Next Cohort
29th May
Thursday, May 8th| | 4:00 PM BST
Catherine was a superb facilitator; she had credibility with the group as a former CFO, and she led the sessions with grace and structure, so we had the opportunity to hear and learn from the rich experiences of our peers.
Evolve into a visionary CFO—an influential Board member, a trusted CEO co-pilot, and an inspiring leader who drives growth, innovation, and strategic success.
Landed their dream CFO roles after completion
of the Future CFO Program
Common Roles Among Our Participants
This program helps finance leaders sharpen their decision-making and leadership skills through peer learning, mentoring, and competency frameworks.
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The CFO Program delivers a transformative learning experience, blending live mentor-led workshops, one-on-one mentoring, and on-demand resources—equipping you with the skills, insights, and confidence to thrive as a CFO.
Thursday, May 8th | | 4:00 PM BST
Nine modules, plus mentoring and peer groups, will elevate you from back office leader to CEO co-pilot. Each module in the program is followed by a discussion with peers, providing a platform for engaging and useful sharing of unique perspectives and collaborative learning. The guidance and support from the course leaders offer invaluable insights and real-world examples that enhance the learning experience.
During this Module, participants will learn to build a financial culture that aligns your employees with the financial objectives of your company; implement policies, procedures and controls across the business; and capture the appropriate data to analyse performance drivers. This will help to transform your finance team from being regarded as a back office function to being seen as an essential business function.
Fields of Study:
Finance 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
Management Services 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
Within Module 2, participants will learn to build up strong relationships across the business; identify cost drivers and determine opportunities to create value. These will support a range of activities including embedding cost reduction initiatives, optimising cash flows and driving business transformation. This Module will help your finance team to change from being regarded as a results provider to being seen as a business value creator.
Fields of Study:
Finance 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
Management Services 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
During this Module, participants will learn to oversee business operations outside of your finance function, drive efficiencies across your organisation and implement change management initiatives including finance transformations. This will support the alignment of financial and commercial strategies. This Module will help to transform you from being seen as an internal contributor to becoming an operational transformer.
Field of Study:
Management Services 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
Within Module 4, participants will understand how to create relevant insights from data, how to quantify the impact of different scenarios and how to write high quality board papers. This will allow you to communicate your analysis effectively, tell the financial story and determine the questions to be answered at Board level. This Module will help to transform you from a transactions processor into a forward-looking innovator.
Field of Study:
Management Services 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
During this Module, participants will learn how to challenge your Board during difficult conversations, deal with Board room dynamics and conflicts of interest, plus provide your unique financial and risk management perspective. You will also learn how to influence strategy by identifying significant business opportunities and determining funding options. This will help to transform you into a Strategic Business Partner.
Field of Study:
Management Services 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
Within Module 6, participants will learn how to build trusted relationships across your business, provide the necessary information to help people make decisions and generate strong evidence to support your opinions. You will also learn strategies for chasing people to make decisions. This Module will help you to transform from somebody with a unique financial perspective into a truly valued Strategic Business Partner.
Field of Study:
Management Services 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
During this Module, participants will learn how to improve your gravitas, present your story effectively and generate confidence towards your business. This will help you with a range of external responsibilities including fundraising, investor relations, customer and supplier negotiations, dealing with authorities and becoming a leading voice in your marketplace. Participants will transform a department head into an external-facing leader.
Fields of Study:
Management Services 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
Communications and Marketing 1 CPE Credit (1 CPD Hour)
Within Module 8, participants will learn how to provide support to your colleagues, build strong relationships with each board member and impress your executives or NEDs during challenges situations. This will help to elevate your personal brand, add value during your Board interactions and consistently produce high quality output. This Module will support you towards becoming a vital board member.
Field of Study:
Personal Development 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
During this Module, participants will learn how to build a strong working relationship with your CEO, determine your complementary skill sets and work out the best way to support one another. You will also learn how to communicate effectively to your workforce and deliver the business plan across your organisation. This will help make you the first person that people will turn to for support and to become the co-pilot to your CEO.
Field of Study:
Management Services 2 CPE Credits (2 CPD Hours)
The CFO Program includes 1:1 mentoring. We will work with you to create a tailored CFO mentoring program.
Agree on what you want to achieve from each session.
Start your sessions and move forward on your goals.
Choose the best format for you. We recommend 60 or 90 minute sessions once a month.
We will maximize the value you deliver to your business and help you overcome the key challenges within your role. We bring to you our wealth of financial, strategic and life experience to make your life easier.
We provide an independent point of contact and listen actively and objectively to enable you to talk through sensitive matters in private. We will act as a sounding board, and provide someone to think through problems, issues and challenges.
Each program cohort group is delivered by our experienced CFOs and professional mentors:
This is an intermediate level program. Participants will earn 22 CPE credits (22 CPD hours)
across the following fields of study:
The delivery method is Group Internet Based using Zoom. As a prerequisite, candidates will already be performing a senior role in a finance function and will be expecting to progress to a CFO role in the next 2-3 years. No advance preparation is required.
All program payments must be made directly to GrowCFO through our company website https://www.growcfo.net/cfo-program-enroll/ or through GrowCFO company invoices. GrowCFO accepts no liability for any payments made to any other parties, including regional leaders and program facilitators.
While attending live sessions is recommended for optimal training experience, we understand that sometimes unexpected situations may arise. If you are unable to attend a live session, a recording of the session will be made available to you wherever possible upon request.
The live online workshops run approximately every three weeks lasting two hours each. The program is designed to fit alongside your full-time finance leader role and there is typically no preparatory work required for each session.
At GrowCFO, we pride ourselves on building strong and supportive cohorts for each intake. Once a participant has committed to a cohort, we do not offer a refund. This ensures the consistency of people within each cohort group so that each participant benefits from a strong community of like-minded individuals who will serve as a valuable support network throughout the training journey.
There is no expected knowledge or preparation in advance of the program, although most people find it beneficial to register for a Preview Event in advance, (this is not compulsory). There is a bonus one-hour introductory group session prior to the Module 1 workshop for people to meet the program delivery team and start building relationships with their cohort group members.
Get the full details on the CFO Program! Explore the curriculum, key benefits, and expert-led learning experience designed to equip you with the skills, confidence, and strategic mindset to step up as a CFO.
Curious about the program? Join a live preview event to meet the team, explore the program, ask questions, and take the next steps in your career. Reserve your spot today!
Ready to develop the leadership, strategic influence, and financial expertise to become a visionary CFO? Gain the skills, confidence, and network to lead at the highest level and drive real business impact.
Get a first-hand look at the CFO program and have your questions answered live!
Thursday, May 8th | | 4:00 PM BST
GrowCFO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
For more information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please see our website at https://www.growcfo.net/refund-and-cancellation-policy/
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