2011 CIMA mastercourses

CIMA Mastercourses Fifth floor Boulton House Chorlton Street Manchester M1 3HY United Kingdom T. +44 (0)845 026 4722 F. +44 (0)161 237 9650 E. mastercourses@cimaglobal.com www.cimamastercourses.com

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Introducing the 2011 CIMA In today’s competitive environment organisations and individuals must deliver results if they are to succeed.

To rise to the challenge, organisations need to invest in staff training to help generate new ideas and techniques that will improve the company’s efficiency as well as its competitiveness in industry.

This is why CIMA Mastercourses follow a practical approach to training. Our courses feature a mixture of case studies and cutting-edge techniques that will help you deliver what your organisation needs. Our expert speakers will ensure you are fully prepared to apply what you have learnt to your day-to-day work the minute you leave the training room.

Over 200 courses to help you succeed

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With more than 25 years’ experience in providing training solutions to accounting, finance and business professionals our courses, held in locations around the UK, are designed to help you develop your skills and boost your career.

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Mastercourses programme We offer more than 200 courses covering ten categories:

• Driving down costs

• management accounting

• Information, insights and impact

• accounting updates

• Management accounting and reporting best practice

• corporate finance and treasury

• Strategic and sustainable procurement.

• financial reporting

CPD approved

• law and tax matters

CIMA Mastercourses are recognised as fulfilling the CPD needs of accountants by other accountancy bodies including ACCA, ACT, IIA, ICSA, ICAEW and ICAS.

• business skills • strategic management • understanding finance • IT skills • personal and management skills.

New for 2011 We regularly review and update our courses to ensure they remain current and relevant. By analysing current trends, liaising with CIMA members and evaluating feedback from delegates, we are constantly looking to improve our training provision to ensure you acquire the latest skills. 2011 sees the introduction of number of new courses including: • CFO of the future – workshop series • 20 major mistakes made by accountants – and how to avoid them • Business cases that convince

In-house training If you have five or more staff requiring training for the same course, or are unable to find the course you need, our in-house training option is guaranteed to be the best solution for you. See page 4 for more information.

How to book There are four ways to book: T. +44 (0)845 026 4722 E. mastercourses@cimaglobal.com www.cimamastercourses.com Post: complete and return the booking form at the back of this brochure.

Contents In-house training ................................................................................ 4 Corporate Discount Scheme .......................................................... 5 Expert speakers ................................................................................... 6

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Treasury Treasury – introduction ................................................................. 26 Financial instruments (IAS 39) – advanced aspects – recognition and measurement ................................................... 26 The nuts and bolts of cash management ............................... 27 The essential guide to treasury security and controls ....... 27 NEW

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Issues CFO of the future: Finance leadership ........................................................................... 10 Strategic management .................................................................. 10 Cost and profitability analysis .................................................... 10 Flexible planning and rolling forecasts .................................... 10 Best practice measurement and reporting ............................ 10 Management accounting update – adding value beyond the numbers ...................................................................... 12 Strategic management accounting ........................................... 12 20 major mistakes made by accountants – and how to avoid them ................................................................. 13

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Costing and cost management Driving down costs ......................................................................... 13 NEW Activity-based costing and management – making it work in the real world ................................................ 14 NEW IT financial management – including IT service charging ....................................................... 14

Budgeting and planning Spreadsheet skills for forecasting, planning and budgeting ................................................................................... 15 Better forecasting and budgeting .............................................. 15 Introducing the forecasters’ toolkit .......................................... 16

Performance management Performance measurement and benchmarking ................... 16 Implementing winning KPIs ......................................................... 17 The balanced scorecard ................................................................. 17

Control Management accounting and reporting best practice ...... 18 NEW Margin management ...................................................................... 18 Quick month end reporting ......................................................... 19 Management reporting for decision making ......................... 19

ACCOUNTING UPDATES

Investment appraisal – introduction ........................................ 28 Investment appraisal in practice ................................................ 28 Financing and investment strategy .......................................... 29 NEW Working capital optimisation ..................................................... 29 Fundamentals of transfer pricing ............................................... 30 Effective transfer pricing ............................................................... 30 Credit management – what you need to know ................... 31 A practical approach to private company acquisition ....... 31 NEW

Risk management Business continuity management (BCM) ............................... 32 Regulatory compliance – preparing for the FSA ARROW review ..................................... 32 Risk, control and assurance .......................................................... 33 Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing – an essential update ................................................. 33 Internal audit ..................................................................................... 34 How to audit ..................................................................................... 34 Other courses ................................................................................... 35

