Today, management is a crucial component of how many different firms operate. Financial analysis, planning, and control provide an awareness of the numerous parts of an organization, ranging from the calculative side to other connected processes in the organization. The emphasis of the course is on the practical use of financial models and analysis, which are used to examine the organization’s strategic and operational positions. Participants will learn about the financial business environment, strategic planning, management reporting, and decision control support.

Target Participants 

This course is designed for managers, financial analysts, accounting and finance professionals, corporate planning, and business development professionals.

Course Duration 

Online     7 Days

Classroom-based     5 Days

What you will learn 

By the end of this course the participants will be able to: 

• Understand how financial information can be used to analyze business operations and make economic decisions.
• Analyze a set of financial statements to evaluate the business- financial health.
• Use variance analysis results to improve operational performance.
• Integrate the budgeting process with the development of the company’s long-term strategic vision.
• Develop and monitor specific performance indicators, reporting on trends and identifying causes of unexpected variance.
• Project financial requirements and analyze financial information for planning and control.

Course Outline 

Financial Analysis and Decision-Making 

• Introduction to financial analysis
• Role of financial analysis
• Traditional financial analysis
• Modern financial analysis

Analysis of Investment Decisions 

• Applying time-adjusted measures
• Payback period, Net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and modified IRR
• Strategic perspective
• Economic value added and net present value.
• Equivalent annual cost (EAC)
• Cash flow modeling issues
• Sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, simulation, and NPV break-even
• Dealing with risk and changing circumstances

Evaluating Financing Options 

• Types of funding options
• Cost of funding options
• Risks associated with funding options.
• Control problems associated with financing options.

Evaluating Cash Flow 

• Evaluating working capital
• Making a cash flow model for a capital investment
• Creating and evaluating a cash forecast
• Incremental cash flow analysis
• Interpreting variations in cash flow
• The Assessment of Business Performance 
• Ratios as a system – pyramids of ratios
• Ratio analysis and business performance
• Integration of financial performance analysis
• Economic value added (EVA)
• Predicting financial distress and Z-score model

Projection of Financial Requirements 

• Interrelationship of financial projections
• Operating budgets
• Standard costing and variance analysis
• Cash forecasts and cash budgets
• Budgets vs. forecasts
• Burn/ run rate concept.
• Sensitivity analysis
• Dynamics and growth of the business system
• Operating leverage
• Financial growth plans (Revenue forecast)
• Financial modeling

Business Valuation and Performance 

• Managing shareholder value
• Shareholder value creation in perspective
• Evolution of value-based methodologies
• Financial strategy in acquisitions
• Management buyouts (MBOs) and Management buy-ins (MBIs)

Business Restructuring and Reorganizations 

• Valuation methods for business restructuring
• Economic, financial, and strategic reasons for business restructuring
• Creating value in restructuring and combinations
• Empirical evidence of business restructuring

Training Approach 

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in their respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, presentations, group works, and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification 

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course 

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide training needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations, and tailor-made needs.