Corporate Finance
The financial backbone of a tech company: FP&A, treasury, investor relations, internal audit, and strategic finance. Wide aperture of paths, all centered on how the company allocates capital and reports performance.
What you do.
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Build and own the financial plan, forecast, and budget for a business unit.
- (02)
Partner with leaders to evaluate investments and tradeoffs.
- (03)
Run the close — work with accounting to report results internally and externally.
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Manage cash, debt, FX, and capital structure (treasury).
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Communicate financial story to the Street (investor relations).
Key skills.
What they look for.
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Strong modeling (3-statement, scenario, sensitivity).
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Comfort partnering with non-finance leaders and saying 'no' diplomatically.
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Curiosity about the business — not just the numbers.
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Banking / FP&A / consulting backgrounds are common.
Distinctions.
The same title can mean different things depending on the product, the company, and the stage. Here’s how to pick it apart.
FP&A
Strategic Finance
Treasury
Internal Audit / Controls
Investor Relations
Often confused with.
Roles that sit close to this one — useful to know whether you want the title or the adjacent version.
Prep
Haas classes worth taking.
- (01)Financial Information Analysis
- (02)Corporate Finance
- (03)Valuation
- (04)Macroeconomics
Resources.
Open the full file.
File / Corp Fin · 3 chapters. Long-form chapters sourced from HTC's internal guides — the kind of reading that pays off on callbacks.