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FINANCIAL REPORTING IFRS – introduction ......................................................................... 38 IFRS – advanced ............................................................................... 38 IFRS – a comprehensive refresher ............................................. 39 IFRS – new and revised standards applicable in 2011 and beyond ........................................................................................ 39 NEW Faster financial closing .................................................................. 40 IFRS – a comparison with US GAAP ......................................... 40 US GAAP – introduction ............................................................... 41 US GAAP – advanced ..................................................................... 41 UK GAAP – keeping up-to-date ................................................. 42 UK GAAP – a comprehensive refresher ................................... 42 UK GAAP – group accounting – fundamentals .................... 43 UK GAAP – group accounting – advanced ............................. 43 IFRS for SMEs – an introduction ................................................ 44 NEW IFRS for SMEs – a comprehensive understanding ............... 44 NEW Other courses ................................................................................... 45

CONTENTS

Update for the accountant in industry and commerce .... 22 Corporate accountants’ updating programme ..................... 22 A technical update for accountants in business .................. 23 A finance directors’ update .......................................................... 23

Corporate finance

For a full list of all available Mastercourses please visit: www.cimamastercourses.com/courselist

LAW AND TAX MATTERS

UNDERSTANDING FINANCE

Law The legal and regulatory framework ........................................ 48 Commercial law issues for finance professionals ................ 48 Companies Act 2006 for finance professionals .................... 49 Corporate governance – keeping up-to-date ........................ 49 The role of the company secretary ........................................... 50 Company secretarial practice for Plcs ...................................... 50 Directors and their duties ............................................................. 51 Boardroom governance ................................................................. 51

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Budgeting and financial planning – essentials ...................... 72 Finance for non-finance managers – essentials ................... 72 Finance for non-finance managers – advanced ................... 73 Introduction to accounting .......................................................... 73

IT SKILLS NEW

Tax Corporation tax refresher and update ..................................... 52 Essential annual tax update ......................................................... 52 NEW Tax implications of adopting IFRS ............................................. 53 UK taxation of groups .................................................................... 53 NEW VAT refresher and update ............................................................. 54 International VAT – goods and services ................................... 54 Other courses ................................................................................... 55

MS Excel introduction .................................................................... 76 MS Excel intermediate ................................................................... 76 MS Excel advanced .......................................................................... 77 MS Excel Visual Basic application .............................................. 77 MS Excel data analysis ................................................................... 78 Working smart with Microsoft Outlook ................................. 78 NEW Practical financial modelling ....................................................... 79 NEW Valuation modelling ....................................................................... 79 NEW

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS BUSINESS SKILLS Achieving process excellence ...................................................... 58 Understanding and improving business processes .............. 58 Lean finance ...................................................................................... 59 Corporate performance management and business intelligence ....................................................................... 59 Pricing strategies and value ......................................................... 60 Strategic and sustainable procurement .................................. 60 NEW Business cases that convince ...................................................... 61 NEW Project management in practice ................................................ 61 PRINCE2® foundation certificate .............................................. 62 PRINCE2® practitioner certificate ............................................. 62 PRINCE2® re-registration course ............................................... 63 NEW PRINCE2® conversion workshop ............................................... 63

Commercial skills for finance professionals ........................... 82 Smarter thinking, smarter working ........................................... 82 Information, insights and impact .............................................. 83 NEW The accountant as strategic influencer and adviser ........... 83 Presentation skills – introduction .............................................. 84 The art of being brilliant ............................................................... 84 Time management – introduction ............................................ 85 Negotiation mastery ...................................................................... 85 NEW Leadership skills ................................................................................ 86 The first-time manager ................................................................. 86 NEW

HOW TO BOOK Booking procedures ........................................................................ 88 Booking form ..................................................................................... 91

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

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Accounting for carbon ................................................................... 66 Carbon reporting and carbon footprinting ............................ 66 Develop into a director .................................................................. 67 The strategic accountant .............................................................. 67 Joint ventures and strategic alliances ...................................... 68 Managing business and financial turnarounds ..................... 68 Shared services ................................................................................. 69 Financial management in SMEs ................................................. 69

We also offer a number of courses which are available in-house only. For more information visit: www.cimamastercourses.com/iht

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‘We have worked with CIMA to provide professional development for our employees. The high level of delegates’ satisfaction and the increased effectiveness in their jobs reflects CIMA’s ability to understand our needs and deliver an engaging practical course with clarity.’

Jenny Metcalfe, Group External Reporting Manager, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc

CIMA in-house training Bringing the training solutions you need to your organisation CIMA in-house training provides a more personal approach to meeting your training needs. Our programmes are delivered by business experts specifically for your staff at your chosen location.

We consult with you regarding your organisation’s needs, and work with experienced speakers to create a unique training solution that meets your desired outcomes and drives your business forward.

Why CIMA? Proven track record – we have over 25 years’ experience of helping organisations meet their training needs by providing in-house solutions.

In-depth experience – we identify the best speaker with extensive practical experience in your chosen topic so that you benefit from their in-depth industry knowledge.

Value for money – courses are charged by event rather than per delegate, so it is a much more cost effective solution if you have five or more people requiring training.

Customer satisfaction – 98% of delegates rate their CIMA course as good to excellent from a 93% feedback rate.

How it works 1. Consult – a member of our team will discuss your requirements and help to build a training plan.

2. Tailor – once the speaker has been identified, they will work with you to clarify your learning objectives and tailor the solution to meet your requirements.

3. Organise – we take care of all arrangements to help your event run smoothly and efficiently, delivering maximum benefits for the participants and saving you time and effort.

4. Deliver – training is delivered at the location of your choosing as per the agreed plan. A post-event review will be carried out to ensure complete customer satisfaction.

Options • CIMA Mastercourses – choose from our list of published programmes*. View the full list of available courses at: www.cimamastercourses.com/courselist • In-house only courses – select one of our in-house only training programmes at: www.cimamastercourses.com/ihtcourses • Bespoke – have a programme developed from scratch that will specifically meet your desired learning outcomes.

If you’re still not sure what you need, contact our in-house team who will be able to advise you and help identify the best solution for your needs. *Excludes multi-speaker courses.

CIMA In-house training

Clients include:

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Atos Origin BAE Systems Balfour Beatty Capital Barclays Bank Plc Betfair Boots UK Ltd Capgemini Consulting Department for Transport (DfT) UK E.On Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd

EDF Energy Plc European Broadcasting Union Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Greene King Plc HM Land Registry International Financial Management Association (Switzerland) Kimberly Clark Ltd

Lloyds Register Group LV= Ministry of Defence Motorola National Health Service (NHS) National Offender Management Service Novo Nordisk Ltd O2 UK

Omantel Telecommunications Co (S.A.O.G.) Pfizer Serious Fraud Office The Body Shop International Plc Trend Micro (Ireland) University College London Warburtons Limited Wm Morrison Supermarket Plc

To find out more call or email us now on: T. +44 (0)845 833 7235 | E. inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com | www.cimamastercourses.com/iht

CIMA Corporate Discount Scheme Why join?

Will you and/or your colleagues be booking five or more CIMA Mastercourses within the next 12 months? If so, you could save over 25% per booking through CIMA’s Corporate Discount Scheme (CDS).

How it works 1. Join – invest a minimum of £2,610 +VAT in the scheme.

Over the next 12 months use this investment to book CIMA Mastercourses or conferences at discounted rates, or use it to pay for in-house training. There are no joining fees.

2. Book – the funds in your account can be used to pay for training for any employee within your organisation. Employees of organisations that are CDS members can also attend our Bitesize Briefings free of charge.

3. Top up – your account can be topped up at any time, by any amount, so you can continue to benefit from the discounted rates for the duration of your membership.

CIMA CDS membership ensures that you, your colleagues and staff keep up-to-date with the rapid changes in the business world and save your organisation vital funds.

For example: • your CDS account balance

£2,610

• you book onto Driving down costs.

Using your CDS membership, you pay

£435

• with your discount you save (compared to the non-members price)

£164

• remaining CDS account balance.

£2,175

With your minimum investment you can save up to £984 when you book six one day CIMA Mastercourses.

The more you book through your membership, the more you will save.

Benefits • Save over 25% on all CIMA Mastercourses.

• Save up to 10% on non-CIMA courses featured in this brochure.

• Dedicated point of contact for your organisation’s training needs.

• Regular updates on courses and special offers.

• A regular statement to help you keep track of your investment and bookings.

• Use your investment to pay for a wide range of CPD events, including in-house training.

Members include: AGCO Ltd Barclays Bank Plc Bournemouth University Canada Life Ltd Cargill Plc Chivas Brothers Ltd E.On Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd EDF Energy Plc E I Wines Ltd

Fujitsu Services Galiform Plc Grand Central Railway Company Ltd Hitachi Data Systems HM Prison Service InterGen UK Ltd Kerry Foods Ltd Kimberly Clark Ltd

LexisNexis Ministry of Defence NATO Newcastle University NFT Distribution Holdings Ltd NHS South East Coast Novo Nordisk Ltd O2 UK Physio-Med Services Ltd

RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions Group Ltd Signet Trading Ltd Specsavers Optical Group Ltd Sulzer Dowding & Mills Plc The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund Trend Micro (Ireland) United Biscuits UK Ltd

To find out more call or email us now on: T. +44 (0)845 833 7235 | E. corporatediscountscheme@cimaglobal.com | www.cimamastercourses.com/cds

CIMA Corporate Discount Scheme

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Expert speakers

CIMA Expert speakers

We ensure that you benefit from the very best speakers. Our courses are presented by experts in their field who have extensive practical knowledge and experience of their subject area, which enables them to fully illustrate how the courses’ content can be applied to your work. Key speakers include:

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Alan Barlow

Andrew Chambers

Alan has over 25 years’ experience at CEO and director level in a rich variety of businesses, including a FTSE 100 energy group, a mid-market international engineering group, and a Big Four accounting firm. He has advised, led and managed joint ventures across a range of sectors and countries, under private equity, Plc and partnership ownership structures.

Described by The Times as ‘a worldwide authority on corporate governance’, Andrew runs Management Audit LLP which specialises in advising on audit and corporate governance.

Author of over 15 books on auditing and corporate governance, he sat on the UK FRC’s Auditing Practices Board (2006–9) and is currently a member of the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens’ (FEE) Corporate Governance and Company Law Working Party.

Bijan Tabatabai

David Parmenter

Bijan has been a business consultant since 2002, developing tools to solve common chronic management problems and training practitioners to implement them. One such tool, the forecasters’ toolkit, was developed by Bijan in collaboration with Unilever Plc, and has successfully enabled Unilever to implement and maintain a more reliable, effective and transparent forecasting process.

David is an international presenter and published author whose thought provoking courses have led to substantial change in finance teams. David is a leading expert in: finance teams’ better practices, the development of winning KPIs, implementing quarterly rolling forecasting and planning, quick month end reporting processes and decision-based reporting.

He has also worked for BP Oil Ltd and Arthur Andersen.

Garry Buick

Gary Ashworth

Garry has had extensive experience in management reporting and financial control. He worked with GlaxoSmithKline in a number of area finance director roles in the manufacturing division. He also worked in China as a key member of the implementation team for low-cost product sourcing. He is now a full-time trainer specialising in management accounting issues.

Gary, Director of A1 Aspirations Ltd, specialises in advanced performance management approaches. He has extensive implementation experience, has spoken internationally and has been published widely on the subject through Pearson/Financial Times publications and Financial Management. He led the performance management service lines in two of the major consulting firms over a number of years, and has set up several successful commercial ventures.

George Fildes

Harry Macdivitt

George is managing director of Qualitas Training & Consultancy Ltd. He specialises in commercial and financial training that delivers profit-boosting and sustainable business improvement.

With over 20 years in general management, George's experience spans business management, logistics, customer operations and financial management. His training programmes give delegates the confidence to become more involved in the commercial aspects of the business.

Harry is director of Axia Value Solutions, a consultancy company specialising in helping companies to differentiate, price and communicate their offered products and services.

Harry has assisted a large number of organisations with their pricing and general business strategies, including Nokia, BT, IBM, Lucent, Siemens, Philips, Boots, Xerox, Alstom Power and Michelin. He is co-author of The Challenge of Value (2010) and Value-Based Pricing – A Practitioner’s Guide (2011).

Jean-François Lowes

Jeremy Hope

Jean-François has worked as a management consultant and trainer for nine years following 15 years in financial management, including working for Boots, Egg, Reuters, Safeways, Harveys of Bristol and the Carbon Trust.

He has extensive experience of risk management, business continuity planning and strategic change. He and Jon Malcolm are currently carrying out carbon related consulting for two major hotel groups and a premiership football club.

Jeremy was the co-founder of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table in 1998 and leads its research programme. Published extensively, he is one of the world’s foremost thought leaders in the field of performance management. After spending five years with 3i and ten years in business management, he became a management writer, educator and adviser on finance transformation.

Linnet Sen

John has over 20 years’ experience during which he has undertaken ABC/M implementation work at a range of companies including Halifax Plc, British Airways, Seeboard Electricity, London Electricity, British Gas, ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), Sharwoods, Vauxhall Motors, IBC Vehicles, MATAV (Hungarian Telecom), Glasgow City Council, Royal Sun Alliance, NatWest, and Unilever International. His book ABC/M to the Max was published in 2008.

Linnet, Independent Fast Close Lead Practitioner, leads the UK and Ireland Hyperion practice for IBM Global Business Services.

Prior to this she led the financial consolidation and fast close solution team at Atos Consulting Ltd. In 1999 she led the first accelerated close project completed by PwC and has subsequently implemented a number of performance improvement projects in the group reporting and financial consolidation/fast close area.

