Finance for non finance manager. Finance for senior executives
Driving Growth through Financial Expertise for Executives
For business leaders, understanding the financial implications of their decisions is essential to shaping strategy and supporting business growth. In increasingly complex and international environments, this means being able to interpret changes in the business landscape, assess risks and opportunities, and connect managerial decisions with performance and value creation.
The program provides senior executives and managers with the tools to integrate a financial perspective into strategic decision-making, translate objectives into actionable plans and performance management systems, and assess the impact of key growth and financing decisions. It also strengthens their ability to engage effectively with the Finance function and other stakeholders involved in complex business decisions.
This program will enable you to:
- Interpret macroeconomic and financial information to anticipate how changes in the business environment may affect company performance and strategic priorities
- Translate strategy into measurable plans and aligned managerial action by using planning, budgeting, performance measurement and incentive systems effectively
- Assess the value implications of strategic decisions, including growth initiatives, capital structure choices, mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganisations
- Engage more confidently with finance leaders and specialists when evaluating financial, tax and enterprise-risk implications and making complex business decisions
Is this program right for you?
This program is designed for CEOs, General Managers, Heads of Function, and senior executives in multinational companies and international organizations who want to strengthen their financial decision-making capabilities. It is intended for leaders seeking to integrate financial analysis into strategic planning, communicate effectively with finance professionals and investors, and drive long-term value creation.
Connect with our advisors
Learning is never linear. It takes shape over time, combining specific learning needs with practical tools matched to your own challenges.
Talk to our team of Program Advisors to identify the path that best fits your goals and find out how to build a broader development plan through the SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate.
Get in touch with Olesea Ciumas
SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate
Your initial conversation with our Program Advisors helps shape your path, clarifying your goals and participation options. It is also the required first step toward earning the Executive Education Certificate.
The SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate is the formal recognition awarded upon completion of a learning plan designed around your managerial needs. With the Certificate, every program you attend becomes part of a broader design, built on your growth objectives.
What you will learn
The program consists of 4,5 days totaling 34 equivalent hours and is built on 3 pillars:
How you will learn
Lectures
A key learning method that encourages continuous interaction with Faculty and peers.
Webinars
Live online sessions specifically designed to optimize the remote learning experience.
Simulations
Real-life business scenarios recreated in a safe learning environment with the support of technology.
Tutorship
A 90-minute individual and personalized consultation with the SDA Bocconi Faculty.
Program direction & faculty
- Marco MorelliDirectorArea: AccountingResearch domains: Management Control Systems
- Giulio AllevatoArea: AccountingResearch domains: Tax & Legal
- Maurizio DallocchioArea: FinanceResearch domains: Corporate Finance
- Andrea DossiArea: AccountingResearch domains: Management Control Systems
- Leonardo Luca EtroArea: FinanceResearch domains: M&A and Restructuring
- Marco MerelliArea: Economics, Politics and Decision SciencesResearch domains: Economics
- Paola TagliaviniArea: AccountingResearch domains: Audit & Risk Management
- Giovanni TomasiArea: AccountingResearch domains: Management Control Systems
With us, the program becomes reality
The Program Management team supports participants from enrollment through to the end of the program, coordinating and managing every organizational aspect.
SDA Bocconi Campus - Milano
Information
Location
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Via Sarfatti 10, 20136 Milano.By attending at least 80% of the classes, you will receive a Certificate of Participation and a digital badge to share with your network on LinkedIn.
Fees
€ 5,900 + VAT
The fee is exclusive of VAT.
Early Bird
A 10% reduction on the program fees is offered to applications sent in by 23 September 2027.
Contacts
Program Advisor
Olesea Ciumas
tel. +39 02 5836 6605
olesea.ciumas@sdabocconi.itProgram Manager
Diana Nasreddin
tel. +39 02 5836 6605
diana.nasreddin@sdabocconi.it
Special payment terms
Bocconi Alumni
Bocconi Alumni are entitled to a 20% reduction on participation fees. To take advantage of the discount, please enter your Alumnus status when registering by indicating “ALUMNI 20” in the notes section. Remember that without this indication, the discount will not be applicable.
Women are good for business
To foster and contribute to women’s professional development, SDA Bocconi School of Management offers them until 8 March 2028 a 20% discount on the participation fee for all Executive Open Programs and Executive Online Programs.
Multiple enrollments
Companies, institutions and public bodies that enroll at least 3 participants in a single program are granted a 20% discount for each registration fee. The concession is not applicable for personal enrollment and must be formalized by the start date of the course.
Corporate education programs
In the case of learning needs involving several resources of the same company enrolled in more than one program, it is possible to define a customized plan from the specific needs of the organization. In this case, our Program Advisors are available to build with the client organizations ad hoc training plans with special pricing.
Partnerships and channel agreements
SDA Bocconi offers the possibility to initiate collaborations that allow them to expand the portfolio of educational trainings to be offered to their members. In this case, the School is available to evaluate partnerships and channel agreements so as to respond in a timely manner to the specific needs of the organization.
By attending at least 80% of the classes, you will receive a certificate of participation in the program and a digital badge to share with your network on LinkedIn.
The brochure walks you through the program and the SDA Bocconi experience. Inside you'll find:
The full calendar
The application process
Participant stories
The campus experience
