Dates for this course

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This programme assumes that participants will have only a basic understanding of financial management. By the end of the programme they will be highly knowledgeable in the subject.

Who should attend:
 

• Finance Directors, Accountants and all those concerned with the financial management of the company
• Executives wanting to know how to analyse an organisations financial performance

Objectives of the course:
 

• You will learn how to analyse a company’s financial position
• You will be able to evaluate the standing of a customer or a supplier
• It will be easier to avoid bad trade debts
• It will help you to maintain reliable supplies of materials and services

The course will cover:

Current accounting standards
GAAP, IAS, Sarbannes-Oxley
The Profit and Loss Account
key values
‘Z’ charts of sales performance
ratios of operating efficiency and productivity
The Balance Sheet
long and short term sources and uses of money
key values
key business ratios – borrowing and gearing ratios
The cash flow statement
what will it tell us
Developing business plans
medium term plans
budgets and cash flow forecasts
short term forecasts
benchmarking performance
Credit management
Investment appraisal