Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
The Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Gazprom Neft Corporate University have completed training for students of the second stream of the corporate program “CFO Academy”.
“CFO Academy” is a large-scale two-year educational program for managers and leading specialists of financial and economic services – a personnel reserve for management positions in the financial and economic function in the Gazprom Neft group of companies. The new stream of the program was successfully completed by 41 students, most of whom were promoted during the training, including to the positions of financial directors and heads of departments of the financial and economic block.
The content of the CFO Academy was based on international certification programs for professionals in the field of management finance, such as ACCA, CIMA and CMA, and included the development of expertise in the field of corporate finance, preparation and analysis of financial statements, investment planning and risk management. An important component of the program were modules dedicated to the formation of strategic thinking, development of management competencies, as well as strengthening internal communications and cross-functional interaction in the group of companies. Particular attention in this stream was paid to the study of current trends in the field of artificial intelligence and its application in business management, including the financial and economic function.
Deputy Director of the Higher School of Business, National Research University Higher School of Economics
The CFO Academy is a unique symbiosis of global financial education standards with deep industry expertise and real-life tasks of Gazprom Neft. More than 50% of the program consists of working with real cases, and the projects developed within the program are already assessed by the company as promising for implementation, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the “training through practice” model – participants do not just master the theory, but immediately create value for the business
The program used various training formats, including interactive face-to-face classes and project work. A special feature of the CFO Academy was the use of the “leaders teach leaders” and “peer-to-peer” approaches – in each module, presentations by leading teachers of the Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Business were combined with master classes and expert sessions from the company’s top management and functional leaders of the economics and finance block.
Deputy Director for Corporate Training at the Higher School of Business, National Research University Higher School of Economics
We see how the role of a financial manager is changing – today it is not just an expert in numbers, but a strategic partner of business. The CFO Academy program helps to form exactly such leaders – capable of thinking big, managing complex processes and introducing innovations, including AI technologies, into everyday management practice. I am confident that graduates of the program will make a significant contribution to the development of the financial function and the entire group of companies. We congratulate the graduates on completing the program and wish them success in their future professional activities!
Alexey Urusov
Head of the Department of Economics and Corporate Planning, Gazprom Neft
It was important for us that the training not only provided knowledge to the participants, but also practical value for business. As part of the Academy, the participants worked on applied projects – solutions that are already considered promising in the company and can be implemented in various areas: from operational efficiency to digital transformation.
The program became an opportunity not only to broaden horizons, improve professional competencies and develop digital skills, but also to establish many new connections with colleagues from other departments, managers and experts who conducted practical classes. Thanks to this, the participants immersed themselves deeper into the context of the company, became part of a single professional community and better understand how the modern financial function works in an advanced digital company.
Moreover, it was this experience that became the basis for a new large-scale project – the creation of a Russian professional qualification for specialists and managers in the field of economics and finance – the professional qualification NAFD, which in the near future will become a full-fledged replacement for the international qualifications ACCA, CIMA and CMA.
More than half of the program content was devoted to practical work, including consideration of real Gazprom Neft cases, which made the training as practice-oriented as possible and close to the tasks facing the business.
As part of the project track of the program, participants worked on real initiatives to create new businesses, develop innovative technologies and materials, improve operational efficiency, and develop a portfolio of IT projects. Most of the initiatives were considered within the company, recognized as promising, and can be implemented.
The final certification included the defense of team projects, during which the participants demonstrated their ability to apply the acquired knowledge in solving current business problems. All students successfully passed the final certification and received HSE diplomas for professional retraining in finance and economics.
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