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CFO Excellence · Certification

Finance Transformation Certification™

Certify the CFO leading an AI-powered finance transformation.

Enterprise

A credential for the CFO sponsoring or leading finance modernisation — built on the Outliers AI Powered Finance™ playbook and the CFO AI Maturity Model™.

Duration
16–20 weeks
Credential
Practitioner · Advanced · Master
Baseline
Finance Transformation Assessment™
Renewal
Renewable every 24 months via an AI Maturity refresher and re-baseline.
Who this is for

Audience

  • CFOs sponsoring a finance transformation programme
  • Finance transformation programme directors
  • Heads of FP&A and finance technology leads
  • Steering committee members for finance modernisation
Outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Design and sequence a finance transformation programme
  • Embed AI governance, model inventory and value tracking
  • Operate against the CFO AI Maturity Model™ with a quarterly plan
  • Translate transformation into board-level value and risk language
Pathway

Certification pathway

  1. 11 week

    Baseline diagnostic

    Complete the Finance Transformation Assessment™ and AI Readiness Assessment™.

  2. 210 weeks

    Programme modules

    Complete the Finance Transformation + AI for CFOs programmes.

  3. 36 weeks

    Applied workstream

    Stand up a value-tracking office and AI governance for your live programme.

  4. 42 weeks

    Capstone & defence

    Defend a programme roadmap, AI use-case portfolio and benefits realisation plan.

  5. 51 week

    Credential issued

    Receive your Practitioner, Advanced or Master credential.

Eligibility

Who can apply

  • Sitting CFO, transformation director or programme sponsor
  • Active or planned finance transformation initiative
  • Complete the Finance Transformation Assessment™ as a baseline
Evidence

Portfolio requirements

  • Programme charter and benefits realisation tracker
  • AI use-case register with governance status
  • Target Operating Model transition plan
Pass criteria

≥ 70% on the Finance Transformation Assessment™ plus a passing capstone defence.

Frameworks covered

  • Outliers AI-Powered Finance Function™
  • CFO AI Maturity Model™

Toolkits included

Dashboards included

Academy

Required programme

Advisory

Recommended advisory support

Finance Transformation advisory engagement

Book advisory call
Register interest

Be first into the next cohort.

Register interest and we will notify you when enrolment opens for the next cohort, along with cohort dates, fees and the kick-off baseline assessment.

Pricing

Pricing — Coming Soon. Enterprise cohorts and in-house options available.

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FAQs

Frequently asked

Do I need an AI background?

No. Programme modules build the necessary AI literacy for the CFO and finance team.

Can our transformation programme count as the applied work?

Yes — that is the expectation. The capstone is built on your live programme.