Objective

Finance function is core to any firm. The objective of having finance in PGDM is to impart the necessary skills and Knowledge for effective management of finance Function. The teaching and research interests of the Finance and Accounting Area spans a broad range of issues such as, corporate disclosure, management control, corporate finance, corporate governance, asset pricing, market microstructure, management of financial institutions, risk management, financial regulation and empirical methods in finance. The faculty members are vigorously engaged in both academic and applied research.

Vision

To be a leader in India among Business Schools in area of Finance for education, training, consulting & research. The purpose of finance area is to equip students with analytical and computational skills to perform financial analysis in prospective work profiles.

Mission

To drive the journey of management students under finance into understanding & application of management concepts into real life

Courses Offered

Finance area has different streams like financial analytics, corporate finance. Financial markets and Banking and financial services. The course offered are,

Financial statement analysis
Financial Management
Financial analysis and modelling using excel
Corporate finance
Valuations
Security analysis and portfolio management
Wealth management
Financial Services
Derivatives and risk management
Strategic financial management
Behavioral finance
Management of financial institution
Cost and Management Accounting
Contemporary Issues in Finance

MDPs and Certification Programs

- Finance for non-finance managers
- Certificate course in financial literacy with National stock exchange
- Financial analytics

Research

The professor in finance area have variety of research interest like corporate finance, venture capital private equity, financial markets, wealth management and behavioral finance.

Core competence

Faculties with academic experience of institutes like IIM Ahmedabad
Strong quantitative aptitude
Courses benchmarked with premium institutes like IIM Ahmedabad, NYU stern and Harvard business school
Extensive use of excel in teaching the courses
Completely industry relevant curriculum
Specialized certification for financial markets, banking and analytics

The students opting for finance specialization can expect joins in various sectors like financial analytics, corporate finance, investment banking, financial markets and banking and financial services. Some of the main recruiters of SBS students are as follows

Financial analytics: EXL analytics, Knowcraft analytics, S &P Global, indusainfotech, pi-square

Corporate finance: Chiripal industry, VIP industry, Ford, Vodafone, Coca cola

Financial markets: ICICI securities, indiainfoline, angel broking, anagram securities

Banking and financial services: Citi bank, deutsche bank, HDFC bank, Kotak Mahindra bank, Capital first, Bajaj finance