Finance pour Managers

Our programme " Finance pour Managers "is a short, modular continuing education course in corporate finance, held every year in Luxembourg. The 2025 edition will run from May to November at Téro House 17.

6 major challenges in financial management, divided into 3 blocks to learn the language of finance, progress in the business world and master the tools of financial strategy in all circumstances.

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Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Public
3. Programme Content
4. Training Objectives
5. Faculty
6. Practical Details
7. Registration
8. Testimonials
9. FAQ

Introduction | Finance for Managers

Becoming a director or manager is not just a promotion, but also a position that requires specific skills and knowledge. That's why Sagora has developed "Finance for Managers", a high value-added corporate finance training course delivered in Luxembourg and specially designed for company executives and managers. The aim of the programme is to help these professionals understand the financial challenges facing their organisation. Our aim is to provide rigorous training based on practical cases, so that financial aspects can be approached with a helicopter vision. It's better to be roughly right than precisely wrong: a key virtue for decision-makers.

Public

This course in financial management is aimed at working professionals who need to master the financial analytical mechanisms of a company. This course is for decision-makers, directors, managers, executive committee members, investors, marketing directors, business lawyers, project managers and others.

Programme Content

Module 1: Diagnosis and financial planning

Master the basics of financial management and put them into practice

• Learn how to analyse financial statements to better manage your company's resources, and how to present your figures clearly.
• 14, 15 and 16 May 2025
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Module 2: Budgeting and financial planning in Excel

Master budgeting tools

• Learn how to use Excel to model your company's finances, manage your budget and plan accurately
• 5 and 6 June 2025
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Module 3: Management control and cost analysis

Understand and control your costs effectively

• Learn how to identify the different types of costs and how they influence business performance
• 26 and 27 June 2025
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Module 4: Investment criteria and decisions

Make informed investment decisions

• Find out how to compare projects and choose the most profitable ones for your business.
• 25 and 26 September 2025
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Module 5: Company valuation and financing

Prepare for interviews with investors

• Learn how to value a business and structure the necessary financing in a solid way to convince investors.
• 13 and 14 October 2025
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Module 6: Business acquisition

Prepare your business purchase with peace of mind

• Understand the key stages of an acquisition by making technical terms accessible.
• Identify the optimal acquisition structure and its financial and tax implications.
• Choose the best price formula by moving from a valuation to a transfer price.
• Determine the ideal financing options to minimise your own contribution.
• Understand the tax implications and master the protective clauses of the transfer contract.
• 19, 20 and 21 November 2025
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Training Objectives

Our aim is to help you master the main areas of financial management. By the end of the programme, you will have acquired a wide range of skills. Thanks to a programme with unique teaching content and a team of experienced teachers with international expertise, financial management will hold no secrets for you, whatever your personal or professional context. What's more, you'll have access to your teacher's private library (before and after the corporate finance course) so that you can easily find all the training material used during your lessons and exchanges. By taking part, you will have acquired the knowledge you need to understand your company's financial situation, and to evaluate, finance and sustain your business. You will also be able to be confident in front of your contacts and a convincing leader in front of your teams, during presentations.

Teachers & trainers

Six professors and trainers, all experienced in both the private and public sectors, will take it in turns to teach you the "Finance for managers" programme in 6 high added-value modules. Find out more about their skills and international experience by clicking here.

Mathias SCHMIT

Founder of Sagora

Professor of Finance and Academic Director at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
Mathias teaches module 1 "Financial diagnosis and planning".
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Ghadi KAHIL

Trainer

Lecturer in financial valuation and accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
Guadi teaches Module 2 "Budgeting and financial planning in Excel".
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Benjamin LORENT

Professor of finance

Professor of Finance and Accounting and Academic Director at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
Benjamin teaches module 3 "Management control and cost analysis".
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Jean LAIGNELOT

Trainer

Experienced consultant at EY Belgium in the Strategy and Transactions department (valuation and financial modelling), Master's degree and Bachelor's degree in Management Engineering (Solvay Brussels School).
Jean teaches Module 4 "Investment criteria and decisions".
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Laurent GHEERAERT

Professor of Finance

Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Academic Director of the Master in Management of Banking and Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Laurent teaches module 5 "Company valuation and financing".
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Arnaud WALA

Trainer

Double degree in management engineering and economics and master's degree in management engineering (Solvay Brussels School)
Experienced consultant at BDO Belgium in the M&A department.
SB assistant for financial statement analysis and macro/microeconomics courses.
Arnaud teaches Module 6, Business Acquisition.
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Practical Details

When? The next edition will take place between May and November 2025, in its French-language version. 1TP5Finance training luxembourg

How do we do it? The 6 modules of the corporate finance course are organised into 3 blocks during this period. You therefore have the choice of taking the entire course or just the module(s) of your choice.

By whom? Each module will be presented by one of the 6 teachers listed above.

Who is it for? Courses are limited to 20 participants in order to guarantee the quality of interaction with the teachers.

Where? The course will be held at Tero 17 (19 Rue du Nord, 2229 Ville-Haute Luxembourg)

Did you know? We are INFPC accredited. As a Luxembourg company, you can therefore benefit from substantial co-financing of your continuing training via Luxembourg Lifelong Learning. For further information, please contact us, click here.

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Registration | Finance for Managers

To register for our "Finance for Managers" training programme in Luxembourg, please click on the button below and complete the application form. Please note that your registration will only be confirmed once we have received written confirmation from one of our Sagora members.

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