Faculty of Social Sciences

Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management

Executive Education

Executive Leadership Programme for CFOs

Lead Finance as the Value Engine

The role of the Chief Financial Officer has fundamentally evolved. No longer defined solely by financial stewardship and reporting, today’s CFO is expected to shape strategy, drive enterprise transformation, manage risk, harness emerging technologies, and create sustainable value across the organisation. Finance has become a strategic catalyst for growth, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage.

The Executive Leadership Programme for CFOs is an immersive executive experience designed to prepare senior finance leaders to lead confidently in an increasingly complex and technology-driven business landscape. Participants will develop the strategic perspective, leadership capability, and financial insight required to position the finance function as a driver of organisational performance and enterprise-wide value creation.

Aligned with the evolving global finance agenda, the programme explores the strategic priorities shaping the future of finance, including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, corporate finance, enterprise risk, governance, sustainable finance, treasury, and executive influence. Through expert-led discussions, practical case studies, and executive-level learning, participants will examine how finance leaders can navigate disruption, lead transformation, and influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation.

A distinguishing feature of the programme is its dual-track approach, bringing together finance executives from both the corporate sector and the public sector, including state-owned enterprises. While participants share common leadership experiences, dedicated streamed sessions address the unique governance, regulatory, and operational realities of each sector. The programme also incorporates the perspective of small open economies, exploring strategies for financial resilience, capital allocation, treasury management, and sustainable growth within rapidly changing regional and global markets.

Programme  Objectives

Upon completion of this programme, participants will be able to:

  •  Articulate and lead the strategic CFO mandate, positioning finance as a driver of enterprise value.
  •  Evaluate, prioritise and govern AI and automation use cases across the finance function.
  •  Apply cost-of-capital, valuation and real-options frameworks to capital-allocation and investment decisions.
  •  Optimise capital structure and liquidity.
  •  Appraise public investment and manage public debt, by sector.
  •  Design a governance and controls posture that addresses AI, data and cyber risk.
  •  Construct and deliver a persuasive, board-level financial narrative.
  •  Build scenario and stress-testing capability to navigate external shocks in a small open economy.
  •  Integrate climate and sustainability considerations into financial decisions and financing instruments.

At a Glance

Course Duration:

October 26 - 28, 2026

Times:

Monday - Wednesday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM AST

Certificate Awarded:

Professional Development Certificate of Completion

Cost:

US $4,500.00

 

Modality:

In Person

Location: SCHSBM, Barbados

Registration Deadline:

October 12, 2026

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Programme Curriculum

The Strategic CFO: Driving Enterprise Performance

Position finance as a strategic driver of organisational performance by exploring enterprise leadership, capital allocation, treasury strategy, and executive influence.

  •  Strategic Finance Leadership
  •  Capital Allocation and Value Creation
  •  Treasury, Liquidity and Capital Strategy
  •  Board-Level Financial Influence

Leading the AI-Enabled Finance Function

Discover how leading finance organisations are leveraging AI, data, governance, and people strategies to modernise the finance function.

  •  AI and Finance Transformation
  •  Data Strategy and Technology Partnerships
  •  Risk, Governance and Cyber Resilience
  •  Building the Future-Ready Finance Team

Building Financial Resilience for Small Open Economies

Develop strategies to strengthen organisational resilience while exploring specialised finance challenges through dedicated learning streams.

  •  Enterprise Resilience and Scenario Planning
  •  Specialised Leadership Streams (Participants will join one of two specialised streams tailored to their operating environment):
    •  Corporate Finance Leadership Stream – Focus on enterprise value creation, financing strategy, shareholder value, and sustainable growth.
    •  Public Sector & SOE Finance Leadership Stream – Explore fiscal sustainability, public investment, debt management, and value-for-money in government and state-owned enterprises.
  •  Sustainable and Climate Finance
  •  Executive CFO Boardroom Challenge

How You Will Learn

This highly interactive programme combines executive discussion with practical application, ensuring every participant leaves with insights they can immediately apply within their organisation. Throughout the programme, you will engage in:

  •  Executive-led discussions
  •  Regional and international case studies
  •  Interactive decision exercises
  •  Live AI and finance technology demonstrations
  • Boardroom simulations and resilience scenarios
  •  Cross-sector peer learning and collaborative problem-solving

 

What Makes this Programme Different?

A Distinctive Executive Learning Experience

Unlike traditional CFO programmes, you will join one of two dedicated leadership streams:

✔ Corporate Finance Leadership

✔ Public Sector & State-Owned Enterprise Finance Leadership

Each stream explores the strategic finance challenges unique to its operating environment while allowing participants to reconnect for shared discussions on resilience, sustainability, and executive leadership.

 

Benefits for the Organisation

What you and your organisation gain:

  •  Reframe finance as a driver of enterprise strategy and value, not just a reporting function.
  •  Lead AI-enabled finance transformation responsibly – capturing the upside while governing the risk.
  •  Make sharper capital-allocation and investment decisions that are explicitly tied to strategy.
  •  Go deeper in your own context: corporate treasury and capital structure, or public-sector fiscal sustainability.
  •  Modernise governance and controls for AI, data and cyber risk before they become liabilities.
  •  Win the room by turning financial complexity into a persuasive, board-ready narrative.
  •  Leave with practical tools and a personal 100-day action plan.

Assessment and Certification

As a non-credit executive programme, assessment is formative rather than examined. Recognition of completion is based on full attendance, active participation in sessions and clinics, and completion of the Executive CFO Leadership Challenge. Participants who meet these requirements will be awarded a Professional Development Certificate of Completion.

Who Should Attend?

This programme is for senior finance leaders across the private, public and state-owned-enterprise sectors who lead, or are preparing to lead, the modern finance function. It is especially valuable for:

  •  CFOs, Finance Directors, and Deputy CFOs
  •  Heads of Finance, Financial Controllers, and Treasury Leaders
  •  Senior Finance Executives preparing for the CFO role
  •  Permanent Secretaries with responsibility for finance and public expenditure
  •  Chief Financial Officers and Directors of Finance within Ministries, Departments, and Agencies
  •  Senior Finance Leaders within State-Owned Enterprises and Statutory Bodies
  •  Directors responsible for budgeting, treasury, public investment, or fiscal policy

All notification of cancellations, deferrals, and substitutions must be received in writing. Please submit your request via e-mail to schsbmopen@cavehill.uwi.edu

CANCELLATIONS

  • The Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management (SCHSBM) reserves the right to make changes to any printed or online information on short courses, instructors, or course information; or cancel any short course due to under-subscription or circumstances beyond its control.
  • Delegates will be notified at least seven (7) days before the start of any course that must be cancelled.
  • Fees for short courses cancelled by the SCHSBM will be refunded in full.
  • The SCHSBM will not be liable for any loss, damages or other expenses that result from course cancellations.

REFUNDS

Due to the costs incurred for program preparation and administration any cancellations received 30 days or less from the program start date are subject to fees as described below. For programs with a virtual component, the start date will be considered the first day of live learning.

Written notice of cancellation received by SCHSBM Refund
30 days or more before the start of the specific course 100% of course fees.
29 to 15 days before the start of the specific course 50% of course fees.
14 days or less before the start of the specific course No refund