The Master 2 Finance in Corporate Control and Finance (CFE) prepares students for positions as financial directors, financial controllers, treasurers, financial communication officers, auditors, management controllers, etc. Prudential regulations and new risks relating to deficiencies in internal and external controls have boosted demand for skills in these areas: management controllers (performance measurement and management, auditing and risk control).
This specialised second year ensures that students have a particularly high rate of professional integration into jobs in line with their chosen specialisation.
Based on a judicious combination of theoretical and practical teaching provided jointly by research professors and professionals, this master’s degree enables students to deepen their knowledge and their professional practices so that they can work as finance experts in financial analysis and fund management for the Financial Analysis and Asset Management (AFGA) speciality, and as financial controllers and financial directors for the Corporate Control and Finance (CFE) speciality.
During the year, students prepare for and pass two professional certifications: in Excel VBA (TOSA) and in English (TOEIC). Students also take part in a range of conferences, events, challenges and workshops to enhance their knowledge, skills and expertise.
Examples include participation in the PEEL entrepreneurship workshops, SST “Health and Safety at Work” certification awarded by the Red Cross and recognised by INRS, participation in themed research study days based on the work of CEREFIGE’s research professors, or themed round table discussions in partnership with the DFCG association, and the Nextwise portfolio management competition.
The aim of the Controlling and Corporate Finance programme is to :
Students who so wish may continue their studies in a doctoral programme (selection prior to enrolment). The research initiated in M1 and M2 CFE can be continued in Master 2 “Consulting and Research Professions” in conjunction with the CEREFIGE laboratory.
The student association specific to the Master’s in Finance is Bull & Bear.
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PACE OF TRAINING
The “professional” dimension is widely developed in the CFE course:
The IAE NANCY, via the Master’s in Finance, is a partner of the Lorraine Association of Financial and Management Control Directors (DFCG), with which it organises various events (presentation of professions and career opportunities, Trophy for the best dissertation, company visits, meetings, conferences, etc.).
Students can join a company or professional organisation during their training, via the following professionalisation schemes:
INDICATIVE TRAINING TIMETABLE
Each semester, the course is assessed by continuous assessment and/or final examination.
Research and Expertise in Finance (3 ECTS)
Legal and International Environment (6 ECTS)
Control and Audit (6 ECTS)
Strategic Finance (6 ECTS)
Financial and Management Information Systems (6 ECTS)
Internationalisation and Languages (3 ECTS)
Professional Methods and Practices (3 ECTS)
Audit and CSR (3 ECTS)
Professional Practices (6 ECTS)
Internship / Work-Study Programme (Professional Experience) (18 ECTS)
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
Continuing vocational training enables all employees, whatever their professional or personal situation, to update their skills and promote their professional development.
Whether you’re an employee, a jobseeker or self-employed, you can obtain a diploma, a short or long training course leading to a qualification, either face-to-face or by distance learning, on a sandwich course, or you can take part in a validation of prior learning scheme…
The Master 2 in Finance is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE) or Validation des Acquis Professionnels et Personnels (VAPP) programme.
Our Professional Integration and Career Development Department will help you with your plans to return to education by offering you personalised interviews, guiding you through our range of training courses and informing you about the funding available depending on your status.
Learn moreThe Master 2 CFE prepares students for executive positions in finance, requiring high-level specialisation in management control and financial analysis and management, in the finance departments of industrial groups, law firms, banks or public institutions, including…
In SMEs, corporate finance managers are responsible for all accounting, financial, tax and administrative operations, risk management and cash management, as well as relations with banks. They develop the reliable indicators needed to steer the company (its strategy and performance) or the group, as well as financial communications. They also ensure that standards and rules are disseminated and applied.
employment rate 18 months after graduation
have a permanent contract
of graduates feel that their job matches the level of their education
Surveys on the future and professional integration of graduates carried out by the Observatoire de la Vie Étudiante de l’Université de Lorraine.
Student exchange programmes (Erasmus +, bilateral programmes) enable students to gain international experience as part of their university studies. They also prepare qualified young people with an open mind and cross-cultural experience for a career in an increasingly international environment.
IAE NANCY has around forty agreements with foreign universities. Every year, around 30 IAE NANCY students spend an academic semester abroad.
Admissions (F.I. and F.C.) are decided by the jury.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Master 2 in Finance is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE) or Validation des Acquis Professionnels et Personnels (VAPP) programme.
Learn moreWithdrawal of application form: Mid-March
Submission of application form: mid-May
Eligibility: Mid-May
Interviews : End of May
Admission: Mid-June / End of June
For Campus en France applicants, please consult this page: https: //www.campusfrance.org/fr/candidature-procedure-etudes-en-france
For European students undergoing initial training, registration fees for national diplomas are set annually by ministerial decree. In 2026, they will amount to :
There is also a Student and Campus Life Contribution of €105 in 2025/2026. This contribution must be paid by students not receiving a grant to cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr
