INTRODUCTION
In the globally competitive world of the 21st century business decision-makers face unprecedented levels of risk and uncertainty – to survive and flourish in this challenging environment organizations need the right tools with which to analyses problems and anticipate and manage the many opportunities and threats that may emerge.
Traditional forms of financial analysis and forecasting no longer meet these needs and the most progressive firms are using the power of financial models to help them analyses the challenge and take a more powerful approach to manage risk in their planning and forecasting.
Financial management is the planning, organising, directing and controlling an organisation’s financial activities such as procurement and the utilisation of funds. The purpose of this course is to provide participants with the fundamental financial knowledge and skills to enable them to participate in business activities such as financial planning, financial control and to make savvy financial and investment decisions.
DURATION
5 Days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Finance Professionals
- Budgeting and Planning Managers
- Commercial Managers
- Divisional Managers
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Managers
- Project Managers
- Chief Financial Officers and Financial Controllers
- Treasury Team Members
- Capital Investment and Project Staff
- Managers involved in Financial Decision-Making
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the importance of the accounting and finance function
- Understand accounting for routine business transactions
- Be able to prepare simple financial statements
- Be able to analyses company performance using basic ratios
- Be aware of costing and budgeting techniques to maintain efficiency and profitability
- Distinguish between financial accounting and financial management;
- Detail the definitions and terminology used in financial management;
- Underline the various accounting principles and definitions in order to build a foundation in accounting terminology on which to better understand financial management;
- Prepare a set of financial statements;
- Perform financial analysis of a set of financial statements;
- Establish the purpose of working capital management;
- Discover the role of budgeting in short-term financial planning;
- Explain the meaning of time value of money and calculate its impact on investment decisions;
- Explain the relationship between risk and return on an investment.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Module 1
- Introduction to financial analysis
- Identifying the relationship between cash flow and profit
- Development of an integrated cash flow model
- Recognising it’s all about cash
- Understanding the relationships between the three main accounting statements
- Exercise 1 – Accounting terminology
Fundamentals of accounting statements-the profit and loss account
- How the P&L has changed over the last 25 years
- Detailed review of the Profit and Loss account including explanation of all significant accounting terminology
- Profit types – trading, asset and business
- Inventory, depreciation, capitalised interest
- Minority interests and consolidation
- Exceptional and material items
Fundamentals of accounting statements-the balance sheet
- Detailed review of the balance sheet including explanation of all significant accounting terminology
- Understanding the fixed assets note
- Accounting goodwill – what is it?
- Liabilities, pension fund accounting
- Debt and other liabilities like debt
- Deferred tax, contingent liabilities
Financial analysis techniques-ratio analysis
- Objectives of ratio analysis
- Developing ratio analysis skills
- Different types of ratios
- How much information is there in ratios?
- Ratio rules – avoiding errors of principle
Module 2
Cash flow analysis and accounting issues
Understanding cash flows
- Detailed review of the cash flow statement
- Analyzing and interpreting cash flows
- Summarizing cash flows for analysis
Cash flow analysis
- The four phases in the life of a business
Cash flow analysis-taking it further
- Dealing with the consequences of growth and no-growth
Accounting abuses and update
- Abuses of Fair Accounting
- Basic abuses relevant to all businesses
- More complex abuses relevant to larger groups
Global accounting in the new century
- Overview of the International Accounting Standards Board
- The implications of the IAS Initiative
- Review of new standards produced in the last five years
Module 3
Financial mathematics and project analysis
The time value of money
- Present and future values
- Defining the discount factor
- Exercises: Discounting calculations
Net present value -developing the concept
- NPV’s and varying future cash flows
- Perpetuities and annuities
- Exercises: Annuities and perpetuities
Project analysis
- Introduction to project analysis
- Developing a forecast of the project cash flows
- Identifying the key risk areas
Evaluating capital investment projects
- Discounted cash flow techniques
- Calculating the internal rate of return
The responsibilities of management
- The essential aspects of the management task
Costing and break-even analysis
- Fixed and variable costs
- Marginal, absorption and standard costing
Module 4
Spreadsheet analysis skills
Introduction to spreadsheets
- Using spreadsheet programmes for business analysis and forecasting
- The issue of spreadsheet risk
Module 5: Financial Accounting
Module 6: Analysis of Financial Statements
Module 7: Short-term Financial Management Decisions
Module 8: Long-term Financial and Investment Decisions
Training Approach
This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.
Tailor-Made Course
This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808
Training Venue
The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.
Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant
Certification
Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.
Airport Pickup and Accommodation
Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808
Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better