About the Course
Duration
3 Days
Course Features
Lead your organization in the right financial direction.
In order to continue moving forward, an organization must constantly evaluate its financial past and assess future projections. Doing so in an uncertain business environment requires business acumen and skills. To make better and more effective financial and managerial decisions, one must be familiar with financial statement analysis and the process of capital budgeting.
In our Finance for the Non-Financial Manager course, you will gain an understanding of financial analysis in order to inform your organization’s potential investment options. Learn how to assess your company's financial position, risk, profitability, and how to choose between competing projects and priorities. Whether you’re a leader making decisions with financial implications, or a rising manager looking for a strong introduction to financial concepts and analyses, this course will enhance your skill set through lectures, exercises and the discussion of real-world business cases.
Who Should Attend
- Professionals seeking an introduction to financial concepts and analyses
- Managers looking to make effective financial decisions in uncertain business environments
- General business, operations, and human resources leaders in charge of resource allocation
- Individuals assessing potential investment opportunities
Course Objectives
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Understand the basics of financial statement analysis
- Master capital budgeting techniques of projecting future revenues, costs, and cash flows
- Discover processes of assessing your organization’s current financial situation
- Learn how to allocate human and financial capital most effectively
Course Agenda
Day 1
8:30 – 9:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm (including a coffee break)
Morning session: Financial Reporting
- Financial statements and the purpose of financial reporting
- Understanding balance sheet: theory and examples
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch and Afternoon Preparation
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:00pm (including a coffee break)
Afternoon Session: Financial Reporting continued
- Understanding income statement information: theory and examples
- Understanding cash flow statement: theory and examples
Day 2
8:30 – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm (including a coffee break)
Morning session: Analysis of financial statements: risk and profitability
- Analyzing financial statements and financial ratios: risk and profitability
- Astral case
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch and Afternoon Preparation
1:00 – 4:00pm (including a coffee break)
Afternoon Session: Analysis of financial statements: risk and profitability continued
- Valuing cash flow
Day 3
8:30 – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm (including a coffee break)
Morning session: Decision making: Capital budgeting
- Capital budgeting: theory and examples
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch and Afternoon Preparation
1:00 – 4:00pm (including a coffee break)
Afternoon Session: Decision making: Capital budgeting continued
- Capital budgeting with leverage: the weighted average cost of capital
- Astral case
