Corporate Finance

You’ll develop the cultural awareness and critical thinking skills you need to analyze and produce a broad range of discourse in a full spectrum of careers — and to make a difference in whatever you do.

  • 2 Years / Onsite
  • Intakes: Jan, Apr, Jun, Oct

Overview

Corporate Finance at Auckland Royal Academy develops the financial expertise to manage the capital structure, investment decisions, and financial strategy of organisations ranging from New Zealand SMEs to multinational corporations. The programme covers capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, valuation, financial risk management, and corporate governance, providing graduates with the quantitative and strategic capabilities required at senior levels of corporate financial management.

Case studies are drawn from significant New Zealand and Asia-Pacific corporate transactions, including IPOs, infrastructure financing, and cross-border mergers, giving you a contextualised understanding of how corporate finance principles play out in the real market environment. Bloomberg terminal access, financial modelling workshops, and mentorship from Auckland-based investment banking professionals supplement the academic programme with practical market exposure.

Career Opportunities

Corporate Finance graduates work in investment banking, corporate treasury, private equity, infrastructure finance, and executive financial management roles across New Zealand's major industries. Many join financial advisory firms or move into CFO and treasury director positions, applying advanced financial strategy skills to help organisations navigate capital allocation, growth, and risk management challenges.

Program Learning Outcomes

Apply discounted cash flow analysis, relative valuation techniques, and real options theory to assess the value of investments, businesses, and financial instruments in the New Zealand and international capital markets context.

Design optimal capital structures and evaluate financing alternatives — including equity issuance, debt, and hybrid instruments — applying knowledge of New Zealand securities law and international financial regulation.

Analyse corporate governance frameworks and financial risk management strategies, applying quantitative risk modelling techniques to evaluate and mitigate the financial risks faced by organisations across sectors.

Programme

Semester 1CreditsNumber
Introduction to Corporate Finance4FINC 101
Foundations & Theory4FINC 110
Research Methods3FINC 120
Semester 2CreditsNumber
Applied Corporate Finance I4FINC 201
Professional Practice3FINC 210
Industry Context NZ4FINC 220
Semester 3CreditsNumber
Applied Corporate Finance II4FINC 301
Critical Perspectives3FINC 310
Ethics & Standards3FINC 320
Semester 4CreditsNumber
Advanced Corporate Finance4FINC 401
Specialisation Elective3FINC 410
Corporate Finance Capstone Project4FINC 490
Total for the entire period of study11
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