Finance as a vertical
The core activity, on which every business centres around, is Finance. Be it the question of capital budgeting, strategic finance or the management of working capital, Finance Managers are always in demand in each and every industry. To carry on business, corporations need real assets, to be managed by an endless variety of financial assets.
Finance has emerged as an intricate and diverse subject. Most of the world’s investment banks are staffed primarily by MBA graduates from schools with a strong background in finance.
Careers in Finance
An MBA (Finance) as an area of study and specialization is suitable for people who aspire to be:
Global Impact of Finance as a specialization
Globally, for any nation, GDP growth is today primarily dependent upon the growth of the Industrial & Services sectors. The index of this growth is to a great extent captured by the stock market index. Be it Sensex or any other index, stock markets today reflect the health of a nation’s economy. For growth in a specific corporate, raising of financial resources, capital budgeting, cash management strategies developed and implemented by the CFO help the company to grow efficiently and allow for creation of wealth. If we look at another perspective, MBA-Finance is the best (if not the only) choice today for making a career in the rapidly growing financial services sector.
Merger & Acquisition (M&A) is an important phenomenon in today’s business world. Financial analysts and Investment bankers play an important part in successfully concluding an M&A deal, paving the way for rapid and inorganic growth of the companies
USP of GBS Finance Department
All subjects taught in Globsyn Business School are regularly benchmarked with leading academic institutions in India and abroad and also after considering global industry standards & practices. The course is very intensive and focused to create a pool of industry ready finance professionals. The subjects taught in the two-year full time PGPM course for Finance are as follows:
Students are encouraged to make direct industry interactions through live projects assigned by faculties on a regular basis.
Globsyn Business School’s experienced faculty team has, over the years, created a highly conducive learning environment for its students, ensuring effective learning. This effort has been truly reflected in the industry, and all finance graduates from GBS are well accepted by the industry, not only in Kolkata but also in Mumbai and Bangalore. A few names worth mentioning are HSBC, ICICI, Dun & Bradstreet, Genpact, IMRB International, Societe Generale, Axis Bank, ILFS etc, among others.