Build your Finance career with
Certification in
Finance and Financial Analysis
Career Potential
Finance careers: India's most resilient hiring engine
BFSI is on track to add 2.5 lakh jobs by 2030, driven by fintech, lending, and compliance demand.
2,50,000+
New BFSI permanent jobs projected by 2030
₹4–16 LPA
Financial Analyst salary range by experience, India
14%
India financial services AUM CAGR (FY24–FY30)
Industries with demand in this field
Organisations hiring in this field
career roadmap
One career, 3 progressive tiers.
From foundations to specialization, an SPJIMR-certified roadmap built for real-world careers.
Foundation
Master the language and structure of finance from core business math to reading income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements with confidence
Module wise curriculum
module 1
Finance & Business Math
Build core finance vocabulary, business math fluency, and spreadsheet basics for clear financial analysis.
module 2
Financial Statements & Performance
Read and interpret income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements with confidence.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
Core Expertise
Build the practical Spreadsheet toolkit and decision frameworks every finance hire is expected to bring on Day 1 - from reporting and reconciliations to budgeting, forecasting, and investment evaluation.
Module wise curriculum
module 1
Excel for Finance & Reporting
Build dashboards, run reconciliations, and turn raw finance data into clean, decision-ready reports.
module 2
Budgeting & Financial Decisions
Use scenario analysis, NPV, and IRR to evaluate budgets, forecasts, and investment decisions.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
Industry Specialization
Apply finance fluency to fintech, risk, and AI-augmented finance workflows and prove it through a portfolio-grade capstone built on a real Indian company case.
Module wise curriculum
module 1
FinTech, Risk & Digital Finance
Get exposure to fintech business models, payments, lending, fraud analytics, and compliance basics.
module 2
GenAI for Finance Workflows
Use GenAI to accelerate research, ratio interpretation, variance commentary, and reporting drafts.
module 3
Capstone: Finance analysis dossier
Build an end-to-end finance analysis dossier with reporting, budgeting insight, and business communication.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
Master the language and structure of finance from core business math to reading income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements with confidence
Module wise curriculum
module 1
Finance & Business Math
Build core finance vocabulary, business math fluency, and spreadsheet basics for clear financial analysis.
module 2
Financial Statements & Performance
Read and interpret income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements with confidence.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
Build the practical Spreadsheet toolkit and decision frameworks every finance hire is expected to bring on Day 1 - from reporting and reconciliations to budgeting, forecasting, and investment evaluation.
Module wise curriculum
module 1
Excel for Finance & Reporting
Build dashboards, run reconciliations, and turn raw finance data into clean, decision-ready reports.
module 2
Budgeting & Financial Decisions
Use scenario analysis, NPV, and IRR to evaluate budgets, forecasts, and investment decisions.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
Apply finance fluency to fintech, risk, and AI-augmented finance workflows and prove it through a portfolio-grade capstone built on a real Indian company case.
Module wise curriculum
module 1
FinTech, Risk & Digital Finance
Get exposure to fintech business models, payments, lending, fraud analytics, and compliance basics.
module 2
GenAI for Finance Workflows
Use GenAI to accelerate research, ratio interpretation, variance commentary, and reporting drafts.
module 3
Capstone: Finance analysis dossier
Build an end-to-end finance analysis dossier with reporting, budgeting insight, and business communication.
tools acquired
Roles unlocked
meet your instructors
Built by experts. Taught by practitioners
A handpicked team of engineers, researchers, and industry leaders guiding your AI career.
Vidhu Shekar
Programme Director, Associate Professor, Finance and Accounting
Vidhu Shekhar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from IIM Calcutta. Prior to his Ph.D., he completed his MBA from IIM Calcutta (2006) and a B.Tech (Hons.) from IIT Kharagpur (2004). After his MBA, he worked in the financial serv...
Debmallya Chatterjee
Co-Programme Director, Professor, Operations, Supply Chain Management and Quantitative Methods
Debmallya Chatterjee holds a Ph.D. from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, an MTech from NIT Durgapur, a Master’s in Information Technology from MAHE Manipal, and an MSc in Mathematics from the University of Burdwan. With over two decades of acad...
Prof. Rajdeep Sharma
Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting
Rajdeep Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Finance from IIM Bangalore and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He completed his Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical) from NIT Trichy. He is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Prof. Sharma has ...
Vedika Saxena
Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting
Vedika Saxena holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Her research interest areas include corporate cash holdings, intercorporate investments, and MSME financing. She has publ...
Vidhu Shekar
Programme Director, Associate Professor, Finance and Accounting
Vidhu Shekhar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from IIM Calcutta. Prior to his Ph.D., he completed his MBA from IIM Calcutta (2006) and a B.Tech (Hons.) from IIT Kharagpur (2004). After his MBA, he worked in the financial serv...
Debmallya Chatterjee
Co-Programme Director, Professor, Operations, Supply Chain Management and Quantitative Methods
Debmallya Chatterjee holds a Ph.D. from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, an MTech from NIT Durgapur, a Master’s in Information Technology from MAHE Manipal, and an MSc in Mathematics from the University of Burdwan. With over two decades of acad...
Prof. Rajdeep Sharma
Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting
Rajdeep Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Finance from IIM Bangalore and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He completed his Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical) from NIT Trichy. He is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Prof. Sharma has ...
Vedika Saxena
Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting
Vedika Saxena holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Her research interest areas include corporate cash holdings, intercorporate investments, and MSME financing. She has publ...
Industry Readiness
Industry readiness is built in, not bolted on.
The final tier isn't just coursework — it's a launchpad. Here's what sets this career path apart from every other program.
Hands-on, project-based experiential learning
Modern tool stack mastery
Campus
Immersion
at SPJIMR
Certification by SPJIMR
Minimum 65% overall attendance and 30% marks in cumulative evaluations score
Placement Opportunities
Receive resume reviews, career coaching, and placement support to land your dream role. (Eligibility: 7+ CGPA and 65% attendance)
Expert Faculty & Industry Insights
Learn from Top faculty & industry experts bringing real-world insights to your learning journey
Why Choose This Program?
Here's what actually gets you hired
We talked to 100+ hiring managers. Not one asked "which certificate do you have?" We built the course to cover what they actually look for.
What this course actually builds
Finance dossier defended to SPJIMR faculty
Built-in GenAI-for-finance module
Hands-on Excel, models, real datasets
SPJIMR — India's top B-school
What most courses give you
Multiple-choice quiz at module-end
No AI integration
Theory-only video lectures
(Often) Independent content creators