Finance & Investment
Learn the language of money the way it is actually practised in regional banks, funds and corporates.
- Level
- Beginner to intermediate
- Duration
- 8–10 weeks
- Delivery
- Live online + recorded lessons
- Language
- Arabic-first (English terminology where needed)
Who this is for
- Commerce, economics and business graduates
- Early-career banking and finance staff
- Analysts moving toward investment roles
- Founders who own their company's numbers
Career situations this program addresses
- I work in a transactional finance role and want an analytical one
- I am preparing for investment banking or fund interviews
- I own a budget without a formal finance foundation
Skills you will build
- Reading and analysing financial statements
- Financial modelling in Excel
- Valuation methods (DCF and multiples)
- Credit and risk analysis
- Writing an investment memo
Learning outcomes
- Build an integrated financial model from scratch
- Value a company and defend your assumptions
- Explain financial metrics to non-finance teams
- Assess an investment opportunity methodically
Modules
01 · Financial statements foundations
Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and how they interlock.
02 · Financial modelling
Three-statement models with scenarios and sensitivity.
03 · Valuation
DCF, multiples and transaction comparables.
04 · Credit and risk
Creditworthiness analysis and financing structures.
05 · The investment decision
Building and presenting an investment thesis.
Lecturers
Dr. Abla Abdel Latif · Omar El-Shenety
Sample lesson
Sample lesson: reading a cash flow statement in ten minutes
Certificate
QAF Education certificate of completion on meeting course requirements.
Career applications
- Financial analyst
- Credit analyst
- Corporate finance
- Investment and asset management
- FP&A
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an accounting background?
No. The program starts from statement fundamentals and builds up to modelling and valuation.
Is the content in Arabic?
Yes — taught in Arabic while keeping the English terminology used in the market.
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