Track: Corporate Finance & Treasury

Partnered with Student Finance Group

The Corporate Finance & Treasury track prepares students for careers in the corporate world through a program of workshops, projects, training resources, site visits, and engagement of alumni & friends. This track offers the broadest range of industries students can enter (e.g., healthcare automotive, entertainment, etc.). Given its reach, the students will master broad valuation, business intelligence and data analytics skills and be able to serve in financial analyst and corporate treasury roles.

Leadership

Student Leaders

Faculty Advisors

Corporate Sponsors

Silver
  • JM Family Enterprises
Bronze
  • L3Harris Technologies

Industry Advisors

  • Dustin Hebrank
    Dustin Hebrank

    Chief Financial Officer, Gulf Winds International
    Dustin on LinkedIn

  • Joe Venezia
    Joe Venezia

    Vice President, Corporate Controller, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
    Joe on LinkedIn

  • Katie Jones
    Katie Jones

    Talent Acquisition Lead, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
    Katie on LinkedIn

  • Ashlie Picon
    Ashlie Picon

    Manager, Finance Leadership Development Program and Workforce Strategy, NextEra Energy, Inc.
    Ashlie on LinkedIn

  • Laurie Burns
    Laurie Burns

    Independent Trustee (Board Member), Chair of Compensation Committee, Service Properties Trust
    Laurie on LinkedIn

  • Drew Asher
    Drew Asher

    Chief Financial Officer, Centene Corporation
    About Drew

  • Dakota Reid
    Dakota Reid

    CEO, DSR Financial LLC
    Dakota on LinkedIn

  • Adam Goga
    Adam Goga

    Finance Analyst, Honeywell
    Adam on LinkedIn

Industry Experts

  • Firms: Disney, Pepsi, Darden, JM family, Honeywell, Delta, etc.

Expectations

Corporate finance training:

Students in the corporate finance track will complete relevant training put forth by their student leaders and advisors, utilizing industry resources such as the Corporate Finance Institute. Additionally, students will participate in workshops and discussions conducted by industry professionals. Track graduates are expected to make decisions regarding firm’s capital investments, capital financing, and return of capital.

Learning and Involvement

Weekly meetings covering:

  • SFG Hosting Meetings Thursdays 6:15 – 8pm
  • Career Preparation and Readiness
    • Resume, LinkedIn, personal brand development
    • Technical mock interviews and internship search
    • Case study practice
  • Professional Skills and Leadership Development
    • Workshops (3 per semester)
      • Advanced Financial Statements Analysis
      • Cash flow forecast models
      • Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis
      • Interest rate risk management
      • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
      • Financial Modeling & Business Valuation
      • Business Intelligence & Data Analysis
    • Industry professional and recruiting guest speakers (weekly)
    • Organizational meeting (2 per semester)
    • Networking socials (throughout semester)

Competition (1 per year minimum)

Examples include:

  • ACG Cup | Tampa
  • UF Corporate Valuations | Gainesville
  • UF Case Competition

Corporate site visits & alumni engagement (1 per year minimum):

To be determined.