In today’s world, finance professionals are challenged by providing management a detailed analysis of the impact of the organization's financial decisions. Therefore, finance professionals need to be skilled at reading through the numbers on the financial statements, analyzing the figures, interpreting the various ratios, and presenting this analysis in a dynamic manner. This course takes you from the first step of understanding the relationships between the different elements of financial statements, through the process of calculating and analyzing the financial ratios, to the last step of presenting recommendations. While applying Excel tools and techniques, various real-life examples of published financial statements will be used throughout the course.
The Sciences Po Workshop is a five-day training course that aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the current state of labor and employment in the modern economy. The course will cover a wide range of topics, from the history of labor to current labor laws and policies.
A good plan should begin with a good forecast, which in turn, may lead to a good budget. A strategy is a long-term plan of what the company is going to do to achieve its policy. The budget is the short-term plan of how strategies may be achieved. It is a quantification of the activities the company must develop to achieve its short-term plans.
This interactive course will develop your skills in analyzing business activities. It will guide you through the key steps of analyzing financial statements, appraising new investments, and measuring performance at all levels of your organization. It will develop your ability to generate growth and improve profitability, as well as pinpoint problem areas for remedial action. Over the five modules, delegates will acquire skills and technical knowledge which will enable them to manage more effecti
Budgets are an essential financial tool, which aid, planning, decision making, resource allocation, coordination, and control.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICoFR) is a crucial process for organizations to maintain the accuracy and integrity of their financial statements. This training course will provide an in-depth understanding of the principles and best practices of ICoFR to ensure that financial statements are free from material misstatements.
Many managers and executives have heard that ‘accounting is the language of business;’ yet have not taken the opportunity to become basically literate. This course offers the accounting language in a structured process. Participants will gain access to the language in a variety of exercises that eventually link to the Annual Reports and to the budgets prepared and managed by the executives. No preparation is necessary except to bring an open mind and a budget document or other financial documents of interest.
It provides an understanding of the various aspects of an organization from a calculative aspect to other related practices in the organization. The key element of the course is the focus on the practical application of financial models and analysis, which are used to assess the strategic and operational positions of the organization.
This course brings together the key elements of financial statement analysis. It will enable participants to ask the right questions, see the real risks facing businesses and investors, feel more confident in their ability to comment on business activities and performance, and analyze financial health for management. These skills and the required technical knowledge will be put into practice throughout the course using interactive examples and case studies, putting theory and technique into context.