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FINANCE AND BUDGET COURSES

Finance, Accounting and performance Measurement

$3,050
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Date and Venue

March 13, 2023 - March 17, 2023
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai Deira. UAE.
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel, USA.
Sept. 18, 2023 - Sept. 22, 2023
Kigali Serena Hotel, KN 3 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda
Dec. 4, 2023 - Dec. 8, 2023
University of Ghana, Legon, Accra Ghana

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Course Objectives
  • How are business strategies developed?
  • How does financial management support strategic development?
  • What is the exact nature and scope of the business problems to be analysed?
  • Which specific variables, relationships, and trends are likely to be helpful in analysing problems?
  • Are there possible ways to obtain a quick ‘ballpark’ estimates of likely outcomes of decisions?
  • How precise an answer is necessary with regard to problem-solving and decision-making?
  • How reliable are available financial data, and how is uncertainty and risk likely to impact on the outcomes of decisions?
  • In economic and financial analysis what are the implications and relative importance of cash flow as distinct from accounting profit?
  • What limitations are inherent in financial data and the key financial statements, and how will these affect financial analysis?
  • How important are qualitative judgments in the context of decision-making?
Course Content
 
Understanding Finance to Influence Strategic Decisions
Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
    What is strategy?
    Strategic management
    Strategic analysis
        Mission
        Objectives
        Strategic decision-making
    The strategic planning process
        Environmental analysis
        Resources analysis
    Strategic choice
    Strategic implementation
    Corporate objectives and accountability
    Forecasting financial data
Fundamentals of Financial Statements
    Financial statements
    Balance sheet
    Income statement
    Alternative asset valuation methods
    Cash flow statement
    Common size (or horizontal) trend analysis of financial statements
    Vertical trend analysis of financial statements
    Segmental analysis of financial statements
    Value added analysis of financial statements
    Understanding the cash flow cycle and the operating cycle
    Break-even and multiple product break-even analysis
Capital Structure and Leverage
    Sources of funds
    Capital cost models
    Can we determine a company’s optimal capital structure?
    Capital structure models
    Preparing projections to determine financing needs
 
Capital Budgeting
    Future values, present values and DCF
    Capital budgeting principles
    Methods of evaluating capital investment projects
    Accounting rate of return (ARR) and payback
    Net present value (NPV) versus internal rate of return (IRR)
    How do you choose which method to use?
    Equivalent annual cost (EAC) method
    Capital budgeting methods
    Capital asset
 
Assessment of Business Performance
    Ratio Analysis and Performance
    Management’s Point of View
    Owners’ Point of View
    Lenders’ Point of View
    Ratios as a System
    Integration of Financial Performance Analysis
    Some Special Issues
 
Projection of Financial Requirements
    Interrelationship of Financial Projections
    Operating Budgets