Martin Zetter

Paul Clarke

A director working in the transfer pricing team at Ernst & Young, Martin has over 15 years’ experience as a transfer pricing specialist for some of the world’s major multinationals. In addition to setting up and managing a transfer pricing function for the largest Eurozone financial services group, he has successfully developed transfer pricing solutions for some of the world’s largest multinational groups.

Paul is head of the forecasting and budgeting practice at Develin & Partners. His 15 years’ consultancy experience has included projects in the logistics, financial services, manufacturing, utilities, IT and electronics industries. For the past four years Paul has specialised in the development of better budgeting and forecasting practices, and has successfully implemented them across a range of sectors.

Paul Thompson

Richard Mallett

Paul is one of the country's leading presenters on credit management and telephone collection techniques, on which he has run over 400 courses and is widely recognised as a dynamic presenter. He is executive vice-chairman of Experto Credite, Credit Management & Training Consultants. Previously he had over 16 years’ senior management experience with blue chip companies such as Yell.com and BT.

In 2001 Richard was appointed CIMA’s technical director with responsibility for maintaining and enhancing CIMA’s authority in management accounting and related business areas such as financial reporting, corporate governance and sustainability. From 2001 to 2009 he was a technical adviser to the Professional Accountants Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. He also has commercial experience with Boots, Reed Elsevier and Sainsbury’s, latterly as group financial controller.

Richard Simpson

Robin Bellis-Jones

Richard has held senior financial management positions in both privately and publicly owned companies in a variety of sectors. He is currently chief operating officer of FD Solutions, a privately owned business providing part-time finance directors to SMEs. He has extensive experience of the pharmaceutical, food, marketing, professional services, retail and software industries.

Robin has over 25 years’ consulting experience at director and senior management level in a broad spectrum of organisations, with particular emphasis on performance management, reporting, planning and control. He is managing director of The Bellis-Jones Hill Group whose clients include Reuters, British Library, Environment Agency, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Skandia Life, Ministry of Defence, BUPA and Barclays Bank.

Sophia Steiger

Stephen Berry

Sophia is an associate partner at Deloitte with over 15 years’ experience, eight of them in IT financial management. She has extensive experience in designing, implementing and optimising IT operating models and service charging across financial services and the public sector. Sophia has advised many organisations on how to put the right levers and tensions in place to maximise value from IT spend.

Stephen is a highly qualified speaker, strategy consultant, author, trainer and international MBA lecturer in business strategy. He is director of Neos Learning – one of Europe’s most innovative training companies. Previously a finance director and banker, Stephen brings his extensive business experience and practical skills rather than academic theories to his courses, which focus on training executives in strategic thinking and strategic development.

Sue Nugus

Tony Grundy

Sue is one of Europe’s leading trainers. Over a period of 20 years she has conducted numerous courses and seminars on a wide range of topics related to how to improve business performance through the use of information technology and telecommunications. Sue has authored and co-authored about 20 books, and is author of the CIMA/Elsevier publication Financial Planning with Excel: Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting Techniques.

Tony has extensive experience of turnaround, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, managing economic value, performance improvement and strategic cost management gained at KPMG and independently over 25 years. He has evolved a unique set of tools for developing and evaluating business and financial strategies. He has also been senior visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management for 15 years and a visitor in corporate finance at Henley Business School.

CIMA Expert speakers

John McKenzie

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Section contents Issues CFO of the future: Finance leadership .................................................................... 10 Strategic management ............................................................ 10 Cost and profitability analysis .............................................. 10 Flexible planning and rolling forecasts .............................. 10 Best practice measurement and reporting ...................... 10 Management accounting update – adding value beyond the numbers .................................. 12 Strategic management accounting .................................... 12 20 major mistakes made by accountants – and how to avoid them ....................................................... 13

Budgeting and planning NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

Spreadsheet skills for forecasting, planning and budgeting .......................................................... 15 Better forecasting and budgeting ........................................ 15 Introducing the forecasters’ toolkit .................................... 16

Performance management Performance measurement and benchmarking ............. 16 Implementing winning KPIs .................................................. 17 The balanced scorecard ........................................................... 17

Control NEW

Costing and cost management Driving down costs ................................................................... 13 NEW Activity-based costing and management – making it work in the real world ...................................... 14 NEW IT financial management – including IT service charging ............................................. 14

Management accounting and reporting best practice ................................................................................ 18 NEW Margin management ................................................................ 18 Quick month end reporting .................................................. 19 Management reporting for decision making ................... 19

The following Mastercourse is also available; for more information visit:

www.cimamastercourses.com/course code Course code Open book accounting .................................................... OBAC NEW

Management accounting Enhance your management accounting techniques to assist decision making in a complex business environment.

