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Built for the decisions that move the needle.
Strategic Finance Academy is the financial education platform of RMK & Associates, the strategic advisory and corporate training practice of Rizwan Khan, FCCA. Every course is anchored in real deals, real models and real boardroom decisions, not theory.
Rizwan Khan, FCCA
Founder & Managing Director, RMK & Associates
12+
Years in M&A and strategy
$1B+
Value built in plans
200+
Deals and valuations
1,000+
Professionals trained
100+
Programmes delivered in 2025
50k+
Newsletter followers
Meet the founder & educator
Rizwan Khan, FCCA is a strategic planning, investment and finance leader with more than a decade across M&A, board advisory, investment strategy and national-level initiatives. Working with chairmen, investment committees and governments, he has overseen portfolios of dozens of companies and built models and plans worth more than a billion dollars.
His career spans Deloitte, RSM International, a multibillion-dollar Japanese investment group and a technology holding company, and he is regularly brought in as a subject matter expert, with engagements spanning Takamol, Strategy& and Deloitte. His LinkedIn newsletters on strategic finance, training and development, and financial markets reach more than 50,000 followers.
Through Escalate, the corporate training practice of RMK & Associates, Rizwan personally designs and delivers every programme. He has trained more than 1,000 professionals across hundreds of companies, from new analysts to the board, delivering across the GCC, the Levant, South Asia, the UK and Europe and North America, with a 9/10 average participant rating and sessions increasingly built around using AI in the room.
Strategic Finance Academy brings that same practitioner-led approach online: the frameworks, models and case studies used in real boardrooms, packaged into structured courses, interactive tools and certification assessments.
Credentials
- FCCA (Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
- MSc, University of London, programme led by UCL
- Executive Education, Columbia Business School
- BSc (Hons), Oxford Brookes University
- Financial Markets, LSBF
The practice behind the platform
RMK & Associates blends deal experience with strategic clarity, from the model and the valuation to the governance around the decision, delivered hands-on across the public and private sectors.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Origination, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, structuring and post-merger integration.
Investment Strategy & Portfolio
Investment frameworks, IRR targets, allocation and portfolio governance across PE, VC and venture building.
Corporate & Growth Strategy
Five-year plans, greenfield and growth strategy, and business process management.
Valuations & Financial Modelling
Models, feasibilities and business plans that stand up to a board and an investment committee.
Governance & Board Advisory
Policies, SOPs, committee charters, KPI design and board effectiveness.
Public Sector & National Initiatives
Subject matter expertise for ministries and government bodies on benchmarking and strategy.
Escalate, the corporate training practice
Sharper teams, faster decisions. Programmes led by a working investor and dealmaker, calibrated to the level of the room, delivered in-house, in person or live online:
- Finance for Non-Finance Managers, read the numbers and make better calls
- Financial Modelling and Valuation, build models a board will trust
- Investment Management, M&A and Private Equity, including investment and risk programmes for banks
- Pricing, Business Planning and Change for Growth
- Communication, Negotiation and Key Accounts
- Train the Trainer, hundreds of trainers certified
Selected engagements
Abu Dhabi Holding
Advised on agritech investments of over $200M, leading strategy and opportunity development and review.
Ministry of Investment, KSA
Subject matter expert under Vision 2030, building the benchmarking and digital platform strategy to position the Kingdom as a leading investment destination.
Sidra Capital Group
Built the complete five-year strategic business plan across countries for board approval.
Banque Saudi Fransi & Bank al Etihad
Investment and risk training certified programmes for banking teams.
LMKR Holdings
Set investment, M&A and venture strategy for the technology holding group, reviewing over 50 deals and leading negotiations.
Bold Investment (Japanese group)
Portfolio governance and structuring across 77 companies in 40 countries, reviewing over 150 models to finalise deals and manage the portfolio.
Trusted by
Organisations engaged directly or through advisory, investment, training and capability mandates. All marks are the property of their respective owners.
In their words
We appreciate the effort you put into training our amazing team. You did a great job covering many topics that benefited the team from your experience in the investment and financial markets.
Fadi Maree
Chief Treasury, Investment and FI, Bank al Etihad
After many trainings, Rizwan's stood apart. His experience in investments and finance made me more effective, especially with the use of AI.
Manager
Dubai Holding
A training we will always remember. Thank you Rizwan for all your efforts and generosity in providing information and knowledge. Looking forward to more.
Randa Hamdan
Senior Manager, Wealth Management
We were able to complete our business plan through Rizwan's training and engagement.
Chief Operating Officer
Investment Company
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Bring me in on the decision
Whether it is a deal, a strategic plan, a market review, a feasibility, a financial model, a valuation, a governance question or a team to train, tell me where you are and I will tell you how I can help.