Informations
Type of program
Continuing education
Initial education (work-study only)
- Professionalization contract
- Apprenticeship contract
Employability rate
- 93,75%* 6 months after graduation.
*Average of the last two years
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    Type of program
Continuing education
Initial education (work-study only)
Employability rate
*Average of the last two years
In partnership with the École Supérieure de la Banque (ESB), the second year of the MBFA master’s degree, the “professional client advisor” track provides bank employees with the skills needed to be quickly operational as advisors for professional clients (retailers, craftsmen, self-employed professionals, business-owners, etc.). Highly sought after by banking institutions, they manage their clients' private and professional accounts. Future jobs are mainly in retail banking, such as  professional account manager; corporate account manager; bank branch manager; risk and commitment analyst.
The program is taught by faculty members and professionals in the banking and finance industry appointed by the École Supérieure de la Banque (ESB). It aims to provide the operational skills needed to manage a portfolio of professional clients. At the end of the program, students obtain both a national master's degree and professional certification as a Professional Client Advisor from ESB.
Unique features of the program :
For more information about the program’s satisfaction rate, please contact the head of the program.
The rate of success was 95% in 2023/2024.
Training accessible to disabled people.
Consult website 
Training eligible for "MON COMPTE FORMATION"
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Students with a bachelor’s degree in economics and management, a bachelor’s degree in mathematics applied to the social sciences (MASS), and bachelor’s degree in banking, insurance and finance.
International applicants not on exchange programmes must apply via the Études en France platform - French Agency for the Promotion of Higher Education, Hospitality and International Mobility. This portal enables people from certain countries to come to France to start or continue a university course.
Consult the procedureApplicants are admitted on the basis of previous academic achievement from the baccalaureate onwards, grades in fundamental subjects in economics and finance, at least C1 level in French (for non-French speakers), and their career project and professional experience.
After a pre-selection based on their application file, students are invited for an interview with the program directors.
A work-study contract is an asset in the selection process.
Unité 1 - Marchés et instruments financiers (6 ECTS)
	Stratégie d’options et produits de taux
	Les produits et techniques de la banque-assurance 
	Organisation et fonctionnement des marchés 
	Fusions et acquisitions
	
	Unité 2 - Gestion d’actifs et Investissement (6 ECTS)
	Socialement Responsable 
	Gestion de portefeuille 
	Ingénierie patrimoniale 
	Évaluation des risques financiers 
	Finance durable et ISR 
	
	Unité 3 - Communication professionnelle en finance 1 (6 ECTS)
	Techniques de vente et négociation commerciale 
	Coaching
	Anglais économique et financier 
	
	Unité 4 - PPR1 - Méthodologie de recherche et gestion de projets 1 (12 ECTS)
	Gestion de projets 
	Méthodologie de recherche 
	Rédaction d'une revue de la littérature
	
	Unité 5 - Compétences transversales (3 ECTS)
	Une mineure au choix parmi les mineures d'ELMI/DS4H/EFELIA
Unité 6 - Analyse financière et valorisation d’entreprises (6 ECTS)
	Diagnostic bancaire
	Gestion financière
	Financement et valorisation des entreprises 
	Private equity et financement de l’innovation
	
	Unité 7 - Environnement digital et numérique des banques et des marchés (6 ECTS) 
	Intelligence artificielle appliquée à la finance
	Digitalisation et FinTech
	Blockchain et cryptomonnaie
	
	Unité 8 - Enjeux réglementaires, sociétaux et environnementaux des activités financières (6 ECTS)
	Réglementation et conformité
	RSE et évaluation extra financière des entreprises 
	Analyse conjoncturelle
	
	Unité 9 - Communication professionnelle en finance 2 (3 ECTS)
	Management d'équipe
	Anglais économique et financier 
	
	Unité 10 - PPR2 - Méthodologie de recherche et gestion de projets 2 (9 ECTS)
	Méthodologie et séminaures de recherche  
	Rédaction et soutenance du mémoire/projet d'étude
	Préparation au TOIEC / TOEFL
	Stage
	
	Unité 11 - Compétences transversales (3 ECTS)
	Une mineure au choix parmi les mineures d'ELMI/DS4H/EFELIA
Courses are taught by various professional lecturers (branch managers and senior executives) from the banking sector selected each year by ESB. Subjects include: - Know, develop and maintain a portfolio of professional bank clients (70 hours), manage the risks of professional clients (49 hours), and propose banking solutions adapted to the needs of professional bank clients (119 hours).
Master 1 MBFA students are automatically admitted in Master 2 if they have successfully completed Master 1 CCPRO.
Master 2 students may pursue their studies with a doctorate, if they obtain funding.
Professional client advisor, sales outlet or branch manager, risk and commitment analyst, SME/SMI account manager, banking operations manager, banking client management, customer relations, banking/finance, etc.
93,75% of graduates find a job within six months after graduation (average of 2022 and 2023).
In addition to the statistics of the Observatory of Student Life, find more information in our internal survey about the employability of our alumni.
Students who plan to enroll full-time in a public institution of higher education must pay the Contribution to student and campus life (Contribution de Vie Etudiante et de Campus - CVEC).
Students must also pay tuition fees, which are set by ministerial decree for national degrees. They are indexed to the national consumer price index.
More information about tuition fees is available on this webpage.
If you are returning to school after a professional experience, you can find more information about tuition fees on the website of the Université Côte d'Azur Continuing Education Department.
