The objectives of this workshop training course are to provide delegates with the necessary tools and techniques to enable them to:

• Develop effective corporate financial plans aimed at maximising return and minimising risk
• Evaluate the various methods of finance and make successful capital investment decisions
• Prepare, manage and control budgets to support the corporate financial plans
• Identify and manage financial risk effectively
• Measure and manage performance effectively
• Create opportunities for your personal development and increased financial awareness

CONTENT

Corporate Financial Planning              

• Strategic Planning
• The Objective of the Firm – meeting Shareholder & Stakeholder Objectives
• Agency Theory – the relationship between Shareholders & Management
• Creative Accounting and the Case of Enron
• Financial Management & Financial Planning – the Scope, Role & Responsibilities of Financial Management
• Preparing a Financial Plan – the Master Budget
• Forecasting Future Cash-flows and Financial Modelling
• Time Series Analysis, Correlation & Regression

Financing the Plan                                          

• Sources of Finance – Long Term & Short Term
• Evaluation of the Types of Finance - Equity vs. Debt Finance
• Hybrid Finance & Financial Engineering
• The Dividend Decision
• The Cost of Capital and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
• Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
• Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
• Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Capital Rationing & Payback

Preparing & Managing Budgets to Support the Financial Plans

• Definition of Budgets, the Budgetary Process and Budgetary Control
• Types of Budgets-Fixed, Flexible, Incremental and Zero Based
• The Purpose / Benefits & Problems / Limitations of Budgets
• Setting / Implementing Effective Budgets - Eliminating the Problems
• Responsibility Accounting and Absorption Costing
• Activity-Based Budgeting / Costing (ABB, ABC)
• Variance Analysis, Cost Behaviour, Break Even Analysis & Sensitivity / What If Analysis
• What-If Analysis combined with Du-Pont Analysis

Managing and Controlling Cash Flow to Support the Financial Plan

• Cash vs. Profit & The Cash Conversion Cycle
• Calculating and Managing the Cash flow Cycle
• Cash Flow Ratios
• Working Capital
• The Cost of Maintaining Working Capital
• Maintaining the Optimum level of Working Capital
• Working Investment Ratios
• Preparing a Monthly Cash Flow Forecast

Managing Financial Risk        

• Risk Management & Types of Risk
• Identifying Risk – SWOT Analysis
• The Major Quantitative & Qualitative Risks Facing Companies
• Establishing a Risk Management Strategy
• Financial Risk Management & Hedging Techniques
• Managing Exchange Rate & Interest Rate Risk
• Derivatives-Forwards, Futures, Options & Swaps
• Risk Management Glossary of Terms

FOR WHOM:

Accountants, Budgets Managers, Planners, Schedulers, Heads of Departments, Financial Managers, Auditors and others who perform related functions in Public and Private Sectors

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

This course is available in the following locations:

Nigeria - $6000
Rwanda - $7000
UK - $8000
USA - $8000