Financial managers provide the analysis and strategic thinking that help organizations achieve their long-term goals. The Finance Management curricula provides you with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of this discipline, as well as specialized career opportunities.
Using a combination of theory and applied learning, you will come to understand the relationship between capital providers – the households that invest through stocks, bonds and derivatives – and capital markets (stocks and bonds) and capital users (firms). Using real world tools, such as stock price databases and spreadsheet analysis, you will see the application of theory in practice. The curriculum includes a stock market class in which students manage a $100,000 investment portfolio on behalf of the college.
| Representative Job Titles | Company | Concentration |
|---|---|---|
| Category Specialist | BP | Finance |
| Commercial Development Analyst | Invista | Finance |
| Manager | Lenovo | Finance |
| Operations Analyst | FMC | Finance |
| Operations Research Analyst II (AVP) | Bank of America | Finance |
| Senior Consultant | Deloitte | Finance |
| Sourcing Specialist | Duke Energy | Finance |
| Strategy Planning Analyst | Fidelity Investments | Finance |
Dr. Richard Warr, a professor at NC State's Jenkins MBA program, gives an overview of the Finance Management Concentration. The program focuses mainly on Investment Finance and Corporate Finance. Upon graduation, students should have an understanding of how financial decisions affect the company's overall value and success through real world problems, testing theories and managing stock profiles.