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Created byBlair Cook CPA MBA

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Analyze financial statements to gain deeper insight into the financial results, profitability, financial strength, and cash return generation potential.
Facilitate development of an Enterprise Risk Management system using the principles of the COSO ERM framework.
Develop a financing strategy including the different varieties of financing, how each work, and when to seek each source of financing.
Raise your awareness of fraud risk including how it happens, why it happens, and how to best prevent it from happening in your organization.
Make a valuable contribution as the business develops, analyzes, implements, and evaluates corporate strategy.
Learn the principles of change management to address the people aspects of adapting to new ways of conducting business
Prepare financial models to support a wide variety of organizational objectives including decision making and fund raising

Course content

10 sections • 173 lectures • 24h 19m total length

Financial Intelligence for the Professional2:37
Users And Their Needs13:50
Credibility9:55
Analyzing Financial Statements14:19
Growth Profit Margins18:48
Return On Equity (ROE)4:02
Earnings Per Share (EPS)8:48
Business Model Evaluation10:00
Working Capital Assets19:59
Working Capital Abilities9:15
Capital Assets10:39
Debt8:14
Equity16:51
Financing Strategy17:42
The Notes2:45
Cash Conversion6:54
Capital Allocation14:34
Free Cash Flow14:17
Management Accounts2:29
Discounted Cash Flows17:05
Assumptions8:54
Investing8:16
Conclusion3:22

Objectives of Capital10:24
Financing Lifecycle10:35
Managing Supplier Credit4:37
Variations of Debt Financing19:22
Negotiate Your Credit Facility12:26
Mezzanine Financing- What is it- Debt or Equity?5:43
Venture Capital Financing6:54
Private Equity Financing7:22
Going Public to Raise Financing16:03
Case Study: Financing a Leveraged Buyout9:31
WACC and Capital Structure: What You Need to Know15:00
Finance Strategies Course Script1:51:00
Financing Glossary7:00
Why You Need to Know About Change Management Principles9:55
Challenges of Change15:29
Change from the Employee's Perspective7:13
The link for the supplemental video referred to in this lesson is as follows:

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Developing an Approach for your Next Change Initiative16:03
Adapting the Organization to Handle Continuous Change10:01
Change Management Course Script1:30:00
Business Process Improvement9:00
We should all be striving for continuous improvement in running our finance function and more broadly speaking across the organization. In this lesson, I look at a few ideas for how you should think about your next business process improvement.

Know Thy Self14:00
Personal Strategy3:24
Personal SWOT Analysis5:10
SWOT Interpretation4:26
Maturity Model12:22
Maturity Assessment3:47
Functional SWOT4:45
Structuring Finance9:48
People Transformation10:09
Coaching & Mentoring6:11
Team Transformation13:48
Process Transformation4:01
Business Process Improvement10:15
Close Process Transformation13:49
Excel8:05
Systems Transformation6:15
Changing Systems4:17
New Technology5:34
Reporting9:59
Transformative Dashboards7:20
Plotting Your TGIF Plan8:12
Change Management13:17
Conclusion2:45

Bottlenecks in the close process4:57
Approaches for achieving the fast close17:58
Making the fast close happen18:03
Conclusions for achieving the fast close3:42
Module introduction5:09
Just been appointed CFO or are you looking for that title in your career? Here is a preview of what you need to know to hit the ground running.
What the Competencies of the Modern CFO13:13
Learn what competencies (skills and knowledge) the modern CFO embodies.
Assessing the maturity level of the finance function11:30
It's important to know where you are starting from and where you are going. A maturity model helps you make this assessment.
Team building13:17
To be successful in the role of CFO, you need to build a team around you. Here are a few team building ideas to get you started.
Preparing a Strategic Plan for Finance9:44
Documenting and communicating the plan for how the finance function aligns with the rest of the organization is an important outcome during your first 100 days.
Structuring the finance function6:56
Structuring the finance function to achieve and cover the mandate of finance takes some careful staff planning and recruitment.
Preparing for Change Management12:25
In all likelihood, you will want to change a few things after your first 100 days. Here is a reminder of a few of the important change management principles to keep in mind.

