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In today’s hyper-connected business world, understanding financial and accounting issues are key for career progression in any sector.

Fundamentals of Finance Programme is an immersive five-day programme equipping non-finance managers with the foundations of corporate finance and accounting practices.

This Programme will help you understand how to utilize financial information such as statements of cash flow to advance your organization and career. You will be encouraged to think critically about financial practices and apply them towards making your organization more efficient and profitable.

You will gain a managerial-level of accounting knowledge, understanding the link between operational decisions, financial modelling, and financial results.

At the end of the Fundamentals of Finance Programme, you will be able to :

Understand how to read and interpret a company’s financial statements
Gain the skills to apply financial information to business problems and make sound business decisions
Understand how operating decisions can be used to improve financial results
Understand how strategy and finance be combined to create value for shareholders

Fundamentals of Finance Programme, is ideal for :

Professionals from all disciplines looking to gain a firm foundation in global finance.
No previous financial education is required.

Course Outline

5 days course

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Programme Introduction & Learning Outcomes

Using Financial Information Intelligently
Analysing the Statement of Cash Flows
Measures of Business Performance
Applying the DuPont System

Discounted Cash Flow

Using Discounted Cash Flow
Discounted Cash Flow Applications
Group Discussion: Case Study

Financial Strategy and Capital Structure

Financial Strategy (continued)
Current Global Financial Situation
Group Discussion: A case study

Mergers and Acquisitions

Alternative types of mergers and when one might be preferred over another.
Mergers and Acquisitions (continued)
How to value and acquisition candidate.
How to identify and value synergies than can result from combining the right two businesses together.
deal with difficult issues such as diversification vs. focus,
choosing appropriate metrics, allocating resources,
Measuring the cost of capital, and the best ways to deal with risk.
How that has led to superior financial performance for more than 50 years.

Value Creation

Analyse data for companies in many businesses,
How those companies differ from less successful companies.
Programme Wrap Up and Certificates

Fundamentals of Finance Programme

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Course Details

At the end of the Fundamentals of Finance Programme, you will be able to :

Fundamentals of Finance Programme, is ideal for :

Course Outline

Programme Introduction & Learning Outcomes

Discounted Cash Flow

Financial Strategy and Capital Structure

Mergers and Acquisitions

Value Creation

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Fundamentals of Finance Programme

Course Info

Course Details

At the end of the Fundamentals of Finance Programme, you will be able to :

Fundamentals of Finance Programme, is ideal for :

Course Outline

Programme Introduction & Learning Outcomes

Discounted Cash Flow

Financial Strategy and Capital Structure

Mergers and Acquisitions

Value Creation

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