think about different strategies and look a bit further than what you normally do. You have access to seasoned professionals, CFOs and people from different industries – from different countries and roles – and really grow your network.

Women in Finance Fellowship

The IMD Women in Finance Fellowship supports outstanding women in the field of finance and gives them an opportunity to take their skills, knowledge, and career to the next level.

The fellowship provides up to 20% sponsorship on IMD’s Strategic Finance program for female professionals with a proven track record of achievement and impact.

Financial results are the outcome of a wide range of things done by people in companies. When managers appreciate the link between their actions and the results, they feel a greater sense of responsibility.

Salvatore Cantale Program Director
Next start & fee

Length: 5 days on campus

Dates
19 May – 23 May 2025
Location
Lausanne
Length
5 days
Price
CHF 10,900
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Location
Lausanne
Length
5 days
Price
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