Where is the Organization Vulnerable9:59
Understand the Psychological Profile of a Fraudster2:09
Best Practices to Safeguard the Organizations Assets4:59
Quantifying fraud6:07
Let's check in on the cases under investigation from around the world to get better understanding of how big our fraud problem really is.
Fraud Prevention and Detection6:40
You know the techniques already by now, but do you want to know which ones work and which ones don't? Let me tell you what fraud controls you should be emphasizing and which are less important.
Who is Committing Fraud Today7:30
This lesson puts a face to fraud. Is it that weird guy at the water cooler all the time? Or is it Bob, the flamboyant sales guy? In this lesson, I’ll give you the profile of today’s fraudster.
Prosecuting Fraud2:22
So you've been victimized by one of your trusted employees. Ugh. Sorry about that. But what should you do next? Call the police? Let's see what others are doing that find themselves in the same unfortunate situation.
Fraud Advice3:31
Let's put a bow on this whole discussion by asking the experts what are the key things you should be thinking about as you develop an anti-fraud program.

Introduction2:05
Living Outside Our Comfort Zone6:32
Stages of Transformative Thinking6:24
Playing a Larger Role4:06
Redefining the Role of the Office5:18
A Focus on Employee Well-being4:11
Rethinking the Role of the Meeting3:23
Talent Management For the Future11:54
Disaster Recovery and Value Creation5:58
Relationship (Re)Building4:53
Sustainability and the Role of Finance7:26
Data!4:57
Branding Finance of the Future4:09
Course Wrap Up2:56
Strategic Management Framework21:36
Setting MIssion, Vision, and Values12:23
Strategy Documentation Worksheet0:02
Assess the Current Situation with External Analysis18:31
Assess the Current Situation with Internal Analysis9:24
Corporate Strategy Development16:31
Business Strategy Development7:27
Functional Strategy Development16:32
Analyzing Strategic Alternatives9:02
Approaches to Implementing Strategy9:51
Evaluating and Controlling Strategy Execution10:22
Strategy Facilitation Development Tool Kit0:03
Strategic Management Course Script1:06:00
Strategic Management Glossary4:00
Objectives of the COSO ERM Framework4:30
Risk Management Starts With a Strong Internal Environment5:25
Risk Management Objectives Align with Business Objectives2:11
Identifying Risk Events3:07
Performing a Risk Assessment2:03
Developing a Risk Response3:16
Implementing Risk Control Activities2:35
Developing and Communicating Risk Information0:45
Monitoring Enterprise Risk3:10
Course introduction2:11
Let's get an overview of what we will cover in this module.
Credibility and Growth11:49
Let's talk about why developing credibility is so important to facilitating the growth agenda.
Assessing Your Own Credibility8:35
In this lesson, we talk about how you determine your own level of credibility.
People Credibility14:18
In this lesson, we talk about ways to establish people credibility.
Technology and Process Credibility12:17
In this lesson, we talk about ways to establish technology and process credibility.

Requirements

General business acumen
A passion for finance
A sense of humor

Description

Are you a financial professional working in industry looking to get more out of your career?

Do you have what it takes to sit at the boardroom table at your company and contribute?

Do you want to take what you know about the numbers side of the business and make a greater contribution at the highest levels?

If this is the way you are thinking today and the direction you'd like to go, then this is the leadership program for you.

Hi there, I’m Blair Cook and I’m a seven time CFO and three time corporate director. I’ve spent the past two decades around the boardroom table facilitating strategy sessions, raising financing, negotiating mergers and acquisitions, and reporting to a board of directors or serving on the board of directors.

In this program which has been updated in 2026, we have curated ideas to help financial professionals move from the cubicle to the corner office as soon as possible. Its table stakes that you know the numbers and can prepare the reports. In this program, you’ll learn to move beyond the accounting to think strategically, act as a catalyst leader, and influence the decisions of any organization for the better.

What are you waiting for? Enroll with us now to get started!

Who this course is for:

Financial professional seeking senior or executive professional development

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Course content

Advanced Financial Intelligence23 lectures • 4hr 4min

Strategy Mindset14 lectures • 2hr 6min

Elevate the Value of Variance Analysis17 lectures • 2hr 32min

Financing Strategies20 lectures • 6hr 34min

Preparing Financial Models8 lectures • 1hr 32min

TGIF23 lectures • 3hr 2min

The Fast Close11 lectures • 1hr 57min

Presentation Skills for the CFO7 lectures • 45min

Safeguarding the Assets of Your Organization From Fraud8 lectures • 43min

The Future of Finance42 lectures • 5hr 52min

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