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All courses are available in-house – the following additional courses are available in-house only: • Creating a public sector scorecard • Establishing and implementing winning KPIs workshop • Improve your budgeting process workshop • Spreadsheet skills for accountants – tailored workshops Email inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com for further information.

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‘The course was very beneficial, and I will put a lot of what I learnt into practice.’

Trevor Boland, Management Accountant, First State Investments (UK) Ltd

‘Excellent. Very relevant in the current economic climate.’

Craig Petrie, Financial Controller – Thales & Defence Security, C4I Systems UK

CFO of the future – workshop series

In today’s rapidly changing business climate the CFO’s role has never been more important. Their management colleagues (including the board) desperately need fast, frequent and relevant information to make important decisions daily and weekly. They are also demanding answers to difficult questions: which products, business segments and growth initiatives should we invest in? Which products and customers are strategic and profitable? How can we cut costs by 20–30% without affecting customer value? Is our strategy working and, if not, what action should we take? Which business teams are performing well and which are performing poorly? Which products and/or processes should we outsource? How are we performing today and what does the near-term future look like? Most CFOs struggle to answer these (and many similar) questions. The CIMA CFO of the future series will enable you to raise your game and take on more of a leadership role.

Who should attend?

These workshops are aimed at existing and aspiring CFOs (including finance directors/controllers/managers, strategic/business planners and anyone responsible for improving the finance and planning operations) who want to improve their knowledge and performance. They are applicable to both the private and public sector.

What you will gain Based on many insights into how the best CFOs have improved their finance operations, this series provides the opportunity for you to take a career step-change in knowledge and performance.

It will cover a wide range of topics including leadership, efficiency, strategy, profitability, planning and measurement.

This series of five one day workshops, spread out over the year, will enable you to supplement your knowledge with all the latest tools, techniques and best practices and enable you to drive positive growth and change inside your organisation. It could be the defining moment in your career.

Bonus materia l When you book the entire series you will also receive a CD containing white papers to support the five courses, together with el ectronic copies of the sl ides.

Speaker

Jeremy Hope is one of the world’s top thought leaders in the field of performance management.

He has authored a number of articles and books on performance management and associated leadership issues.

His article on beyond budgeting, with colleague Robin Fraser, won the prestigious IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) award for best accounting article of 1998.

He started his career as a chartered accountant and has since

had experience in venture capital and business management.

He is a co-founder of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, an organisation dedicated to helping firms improve their performance management processes, and has led their research programme since 1998.

This series of workshops is based on Jeremy’s bestselling book Reinventing the CFO published in 2006.

Dates and locations Manchester Workshop one – finance leadership Workshop two – strategic management

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Workshop three – cost and profitability analysis

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London

15 February

6 April

5 April

15 June

14 June

22 September

Workshop four – flexible planning and rolling forecasts

21 September

23 November

Workshop five – best practice measurement and reporting

22 November

13 December

You can mix the locations you attend if booking the full series.

6 CPD hours per workshop (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Choose either an individual workshop or book the full series and save over 25% with membership of the CIMA Corporate Discount Scheme.

Non-members: CIMA members: Full series (with membership of the CIMA Corporate Discount Scheme):

£599 +VAT per workshop £539 +VAT per workshop £435 +VAT per workshop

Programme outline New for 2011

Workshop one – finance leadership

You need to rise above the basic accounting routines and become a change leader who can transform finance into a best-in-class operation. You need to make an honest assessment of how effective you are and prepare a vision and roadmap of where you want to be in a few years from now. And you need to take your team with you on the journey. This workshop will teach you: • How to develop a vision and roadmap for finance (aligning the CEO–CFO visions).

• How to improve finance efficiency (how to cut out low value work, increase quality and reduce costs).

• How to improve finance effectiveness (how to turn finance into a valued and trusted business partner).

This workshop will teach you: • How to learn from ‘lean’ practices (including value stream costing, target costing and lean accounting).

• How to use process maps and cost drivers to identify and eliminate non-value costs.

• How to use lean practices in both manufacturing and service organisations.

• How to find strategic and profitable products and customers (and deal with those that aren’t).

• How to reduce expenses (such as travel, marketing, IT, etc.) using various techniques and practices including benchmarking, shared services centres, internal markets, outsourcing and peer scrutiny.

• Case examples include Toyota, Handelsbanken and Fujitsu.

Book online and learn more at: www.cimamastercourses.com/COPA

• How to build your team.

• How to design and use a finance scorecard to set goals and action plans for finance and to measure performance progress.

• Case examples include Cisco Systems, GE, Handelsbanken and American Express.

