Finance
Emphasis Area
Finance is an expanding field of study that's creating new opportunities for skilled professionals to step into significant leadership roles. These roles will be in high demand and command generous salaries that you will want to be poised to secure.
You will gain the vital, relevant skills to take on any challenge you will face on your career path through specialized curriculum taught by world-renowned faculty, recognized for their expertise in the field, and work experience in our corporate residency program.
In the classroom, we will focus on financial results by company, division, product, or business unit, getting deep understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. Students will be exposed to pricing and expense analysis for new products or global expansion, merger and acquisition analysis, treasury functions, and more.
Curriculum
The MBA with an emphasis in Finance degree requires 45 semester credits equivalent to 15 courses of work which must be completed within a seven-year period. Courses include: 8 core courses, 2 general emphasis courses, 4 electives courses and 1 capstone course.
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Full course list and descriptions
Career Paths in Finance
Financial executives are responsible for providing accurate and data based information on company’s profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity. They are involved in the research and analysis of financial information to help their company make well informed decisions, write reports, and monitor financial movements.
Some of the sole responsibilities as a finance related-employee are as follows:
- Assist with the new business process and working with finance and business Managers
- Cash reconciliations, payment date accounting, monthly reporting and report production, daily modeling, analysis and reporting and financial analysis
- Responsible for the day- to-day general ledger accounting and reconciliation, financial reporting, and analysis for assigned functional areas
- Research and resolve business unit(s) inquiries for assigned functional areas.
- Perform monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analysis
- Analyze data to ensure proper accounting procedures have been followed
- Prepare financial reports, charts, tables, and other exhibits as requested
- Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc.) considering company’s goals and financial standing
- Maintain and develop various financial models and standard templates distributed for use by all of Finance during the planning processes, ensuring quality and focused analytic review
- Support financial planning & analysis (FP&A) business unit analysts by being the first point of contact for issues and questions
- Demonstrate appropriate understanding/working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them
- Describe an insightful use of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts,
to provide practical counsel to business area partners and management to drive business
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Professional Associations and Organizations
- Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)
- American Bankers Association (ABA)
- Financial Planning Association (FPA)
- Financial Management Association (FMA)
- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
- National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
