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借花献佛，来自Vanderbilt MSF： Career Paths: Corporate Finance curriculum track 1. Corporate/Industry Finance
Corporate finance includes two key functions: accounting and finance. Accounting concerns itself with day-to-day operations-bookkeeping. Accountants balance the books, track expenses and revenue, execute payroll, and pay the bills. They also compile all the financial data needed to issue a company's financial statements in accordance with government regulations. Finance professionals analyze revenue and expenses to ensure effective use of capital. They also advise businesses about project costs, make capital investments, and structure deals to help companies grow. In spite of their different roles, finance and accounting are joined at the hip: The higher levels of accounting (budgeting and analysis) blend in with financial functions (analysis and projections). Thus, finance and accounting are often treated as one, with different divisions undertaking particular tasks such as cash management or taxes.
- Divisional Financial Analysis - In this area, you work with each division's business team to prepare financial plans, make forecasts, and compare actual financial results to forecasts. You may also evaluate the financial consequences of alternative strategies. Responsibilities include everything from analyzing new business opportunities to restructuring a business or developing a capital-spending program. The primary concerns are to find better ways of using company assets, to reduce costs, and to research ways to develop better forecasts. Financial services evaluates the risks versus potential return of any course of action and develops recommendations so that managers can pick the most profitable strategies, depending on their goals.
- Treasury - The treasury department is responsible for all of a company's financing and investing activities. This department works with investment bankers who help the corporation raise capital through stock or bond issuances, or to expand through mergers and acquisitions. Treasury also manages the pension fund and the corporation's investments in other companies. The department also handles risk management, such as safeguarding corporate assets by using insurance policies or currency hedges.
- Cash Management - This is a company's piggy bank. The cash-management group ensures the company has enough cash on hand to meet its daily needs. The group also invests excess cash in overnight short-term investments. It also negotiates with local banks to help regional business units get the necessary banking services at the best price. Recent MSF Student Placements: - Cummins - Credit Analyst
- FedEx – Financial Analyst
- KPMG Structured Finance – Senior Associate Adviser – read Liang Wang’s success story here
- PricewaterhouseCoopers - Associate-Valuation Group-Transaction Services
- Asurion – Financial Analyst
- HSBC - Management Trainee
2. Private Wealth Management
Private banking and wealth management is the coordinated delivery of banking, asset management, insurance and fiduciary and tax services to high net worth individuals through a network of highly trained private bankers, investment managers and other specialists. Private wealth managers interface with multiple divisions of investment firms and are able to offer clients resources and services that sophisticated institutional investors have traditionally enjoyed. Offerings include investments in initial public offerings (IPOs), new issues, derivatives, and proprietary products. Private wealth managers also deliver an institutional level of research, advisory services, and execution to investors. Entry level job titles for this position include Financial Analyst and require CFA designation for advancement. Recent MSF Student Placements: - Salem Partners - Wealth Management Associate
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