Book online and learn more at: www.cimamastercourses.com/FINL New for 2011

Workshop two – strategic management

You need to become a key member of the strategy team at every level of the organisation. This means improving and using your knowledge of strategy tools (such as the balanced scorecard) and strategic decision making (how to allocate funds to the best opportunities) to enhance the strategy process. This workshop will teach you: • How to use the power of mission statements to guide management decisions and set ethical standards.

• How to define success in terms of aspirational goals at every level of the organisation.

• How to identify and focus on intangible assets and key value drivers to improve performance.

• How to use the three classic customer value propositions to agree your strategic position and align processes and measures.

• How to use balanced scorecards to set goals, measure performance and align investments.

New for 2011

Workshop four – flexible planning and rolling forecasts

Many thought leaders believe that the present levels of uncertainty and turbulence are the new ‘normal’. That’s one of the reasons why many leaders are saying that the annual planning and budgeting process no longer makes any sense (it also takes too long, costs too much and adds too little value). So how do you break free from shortterm targets and budgets and replace them with systems that enable the organisation to be more flexible? This workshop will teach you: • How to set goals based on relative performance and realign rewards.

• How to build a more dynamic strategic planning process (including scenario planning).

• How to lead a quarterly business review meeting.

• How to design and implement rolling forecasts.

• How to rethink the roles of the executive, support services and front line (value centre) team.

• How to move towards a more devolved and adaptive (beyond budgeting) management model.

• Case examples include Handelsbanken, American Express and HCL Technologies.

Book online and learn more at: www.cimamastercourses.com/FPRF New for 2011

Workshop five – best practice measurement and reporting

• How to lead a strategy review meeting, manage risk and encourage balanced decisions.

It is likely that your measures and reports are too slow, detailed and lack performance insights. Most managers don’t know where they are until two weeks after each month end. You need to raise your game and provide your partners with fast, frequent and relevant information. This workshop will teach you:

• Case examples include Whole Foods Market, Statoil, Handelsbanken and Southwest Airlines.

• How to design team-based scorecards and align measures and rewards.

• How to see the organisation through the eyes of a venture capital partner and encourage innovation.

Book online and learn more at: www.cimamastercourses.com/STMG

• How to turn dumb KPIs into intelligent analytics.

• How to design ‘reports on a page’ and use trends.

New for 2011

Workshop three – cost and profitability analysis

You need to learn how to see beyond budgets and accounting statements to find where the deep cost reduction and profit-making opportunities are. This involves learning new practices and techniques, including ‘lean practice’ and ‘process mapping’ as well as the power of ‘transparent information’.

• How to use peer comparisons (including league tables and open peer reviews) to drive continuous improvement.

• How to open up the information system and communicate results more effectively.

• Case examples include Southwest Airlines, Toyota, Telekom Malaysia and HCL Technologies.

Book online and learn more at: www.cimamastercourses.com/BPMR

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Issues

• How to use IT to build a best practice performance management system.

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Management accounting update – adding value beyond the numbers

Strategic management accounting Accounting for competitive advantage

The latest trends Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Management accountants involved in making budgeting and planning decisions.

Management accountants who are involved in planning and decision making.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• Confidence that you are up to speed with current hot topics in the management accounting field.

• An enhanced appreciation of cost management techniques.

• Relevant updates on budgeting, management reporting and control.

• An understanding of the importance of managing revenue and adding value.

• The ability to input into managing organisational performance.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• The latest trends and thinking in budgeting.

• The changing role of the management accountant.

• Management reporting and control – updates including the increased use of dashboard reports and non-financial KPIs and performance measures.

• The concept of the strategic management accountant as well as the environmental forces which have caused this change.

• Business improvement programmes and the inherent problems in tracking and reporting of benefits from such programmes.

• The role of the management accountant in terms of cost management, value management and performance management.

• Established techniques such as activity-based management.

• Modern techniques such as lifecycle accounting.

• Strategic and management aspects of the accountant's role.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Issues

• The challenge of managing others – in particular non-financial staff.

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Dates Birmingham 18 October Bristol 24 August

Dates Glasgow 14 April 9 November

London 16 February 13 May 16 September 31 October 18 November 5 December

Manchester 27 January 26 July Milton Keynes 21 June

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 12 January 12 April 11 July 16 November

Manchester 10 May 29 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/MAUA

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/STMA

20 major mistakes made by accountants – and how to avoid them

Driving down costs The intelligent cost manager toolkit

How corporate accountants can work more smartly New for 2011

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Finance directors, chief financial officers and financial controllers, plus corporate accountants in all sectors.

• Finance managers will benefit from learning how the finance function can be a strategic leader on cost management.

• Consultants and practitioners who offer services to corporate accountants.

• HR managers will discover how to manage the cost of in-house staff.

