Finance Director

Finance director, finance lead — I secure the future cash.

You already run the accounting function and you want to be the person the board and the bank talk to. Bilingual work is non-negotiable at this level.

What you'll be able to do

• Build a three-statement financial model in Excel
• Value a business and defend the assumptions
• Manage cash, working capital and a banking relationship
• Read inflation, debt and currency risk as they hit an African business
• Present a financial position to a board or a lender

How it's built

Coursework uses Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern on corporate finance and valuation, published free on his own channel and site, and the IMF Institute Financial Programming and Policy course on edX. We add the modelling practice, the live teaching and the assessment.

What you earn

• An LES Institute certificate covering your assessed financial model and valuation
• Free completion records where the provider issues them
• Optional: CFA Level 1. Requires a bachelor’s degree or final-year enrolment.

Requirements

• Level 2 or equivalent professional experience
• Working English and French
• A laptop with Excel or an equivalent spreadsheet