Training — Finance

Finance Programme

A role-based programme in financial fluency and modelling rigor, for finance professionals and non-finance managers who need to read, build, and challenge financial numbers with confidence.

Programme at a Glance

Finance Programme — At a Glance

Target Audience

Finance professionals, controllers, and analysts seeking to strengthen modelling and valuation rigor, alongside non-finance managers and business-unit leaders who need financial fluency for investment and resource decisions.

Entry Requirements

Basic familiarity with financial statements is helpful but not mandatory; the programme is structured to build fluency from that baseline. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm any minimum prerequisite]

Business Need Addressed

Investment, capital-allocation, and performance decisions are frequently made without rigorous financial modelling or valuation discipline — particularly costly in capital-intensive sectors such as mining.

Delivery Format

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm delivery format]

Duration

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm programme duration]

Cohort Size

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm cohort size]

Learning Pathway(s)

Targeted Upskilling for financial fluency, with a Certification-Aligned Learning track for participants pursuing FMVA-style financial modelling standards. [VALIDATION REQUIRED: confirm any certification/accreditation partnership before publishing]

Facilitator Credential

Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA®) credential, combined with a Master 2 in Law, Economy & Management (MAE), Université de Poitiers. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm additional facilitators/guest experts, if any]

Learning Objectives & Competency Outcomes

What Participants Learn and Leave With

Learning Objectives

Read and interpret financial statements with confidence.
Build and audit financial models for investment and business decisions.
Apply core valuation methods to real business situations.
Evaluate capital-budgeting and investment decisions rigorously.
Communicate financial analysis clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

Competency Outcomes

Practical financial-modelling technique.
Structured approach to valuation and investment appraisal.
Ability to challenge and stress-test financial assumptions.
Confidence presenting financial analysis to decision-makers.

Curriculum

Illustrative Module Outline

Six illustrative modules, grounded in the strategy, finance, mining, and AI domain knowledge already established across StratBIC's advisory practice.

Financial Statement Analysis Fundamentals

Reading and interrogating the three core statements; identifying what the numbers actually say.

Financial Modelling Principles

Structuring a defensible, auditable financial model from assumptions to output.

Valuation Methods & Applications

Core valuation approaches (discounted cash flow, comparables, among others) applied to real business situations.

Capital Budgeting & Investment Appraisal

Evaluating investment decisions with structured, rigorous criteria.

Corporate Finance for Capital-Intensive Sectors

Financing, cost structures, and risk considerations specific to capital-intensive industries such as mining.

Financial Storytelling for Decision-Makers

Communicating financial analysis clearly and persuasively to non-financial audiences.

Practical Learning

Practical Exercises, Tools & Templates

Case Exercises

Financial analysis and investment-appraisal cases drawn from realistic business scenarios.

Structured Templates

Modelling and valuation templates participants adapt to their own analysis.

Scenario Simulations

Sensitivity and scenario-analysis exercises to stress-test financial assumptions.

Assessment & Completion

How the Programme Is Assessed and Completed

Assessment Method

Applied financial model or valuation exercise, evaluated against structured criteria. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm assessment method]

Completion & Certification Pathway

Participants receive a StratBIC Certificate of Completion. For participants on the Certification-Aligned track, this programme is designed to prepare for, not itself confer, FMVA-style external certification. [VALIDATION REQUIRED: confirm any certification/accreditation partnership before publishing]

From Classroom to Workplace

Applying the Learning Back at Work

Workplace Application Plan

Participants apply the modelling and valuation techniques to a live analysis relevant to their own role during the programme.

Participant Outcomes

Greater confidence building, reading, and challenging financial models; a stronger foundation for investment and resource-allocation conversations.

Organisational Outcomes

More rigorous financial input into investment and capital-allocation decisions; reduced reliance on external modelling support for routine analysis.

Follow-Up Support

[CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm follow-up support offering]

Measuring Impact

Illustrative Evaluation Metrics

The metrics below are illustrative examples of how impact could be tracked — not commitments to specific results.

Participant self-assessment of financial-modelling confidence, pre- and post-programme.
Completion rate and quality of the applied modelling exercise.
Where tracked by the organisation, adoption of modelling standards taught in subsequent internal analysis.

Frequently Asked Questions

What to Know Before You Enrol

Do I need an accounting or finance background to attend?

No. The programme is structured to build fluency from a basic familiarity with financial statements, and is used both by finance professionals deepening technical rigor and by non-finance managers building fluency.

Does this programme grant the FMVA® certification?

No. StratBIC does not itself award third-party certifications. The Certification-Aligned track is designed to prepare participants for FMVA-style standards; pursuing the credential itself is a separate step with the certifying body. [VALIDATION REQUIRED]

Is this programme relevant outside the mining sector?

Yes. The core financial-modelling and valuation content applies broadly; one module addresses considerations specific to capital-intensive sectors such as mining for participants working in that context.

Can this programme be delivered in-house?

In-house delivery is an option we structure around your context. [CONTENT REQUIRED: confirm in-house delivery terms]