Director of Strategic Development - course RUB 1,677. from SF EDUCATION, training 5 months, Date: December 1, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / November 30, 2023
— Learn strategic planning: analyze company goals and determine the best ways to achieve them
— Learn not only financial analysis, financial models and investments, but also management skills
— We will help you find a job and achieve an income of 200,000 rubles/month
A leader responsible for planning and executing strategic initiatives and achieving company goals. Works using strategic and financial analytics to develop and implement planning that will help improve processes, increase profits and increase company efficiency.
Top management
To work effectively, learn goal planning. Learn to develop strategies, manage risks, evaluate markets, analyze competition and monitor fundamental changes.
Business owners
Understand how to create a strategy to achieve business goals. As an owner, learn to assess the market environment, develop plans, manage risks, and develop an appropriate business model.
Retraining
Gain complete knowledge to retrain for a higher-paying profession: experience in strategic planning, the ability to manage people, and budget management skills.
During his time at EY, he worked in successful projects that were included in the TOP 10 transactions in 2018-2020.
Conducted assessments for the largest companies from the sectors O&G, Mining, Banks, Non-State Pension Funds, Leasing
Took an active part in raising financing for O&G and Leasing enterprises
Conducted due-diligence of a large fund and a bank, as well as restructuring of an asset portfolio to increase profitability and comply with regulatory requirements
In 2020 closed three transactions to open a JV with Swiss manufacturers in urban infrastructure, mezzanine and bridge financing in the Mining industry, as well as in the field of PPP and transport infrastructure
Participated in non-standard transactions and structuring the purchase of shares, provision of financing (for example, special situations, free-carry, etc.)
During my studies I received an individual scholarship from PJSC Gazprombank
Received more than three additional government scholarships for scientific research
TOP 5 in the university ranking throughout the entire period of study
Experience (more than 10 years of experience in finance):
- 2 years at Wells Fargo (USA)
- 7 years at Goldman Sachs (USA)
- Went from trainee to VP at GS (NYC)
Education: Master of Finance, University of Utah; BS, Computer Engineering, University of Utah
Achievements:
- In five years, he worked his way up from a junior analyst to a vice president at a leading international investment bank - Goldman Sachs. There he was co-leader of the international committee of analysts. Managed a team of 20 people before leaving for a promotion to Wells Fargo Bank;
- Worked at Wells Fargo for about two years, leading an international team of 180 people. At the bank he transformed the Agency Lending Trading business area.
. Left with a promotion to the Silicon Valley Innovation Center in 2020 to the position executive (operating) director, where he manages the digital transformation of Fortune companies 500;
- In the Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC), over a year and a half of work, he developed and helped implement innovative strategies of such companies as: BDO, AB InBev, AstraZeneca, Suncorp Australia, DLL Group. Increased the revenue of the company's consulting department by 6 times during this period;
- In his first position in IT, he participated in a project to create a robotic arm for the disabled (he was involved in the encapsulation of chips in the head);
- In his master’s program at the David Eccles School of Business (University of Utah), he won a scholarship for outstanding academic results. Now at the university he acts as an adjunct professor in the Data Science course.
Training program
12 modules in 5 months
You will independently analyze more than 20 test tasks taken from the practice of our graduates and partner companies, and get your hands on them before the selection process for your dream company!
195 hours of practice
10 hours a week
Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis
Understand how daily transactions affect the financial statements of the entire company;
Understand the purposes for which different forms of financial reporting are needed;
Understand the differences between IFRS and RAS and understand how each standard is applied;
You will collect with your own hands three reporting forms for several companies from different industries based on primary documents.
Number of hours of video content: 19 hours
Number of practice hours: 2 hours
Taxes in the Russian Federation
You will learn the general principles of building a taxation system in the Russian Federation and learn how to apply them;
You will understand the main types of taxes and understand where to look for information on them;
Learn to minimize tax risks.
Number of hours of video content: 3.5 hours
Number of practice hours: 13.5 hours
Corporate finance
Review in detail the concepts of time value of money and portfolio management;
Understand the key approaches to evaluating various companies, their shares, bonds and investment projects;
Master international standards in matters of company financing and the average cost of capital raised;
You will find out when and how companies pay dividends, and how else the project may be of interest to potential investors.
Number of hours of video content: 7.5 hours
Number of practice hours: 17.5 hours
Basic financial modeling
At a fundamental level, master the construction of financial models (DCF);
You will understand how to forecast OpEx, CarEx, D&A and Working Capital;
After training you will be able to easily calculate WACC and Equity Value;
Learn to forecast the balance, OFR and ODDS (BS, PL, CFS);
Build a financial model for evaluating an online store and present the results to the project manager;
Reinforce your acquired skills with real cases from different business industries;
You will take a workshop on the topic “Financial modeling of an online school”;
Build your own models of LBO and M&A transactions.
Number of hours of video content: 16.5 hours
Number of practice hours: 11 hours
Operational and strategic management
Learn to analyze the competitive environment for your company, highlight its competitive advantages and look for new opportunities for development;
You will be able to write a development strategy for your company, digitize it in a financial model and “land” it on the operational roadmap;
Immerse yourself in the topic of operational consulting and begin to solve operational problems in your company;
You will learn about management consulting and its working tools: frameworks, hypotheses and cases;
You will see how a case interview in consulting works and you will be able to prepare for it with the help of case books.
Number of hours of video content: 21 hours
Number of practice hours: 1 hour
Unit economics
Find out why you need unit economics;
Create a financial model for a digital product;
Learn to calculate key unit economics metrics;
Learn to build a product budget;
Master the basic approaches to product analytics.
Number of hours of video content: 7.5 hours
Number of practice hours: 3 hours
Project financing
Familiarize yourself with the concept of project financing and its use by the company;
See examples of typical project finance transactions, including parties, structure and functions of participants;
Find out what function the company’s financial director plays in project financing;
Learn to attract capital within project financing, guided by the risk matrix;
You will understand how an investment project works from start to finish.
Number of hours of video content: 3.5 hours
Number of practice hours: 1 hour
Team management
Get acquainted with modern approaches to team management;
Learn how corporate culture affects team performance;
Try on the role of a leader and decide whether it suits you;
Understand what communication skills you need to develop and how.
Number of hours of video content: 4 hours
Project management
Understand what a project is;
Learn what role organizational design plays in project management;
Immerse yourself in the project life cycle: from planning and start to implementation and finalization of the project;
Learn how Agile, Scrum and Kanban methods can speed up your work as a project manager and improve its quality.
Number of hours of video content: 8.5 hours
Career module and Soft Skills
Identify your strengths and learn how to present them correctly to employers;
Create a selling resume together with a career consultant;
Write a cover letter that will pass screening to your dream company.
Number of hours of video content: 8 hours
Presentations for professionals
Learn how to make an effective presentation without special design skills;
Learn to structure presentations the way they do in the Big Three;
Take your first steps towards effective public speaking.
Number of hours of video content: 8 hours
Number of practice hours: 8 hours
+ BONUS Preparation for the FMI exam
+ BONUS Advanced Excel skills
+ BONUS Google Sheets
+ BONUS Power BI & Power Query
+ BONUS General mathematics
+ BONUS Business English
+ BONUS Market Research
+ BONUS Test tasks when selecting for positions in the industry
You will independently analyze more than 20 test tasks taken from the practice of our graduates and partner companies, and get your hands on them before the selection process for your dream company.
Number of practice hours: 30 hours