Finance: Challenges and

Opportunities
What is finance ?

What is finance ?
O Originally a French word which means the
management of money
or
O Exchange (of available resources)
or
O A barter trading system


Finance
Some myths about finance
O Finance is very
difficult??????


Some myths about finance
O It is only for those having accounting
background.???
Some myths about finance
O Only for those having the strong hold on
advance mathematics???
Some myths about finance
O Too many theories to
remember..????
What is required for finance??
OLogical thinking.. 70%
OTheoretical clarity.. 20%
OBasic Mathematics, intelligence
etc..
10%

What we offer at Jaipuria ?
Sr. No. Term Course Title
1 I Accounting for Decision Making
2
II
Financial Management-I
3 Management Accounting and Control
4 III Financial Management-II
5
IV
Financial Derivatives & Risk Management
6 Financial Markets and Services
7 Investment Management
8 Advanced Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
9
V
International Finance
10 Fixed Income Securities
11 Financial Planning
12 VI Corporate Tax Management
Then why finance ?
O How business, government and
individuals are contributing to the
economic climate in an economy?
O Managing your personal finance i.e. better
borrowing, purchasing and investment
decisions
O Better job prospect from research and
analytics point of view.




Opportunities
O The top three verticals that graduating
Indian MBA students preferred in 2013
were consulting (76%), technology (44%),
and finance (33%)
O The two sectors with the most
opportunities are services and finance
O The Indian financial services industry is
quickly recovering from the credit crunch
Sectors
O Corporate Finance
O Commercial Banking
O Investment Banking
O Insurance
O Mutual Funds
O Credit Rating agencies
O Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPOs) firms
O Broking Firms
O Accounting Firms
O Financial Planning/Wealth Management
O Financial Journalism
O Research Firms
Corporate Finance
O Involve raising funds, investing in assets and
managing assets
O Maximizing corporate value and reducing financial
risk
O Forecasting profits and losses
O Preparing financial statements
O Coordinating with outside auditors
O Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and
budgetary reports.
O More sophisticated jobs might involve mergers
and acquisitions activity
Commercial Banking
O Managing assets and Liabilities
O Retail banking, corporate banking
O International finance: Forex, export credit
O Product manager, credit manager, relationship
manager.
Investment Banking
O Facilitating the issuance of corporate securities
and making these securities available for
investors to purchase
O Mergers and acquisitions advisory services
O Trading desk
Insurance
O Help businesses and individuals anticipate
potential risks and protect themselves from losses
O Life and non-life insurance
O Unit Manager, customer service rep working with
existing clients , underwriting manager or as an
actuary
Financial Planning
O Financial planners help individuals develop plans
that will ensure their present and future financial
stability.
O Review client's financial goals
O generate an appropriate plan for saving and
investing that fits client's individual needs
O Focus on wealth preservation or investment
growth and may even include estate and tax
planning
Accounting
O Help businesses keep track of their finances as
per generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP)
O Record business transactions,
O help prepare financial statements,
O audit financial records,
O prepare income tax returns and
O provide related consulting services.
O Accountant, audit manager, tax manager
What you can do?
O Readings magazines and newspapers
O Come prepared with Cases
O After the class problem solving
O Good command over Excel
O Reading financial statements
O Working on real projects
O Certifications like CFP, NCFM , NISM
O Online courses on platforms like course era, Edx
(MOOC)

O Thanks and Best Wishes for next 2
years.