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12-Month Talent Enhancement Program
For Finance Professionals
Dubai, UAE | 2016
Presented By
TOMER
CFO ACADEMY
Enabling Finance Excellence
Companies Currently Enrolled:
In Collaboration with:
INTRODUCTION
CFO
ACADEMY
MECA CFO Academy
The MECA CFO Academy, incorporated in United States, has been established mainly
to help CFOs upgrade the quality of their Finance organizations by providing ongoing
professional and leadership development to their Finance staff. The creation of the CFO
Academy is a result of the vision of MECA Founder Saleem Sufi who is on a mission to
enhance the role and contribution of Finance profession. The programs offered by the
CFO Academy range from enhancing functional proficiency to high-end advanced level
strategy and leadership development workshops that cater to the needs of senior Finance
professionals.
Corporate Membership Program
MECA CFO Academy is offering a Corporate Membership Programs through which the
enrolled companies will have access to at least 12 diverse professional development
programs during a 12-month period for their Finance Professionals. These one-day live,
in-person workshops shall be conducted by top trainers and Finance practitioners at local
5-star hotel facilities in Dubai.
Through a nominal annual fee the member companies will have one or two seats available
at each professional training program that can be utilized by any of their Finance staff
members depending on suitability and time schedule of the program. These programs are
offered throughout the year and conducted by highly qualified and experienced
professionals.
PAC Dubai
PAC Dubai is partnering with MECA CFO Academy to provide local administrative and
professional support. The Professionals’ Academy for Commerce (PAC) originally
founded in 1987 is one of the leading Professional Accounting educational institutions in
Dubai that is operating under the leadership of Mian Ahmad Farhan, FCA. PAC Dubai has
so far trained more than 2,500 Finance professional students towards their ambition to
become qualified professional accountants.
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MECA CFO Academy has designed a combination of several
training programs that is essential for the continuing
professional development of staff in your Finance organizations.
These intensive one-day seminars/ workshops are designed to
provide continuing professional education (CPE) to busy
professionals to keep them at their edge with the latest
knowledge and best practices in the profession.
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE
2016
All below programs are available to the nominees of the
member companies through the two Corporate Membership
Options.
DATE
COURSE TIITLE
VENUE
19 January, 2016
Advanced Excel for Financial Analysis
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
16 February, 2016
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standards
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
22 March, 2016
Advanced Budgeting and Forecasting
Ritz Carlton Hotel, DIFC, Dubai
19 April, 2016
Managing Costs and Budgets Effectively
The Address Hotel, Marina, Dubai
10 May, 2016
Advanced Techniques for Internal Audit
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
24 May, 2016
Faster Month End Accounts Close
Ritz Carlton Hotel, JBR, Dubai
19 July, 2016
Enterprise Risk Management
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
16 August, 2016
Working Capital Management
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
20 September, 2016
Cash Flow Forecasting and Management
Ritz Carlton Hotel, DIFC, Dubai
18 October, 2016
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
The Address Hotel, Downtown, Dubai
23 November, 2016
Financial Analysis
Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai
14 December, 2016
Risk Based Auditing
Ritz Carlton Hotel, JBR, Dubai
Corporate Membership Options
OPTION 1
CFO ACADEMY SPONSOR
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Can attend all training workshops during the 12month period without any additional costs.
Access to monthly webinars with top experts on
current topics.
Free access to members’ resources on
CFOAcademy.org
One (1) seat available at each program. Different
people can be sent to different programs.
Annual Subscription Fee: $3,000
OPTION 2
CFO ACADEMY PARTNER
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All features of Option 1 with Two (2) seats
available at each Program.
Annual Subscription Fee: $5,000
WE HAVE TRAINED
EXECUTIVES FROM
PAST ATTENDEE COMPANIES
THESE COPANIES
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Office 07-08, Mezzanine Floor, Al-Tayar Building, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CFO
ACADEMY
OUR EXPERTS AND FACULTY
Saleem Sufi
Gary Cokins
Global Strategic CFO &
Founder, MECA CFO Alliance
Founder & CEO, Analytics
Based Management
Anand Soni
Group CFO, BAFCO
Mian Ahmad Farhan
Roberto Wyszkowski
President, PAC
Partner, ShiftIN Partners
Maitham Al Oraibi
Shridhar Sampath
Consultant, 2GC Active Management
Founder, Motivaluate Consulting
Mohamad Nassar
Partner, Grant Thornton
Gavin Laurie
Founder & MD, 2GC Active Management
Matthew Lewis
Partner, Boyden Executive Search
Fintan Somers
Dr. Hadi Shahid
International CFO, SomersConsult
Managing Partner, Alliott Hadi Shahid
CFO
ACADEMY
OUR KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
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ADVANCED PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR PROFESSIONALS
CFO
COACHING
PROGRAM
‘What It Takes to Become a CFO’
Becoming CFO Coaching Program
4th Batch | Jan – Mar, 2016 | Online
The CFO Coaching program introduced last year from MECA CFO
Academy has been extremely successful with more than 70 CFOs
and senior Finance professionals coached and trained. The program
aims to help mid-career finance professionals accelerate their career
progress towards the ultimate goal of becoming a CFO. The program
is based on MECA CFO Leadership Competency model that involves
in depth training and coaching in 10 leadership competencies.
CFO Becoming a Strategic Partner
2-Day CFO Strategy Workshop
20-21 February, 2016 | Dusit Thani Hotel | Dubai, UAE
CFO
ACADEMY
WORKSHOP
P
CFO: Becoming Strategic Partner, a specially designed program for
CFOs offers a framework and methodology to help you actively
contribute in the strategy formulation and value creation process of
your business. Through practical examples from the local
environment, international case studies and several personal and
group exercises you will sharpen your understanding and build
expertise of multiple disciplines as well as how the overall business
model works in a strategic framework to create value.
Contact Information
MIAN AHMAD FARHAN, FCA
Program Director,
MECA CFO Academy
Email: mianfarhan@cfoacademy.org
Cell: +971 55 210 0668
Office: +971 4 388 1701-02
MUHAMMED TAUSEEF ZIA
Program Coordinator
MECA CFO Academy
Email: tauseefzia@cfoacademy.org
Cell: +971 52 889 5449
Office: +971 4 388 1701-02
MECA CFO ACADEMY
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Office 07-08, Mezzanine Floor, Al-Tayer Building, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates