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Executive Master
Executive Master in Management - Finance Executive Master in Management - Finance
Corporate finance plays an essential role in organizations, as decisions in this area generally have an impact on strategic orientations, industrial facilities, and human capital. The effort required and the expected results need to be quantified. This high-level program in corporate finance and management control focuses primarily on the value creation process, the financial dimension of strategic decisions, as well as managing and measuring performance.
Place(s):
Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
Duration:
16 months (9 modules over 36 days)
Format:
In-class
Next start(s):
Jan 19 2026,
Apr 13 2026
Jul 06 2026
Language(s):
French
Cost:
48 200 €*
Objectives
- Mastering all the tools to define and implement the strategy of one's Business Unit
- Conducting relevant financial diagnostics on a company
- Understanding and implementing the main investment selection criteria.
- Analyzing and forming a judgment on a business plan
- Understanding, implementing, and comparing different valuation methods
- Knowing the difference between market value and the price of an asset
- Understanding the financing mechanisms of a company and the importance of a financial policy
- Conducting capital increase operations, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, or LBOs
- Measuring financial performance effectively by applying management control tools and methods.
- Mapping and managing the risks to which the company is exposed
- Discovering the frameworks and regulations of sustainable finance
- Integrating the non-financial dimension and measuring ESG impacts to steer overall performance
Program
- Executive Certificate "Management d’une Unité Stratégique" (MUST)
- Executive Certificate "Strategy in the C-Suite"
- Executive Certificate "Dirigeant PME : Innovation, Impact & Croissance"
- Module 1: "Maîtriser les outils de management de la performance"
- Module 2: "Mettre en œuvre le management de la performance"
- Module 3: "Piloter la performance financière et extra-financière"
- Module 1: "Approfondir l’analyse financière et bien choisir ses investissements"
- Module 2: "Analyser un business plan et évaluer une entreprise"
- Module 3: "Maîtriser le financement de l’entreprise et les opérations de FUSACQ"
Global Executive Master in Management
This Executive Master, with a major in Finance, is part of the GEMM – Global Executive Master in Management program offered by HEC Paris Executive Education. Participants from the different majors will have the opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, and attend seminars together, particularly during the executive certificate that they will choose as part of the common core.
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Teaching Methods and Assessment Modalities
Academic presentations, conferences and debates, teamwork in sub-groups work, case studies, personalized support, plenary sessions, and a focus on the real-life professional situations experienced by the participants in their companies. The participants carry out a strategic and financial diagnosis of a company (with the support of a tutor), an action plan on the performance management system of their activity (with the support of a mentor) and a professional thesis (tutored by an HEC Paris professor).
Profile
Who is this program for? Is it right for you?
Participant Profile
Executives working in banks and financial institutions, entrepreneurs and company directors, management controllers, treasurers, risk managers, auditors, chartered accountants, and lawyers.
Prerequisites and Admission Criteria
-5 to 10 years of professional experience in the field of finance.
-A minimum level of knowledge in accounting, particularly in the different accounting statements of the company, is required for the GEMM Finance program
Career opportunities
- Finance Department (CFO, Chief Financial Officer)
- Operations and Project Management Department
- Management Control and Budget Oversight
- Accounting and Financial Audit
- Strategy and Asset Management
Participant Satisfaction and Success Rate
4,7 / 5*
*Average satisfaction rating given by participants (on a scale from 1 to 5) over the past year.
Success rate, observed over the same period: 80%
Overall employment rate at 6 months: 93%
Employment rate in the targeted profession at 6 months: 86%
Success rate, observed over the same period: 80%
Overall employment rate at 6 months: 93%
Employment rate in the targeted profession at 6 months: 86%
Faculty
Franck CEDDAHA
Affiliate Professor Finance, HEC Paris
A truly tailor-made journey in corporate finance, after which business performance management, value creation, financial policy, and M&A will no longer hold any secrets for you!
Admission
Would you like to submit your application?
We invite you to:
- Contact our training consultant, who will guide you through the admission process.
- Then, complete your application on our platform by clicking the button below:
This program is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please contact us to discuss any additional needs or to obtain the Public Accessibility Register.
Tuition Fees and Funding
The program fee includes tuition and meal costs during training hours (lunch and breaks).
Not included: Dinners (except in specific cases), transportation costs, and accommodation costs (except in specific cases).
Funding Options: Depending on your profile and the program you choose, several funding options may be available to you. Visit our funding section for more information.
Personal Training Account (CPF): This program may be eligible for funding through the CPF, in whole or in part (depending on the selected core curriculum), with the training linked to a certifying program registered in the RNCP. The details can be clarified with the training consultant during the interview.
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Special cases: HEC alumni holding the Infinity Pass receive a 30% discount on this program
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Program eligibility - RNCP
RNCP*: This program (in its version with the Executive Management certificate of a strategic unit, in the common core) prepares candidates for the certification “Financial Director” listed under record 38236, registered at Level 7 of the RNCP (French National Directory of Professional Certifications) by France Compétences on 15/11/2023 (certifying body: Établissement d’enseignement supérieur Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris).
*National Directory of Professional Certifications
- Possibility of validation by competency block through the 3 Executive Certificates that make up this program.
However, no bridge is provided toward another Master’s degree. - To obtain the certification, the candidate must validate all 4 competency blocks.
- Program (in its version with the Executive Management certificate of a strategic unit, in the common core) eligible for VAE (Recognition of Prior Learning).
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