Executive Master
in Strategic Finance
Empowering Financial Leaders for a Global Future
The Executive Master in Strategic Finance is designed for professionals aiming to deepen their expertise in finance, develop leadership skills, and excel in today’s dynamic international financial landscape.
This part-time, blended and customisable programme combines online and in-person learning to provide participants with ultimate flexibility.
The curriculum comprises a common core that strengthens your foundational knowledge of finance and two specialisation tracks corresponding to the topic of your choice:
- Corporate Finance (in English)
- Financial & Tax Engineering (in French & English)
Fundamentals in Finance
Deepen your foundational knowledge of finance with courses and in-person seminars in leadership, corporate finance, financial analysis, valuation, financial markets, finance law and accounting.
These core courses, taught in English, are also offered as a standalone blended programme, the “Advanced Certificate of Fundamentals in Strategic Finance” (120 hrs).
Cutting-edge specialisations
Customise your executive masters to suit your career objectives. Choose from two tracks to take your career to new heights. In addition to the specialisation requirements, participants will choose a minor from a catalogue of courses that cover emerging topics in finance.
International Seminar
Broaden your global perspective by working with organisations and meeting senior industry leaders in one of the world's epicentres of finance (seminar location is subject to change). Whichever track you choose, you will gain new insights, networks across the cohorts.
Capstone project
Participants will write a professional thesis in which they apply their analytical methodology and demonstrate their ability to see the big picture.
YOUR BENEFITS AND TAKEAWAYS
WHEN YOU JOIN AN EXECUTIVE MASTER IN STRATEGIC FINANCE
1
Gain access to ESCP Business School’s world-renowned expertise in finance, taught by leaders from both the academic and business worlds.
2
Deepen your foundational knowledge in a variety of domains in finance, including financial markets, corporate finance, regulatory and fiscal policy.
3
Further your expertise and achieve your professional ambitions by customising your programme with a choice of specialisation track and elective courses.
4
Develop your soft skills, such as resilience, adaptability, and foresight to become a responsible leader who is always at the forefront of evolutions in the financial sector.
5
Take advantage of ESCP’s career coaching, a holistic approach to gaining perspective and guidance regarding the following chapters of your career.
6
Expand your global perspective and international network by joining an influential global community of over 85,000 ESCP alumni in over 200 countries as a lifelong member of the Alumni Association.
Executive Master
in Strategic Finance
Curriculum
The programme curriculum comprises four pillars: a common core, a choice of specialisation track and elective courses, the international seminar and the capstone project. Each pillar allows participants to deepen their expertise in today’s finance landscape while preparing them for future shifts in the sector. The blended format offers maximum flexibility for busy professionals and executives, while the tracks and electives allow for ultimate customisability. The core courses can be taken independently as a standalone certificate programme.
The core courses are also offered as a standalone blended programme, the “Advanced Certificate of Fundamentals in Strategic Finance” (120 hrs).
Fundamentals of Finance Core Courses
in English
- Leadership Seminar (in-person)
- Financial analysis and valuation (online)
- Understanding Financial Markets (in-person)
- Fundamentals of Law, Taxation and Accounting (in-person)
Choose your track & electives Specialisation
Ultimate customisability
Corporate Finance track (in English)
- International Financial Markets
- Behavioural Finance
- FinTech & Innovation
- Risk Management
- ESG & Sustainable Finance
Financial & Tax Engineering track (in French & English)
- M&A
- Taxation
- FinTech & Innovation
- Finance law
- ESG & Sustainable Finance
In addition to the required specialisation courses of each track, the elective course catalogue changes regularly to address emerging shifts in the larger financial sector.
Expand your horizons International Seminars
Discover one of the world's financial hubs
An exciting part of the Executive Master in Strategic Finance is the opportunity to broaden one’s global perspective by working with organisations and meeting senior industry leaders in one of the world's financial hubs (seminar location is subject to change). Whether you choose the Corporate Finance track or Financial and Tax Engineering you will gain new insights, networks across the cohorts.
The culmination of the programme Capstone Project
The Capstone Project is the final step of the executive masters. It is a comprehensive exercise, one that is carried out over a period of 10 to 12 months, during which participants address a strategic issue within a given company (either new or existing). At the end, participants will write a report or master’s thesis depending on the choice of specialisation track, and present their topic during an oral presentation in front of a jury.
Executive Master
in Strategic Finance
Admissions
This Executive Masters is designed for:
Executives working in banks and financial institutions, entrepreneurs and company directors, management controllers, treasurers, risk managers, auditors, chartered accountants, and lawyers.
Requirements and pre-requisites
- At least 3 years of professional experience.
- A previous university degree: Bachelor (minimum 240 ECTS credits) if certain conditions are met, Master’s degree or equivalent.
- Proficiency in English.
Application Procedure
- Complete the online application form.
- Personal interview with admission jury
Executive Master
in Strategic Finance
Fees & Financing
Tuition Fees
The fees for the Executive Masters are €42,000 for the October 2025 intake.
Tuition fees are set for the 2025/26 academic year.
The "Financial & Tax Engineering (in French & English)" track is eligible for the CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation), a training financing scheme available in France. This track delivers the RNCP-registered diploma if the competency blocks detailed in the official registry are successfully completed.
The tuition fees include 420 teaching hours, all course materials, online resources, access to academic journals, a large selection of periodicals, and a lifetime membership to the Alumni Association. Tuition does not include travel and living expenses.
Please read our General conditions of service.
Scholarships
At ESCP, we value diversity and want to encourage individuals from various backgrounds to enrol. To facilitate this variety of experience, we offer the following scholarships to accepted candidates:
- Women in Leadership
- Entrepreneurs
- Individuals based in Emerging Markets