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SUMIT AGARWAL 14th Oct, 2019

Hi Nidesh,

MBA in Finance or Financial Management is one of the most sought-after postgraduate courses. It is a highly diverse and multidisciplinary field and covers a wide range of financial knowledge and skills. It formulates the concepts of financial theory, along with the business acumen. The students taking financial management in as the specialisation will be exposed to learnings such as technical knowledge of derivatives market, asset management and risk management. This program helps you to gain knowledge on financial concepts. This helps the students with various opportunities such as financial accounting and analysis of companies, forecasting various economic trends, managing investment in portfolios, etc. Since this specialisation is much challenging, one must be strong in dealing with accounting and numbers. Rest assured, the career prospects are many rewarding. Curriculum

Different colleges have their own courses in financial management and this primarily consist of subjects such as,

  • Accounting for Managers
  • Business Communication
  • Quantitative Methods for Management
  • Managerial Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Marketing Concepts and Practice
  • Corporate Finance
  • Strategic Management
  • Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Advanced Financial Management
  • Public Financial Administration
  • Business and Corporate Laws
  • Information Technology for Finance
  • Treasury and Risk Management
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Microfinance and Insurance

Also, apart from the above-mentioned list, there are colleges that offer subjects like,

  • Corporate investment management
  • Portfolio management
  • Hedge fund management
  • Small business and corporate finance
  • Investments
  • Securities analysis
  • International finance
  • Coverage of global financial institutions, valuation, volatility,
  • Fixed income securities
Required skills for MBA in Finance

Other than the required business administrative skills for MBA, there are certain key skills required for MBA in Finance. These are mentioned below with respect to different domains,

Corporate Finance
  • Quantitative Skills
  • Basic skills of understanding accounting and financial management principles
  • Ability to interpret numbers and draw conclusions
  • Ability to handle a wide variety of tasks
Investment Banking
  • Strong quantitative and financial skills
  • Ability to perform well under pressure
  • Team player
  • Aggressiveness, strong internal motivation, and ambition
  • Ability to analyse detailed information - suggest and formulate recommendations quickly
  • Ability to synthesize an enormous amount of data into small manageable chunks
  • Handle multiple tasks and the ability to take criticism lightly
  • Submit the reports to the top management

The various careers and what will be their job description be like are mentioned below in the table,

Position

Job Description

Asset Management

The primary responsibility in determining the feasibility of assets acquisition and presenting the supporting reports to upper management or board of members of the organisation.

Corporate Finance

The responsibility for identifying and securing privatisation, acquisition and merger deals, investing large monetary funds, and buying and selling financial products for their clients.

Corporate Banking

The primary responsibilities include discussing with the corporate and personal customers about their financial requirements and providing appropriate financial advice. It also includes advising corporate clients about acquisitions, capital markets, or mergers.

Credit Risk Management

The role includes the formation and implementation of policies and procedures that reduce credit risk for a financial institution - oversees the preparation of performance reports for management. The individual manages the building of financial models to predict credit risk exposure to the organization.

Derivatives Structuring

The primary responsibility is to work on derivative trading, modeling and structuring related issues.

Hedge Fund Management

The main responsibility includes assisting individuals with managing the hedge fund investments - it includes investment objectives, fee structures and liquidity provisions.

Treasury

The treasurer position is responsible for corporate liquidity, risk management and investments related to the company's financial activities.

Private Equity

The primary responsibility is to work with investment banks, mergers, acquisitions or equities divisions of a company. They are responsible to raise money from banks, high-net worth individuals and private firms.


All the very best!!



Ronak Gala Student Expert 14th Oct, 2019

Subjects included in MBA Finance course are:

  • Corporate investment management
  • Portfolio management
  • Hedge fund management
  • Small business and corporate finance
  • Investments
  • Securities analysis
  • Borrowing
  • Fundraising
  • Collections
  • Disbursements
  • International finance
  • Coverage of global financial institutions, valuation, volatility, fixed income securities, international markets and macroeconomics


Best wishes. Thank you.

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