CFO Excellence Programme
The flagship Nigerian executive programme for sitting and next-generation CFOs.
An eight-module executive programme delivered around the Outliers CFO Operating System™. Every module finishes with a board-grade deliverable that becomes part of the participant's CFO portfolio — culminating in a 100-Point CFO Diagnostic™ and a defended Capstone.
Audience
- Sitting CFOs and Finance Directors
- Heads of Finance and Group Controllers preparing for the CFO seat
- Divisional / subsidiary CFOs in multi-entity groups
- Executive sponsors of finance transformation
What you will be able to do
- Operate confidently across the 8 disciplines of the CFO Operating System™
- Run a board-grade FP&A, close and reporting cadence
- Lead capital, liquidity and pricing decisions through macro volatility
- Diagnose and lift the maturity of your own finance function
- Submit a CFO portfolio defendable before a board / audit committee
8 modules · practical deliverables
Strategic Finance & Capital Allocation
The CFO as steward of capital — investment governance, hurdle rates and portfolio prioritisation.
FP&A & Board Reporting Cadence
Rolling forecasts, board reporting and the CFO commentary that the board actually reads.
Liquidity & Treasury Foundations for the CFO
The minimum treasury operating system every CFO must own — 13-week cash, FX, banking.
Controls, Close & Reporting Quality
Close cycle redesign, control library, audit committee posture.
Risk, Tax & Governance for the CFO
ERM, NTA 2025, audit committee reporting and board risk appetite for finance leaders.
Talent & Finance Operating Model
Finance org design, skills map, span of control, succession.
Technology, Data & AI for Finance
The CFO's stack — ERP, FP&A, RPA and AI; choosing what to automate and what to insource.
Capstone — CFO Operating System Diagnosis
Run a full 100-Point CFO Diagnostic™ on your own organisation and defend the action plan.
How the programme runs
- FormatHybrid cohort — 8 live virtual modules, 2 in-person intensives in Lagos, peer working groups, monthly office hours with Outliers faculty.
- Cohort scheduleCohort intakes — Coming Soon. Two cohorts per year planned (Q1 and Q3).
- FacultyOutliers faculty — sitting and former CFOs across banking, energy, FMCG and technology. Faculty roster published with cohort opening.
Capstone & defence
Frameworks covered
- fw-cfo-os
- Outliers Board Reporting Framework™
- Outliers Treasury Excellence Framework™
- Outliers Tax Governance Framework™
Toolkits
Linked certification
Successful completion qualifies you to enter the CFO Excellence Certification™ credential pathway.
View certificationBe first into the next cohort.
Register your interest below — we will share the cohort calendar, fees and the baseline assessment as soon as enrolment opens.
Cohort schedule: Cohort intakes — Coming Soon. Two cohorts per year planned (Q1 and Q3).
Programmes use the same interest register as Outliers Certifications. Submit interest through the linked certification page so we keep your enrolment journey on a single record.