Finance & operations programme
Developing financial acumen
Overview
This programme is designed for senior executives in sales, marketing, HR, operations and supply chain who wish to strengthen their financial decision-making skills. No prior finance knowledge is required. The programme provides a practical understanding of essential financial accounting and management concepts.
Participants develop foundational skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting financial analysis, evaluating investments and managing budgets, enabling them to make informed operational and strategic decisions that support business growth.
Through practical exercises and case studies, participants learn to analyse financial data, assess organisational performance, manage budgets effectively and communicate more confidently with finance teams. By understanding the financial implications of business decisions, participants gain the financial insight needed to align operational actions with organisational goals.
Important dates & time
Important dates & time
*Dates and schedules are subject to change
| Programme dates | Mode | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 (TBC) | 4 Sessions of Live-Online | Rs. 60,000 plus GST per participant |
Prof. Olivier Tabatoni
Olivier Tabatoni is a visiting faculty in Executive Education, at Mahindra Univeristy. He is Professor of Finance at IAE Aix-en-Provence, France. He is an Associate Fellow from the Saïd Business School, Oxford University, U.K and adjunct Professor at HEC Paris, France. He was a Visiting Professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and at the Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow from the Ford Foundation.
He has also taught in leading universities and business schools from Europe to the Far East; he regularly teaches in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong-Kong, ISB Hyderabad in India, and Shanghai. He has won awards for excellence in the classroom on numerous occasions. He recently received the Kellogg- WHU Executive MBA Best Teacher Award.
His current areas of interest includes Profitable Growth, Real Options, Value Creation, Strategic Flexibility and Change management. More generally it focuses on the interactions between Strategy, Finance and Leadership.
Professor Tabatoni has also been involved in designing and teaching executive programs for large multi-national organizations all over the world. Some of his most recent clients include: Dr Reddy Labs, Air France-KLM, Alcatel-Lucent, Atos, BASF, Bharti Infratel, BP, Bouygues, Eurocopter, RPG, Ericsson India, Gammon India, Holcim, ING Bank, Infotech Entreprises, MAN AG, MBDA, Mondadori, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Publicis, QTEL, Schneider Electric, SKF, ST Microelectronics, Total, Thales, ThyssenKrupp, UHDE, Volvo Trucks.
He has designed many Business Game simulations for executive education, which focus on Value Creation in manufacturing industries, service industries and the luxury industry.
Olivier Tabatoni holds a Doctorate in Analysis and Economic Calculus from the University of Aix-Marseille. He received his Master in Finance and his Ph.D. in Finance and Quantitative Analysis from New York University’s Stern School of Management.
Key learnings
- Ability to formulate, analyse, implement and support financial strategies and goals.
- Identify, communicate and implement role of finance in supporting and enhancing the organization’s functional areas.
- Making managers of different functional backgrounds, comfortable with a common financial decision-making framework.
- Appreciation of decision-making processes of various investors and the effects of their actions on the organization.
Topics covered
- Relationship between Corporate Strategy, Capital Markets and Value Creation.
- Understanding Performance Drivers, from Financial Statements.
- Analysing Financials and Value Creating Decisions.
- Investing in Business Opportunities: Value Creating Decisions and Risk.
- Value Creating Strategies and Value Innovation.
- Profitable Growth and Business Model Sustainability.
Who should attend ?
This course is suitable for middle to senior level executives, investors and bankers, who need to work with multiple stakeholder groups, internal and external.
Finance & operation category
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