What you will gain

What you will gain

Corporate accountants around the world have been making the same mistakes, year after year. Based on David Parmenter’s ground breaking book Pareto’s 80/20 rule for corporate accountants, this course will give you a sound understanding of these mistakes and how to avoid them.

A toolkit of key ideas and cost management strategies, frameworks for analysing cost and practical techniques for implementing cost reduction. The course will cover both urgent one-time cost cutting and sustained long-term cost management. It will also address how to balance tough cost management with core values, team motivation and growth.

The course will cover how to avoid such mistakes as:

Programme outline

• having over 80 account codes for the P/L

• Leadership: how managers can take the lead and set the tone.

• only forecasting to year end

• Techniques and tactics: generalised ideas, approaches and analytical frameworks.

• breaking down the annual plan into 12 before the year starts • making the finance team a miserable place to work • not investing enough effort and time into leadership

• People: how to tackle the most difficult cost area, full-time staff and the role of HR.

• producing numbing monthly financial reports

• Suppliers: all other cost categories, from raw materials to outsourced services.

• reporting on the wrong performance measures

• The internet and globalisation.

• allowing month end reporting to go past three working days

• Lateral thinking: how to turn conventional thinking about cost on its head.

• investing in a complex G/L and upgrading unnecessarily • giving budget holders an annual entitlement • budgeting at account code level

• Cost management as strategy in areas like M&A, pricing and new growth opportunities.

• taking months doing an annual plan – instead of ten working days

• A cost-cutting case study.

• not producing daily/weekly decision-based reports

• Cost containment: how to pre-empt cost growth.

• letting Excel dominate the finance system

• How the finance function can be a strategic leader on cost.

• not investing enough in accounts payable.

• Cost in the public sector.

Dates

• ‘Intelligent’ vs. ‘unintelligent’ cost management.

Dates

London 26 May 26 September

Glasgow 3 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 24 March 9 September

Manchester 28 June

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/TTMI

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/DDCO

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Issues | Costing and cost management

Programme outline

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Activity-based costing and management – making it work in the real world

IT financial management – including IT service charging

Practical approaches that produce significant business benefits

Addressing financial management within the IT arena

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Finance directors, financial controllers, management accountants, operational and commercial managers and change managers in all commercial sectors, plus public sector and not for profit organisations.

Financial controllers, financial managers and financial planners in medium to large organisations.

Real world approaches to activity-based costing (ABC) and activity-based management (ABM) that can be implemented and sustained – this course draws upon practical experiences and case studies where ABC and ABM have really been made to work and produce significant business benefits.

ABC and ABM are simple concepts and practical tools which create much greater transparency and understanding of an organisation’s operations, enabling management to take smarter decisions and drive real change and business benefits through to the bottom line. Yet consultants and software companies hijacked these concepts, like many other three-letter acronyms, and introduced impractical complexity, along with time and cost, into implementations, making them largely unworkable and unsustainable. This course gets back to the fundamentals and demonstrates how they can be practically adopted with a minimum of pain and fuss, and looks at the applications and benefits that result.

Programme outline • What are ABC and ABM and what drives the need for them?

• Practical ways to implement it yourself (KISS – Keep it simple, Stupid).

• Cultural and human issues arising from implementation.

• True cost and profitability measurement and management (customer/product/channel).

• Replacing internal recharges with internal service costing.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Costing and cost management

What you will gain • An understanding of the finance processes associated with IT financial management.

What you will gain

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Available in-house

Who should attend?

• Knowledge of the key operating model components required to manage an IT cost base.

• A structured methodology for designing an IT service charging model.

• An insight into how other organisations have tackled financial management across the IT function.

• An appreciation of what real benefits can be delivered and the cultural change needed.

Programme outline • Assessing an IT cost base and the role financial management has to play.

• An introduction to IT finance operating models.

• Key components of designing a successful IT finance operating model.

• Establishing appropriate IT finance processes.

• Why and when IT service charging should be used and the associated challenges and benefits.

• Designing your IT service charging model – theory and leading practice principles.

• The recharging process – from purchase to pay to recharge.

• How IT services may be charged and used to support the green agenda.

• Performance management of the IT budget.

• Activity-based approaches to budgeting made simple.

• Use of the balanced scorecard to support IT financial management.

• Applying ABC/M knowledge to drive internal improvement and value creation.

• Implementation options and practical challenges.

• Linking ABC/M to performance measures.

• Managing the transition to new models, processes and charging regimes.

• What to avoid.

• Supporting case studies from the public sector and private sector.

Dates

Dates

London 11 May 14 October

London 17 June 25 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/ABCM

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/ITSC

Spreadsheet skills for forecasting, planning and budgeting

Better forecasting and budgeting Improving the budgeting process

Improve your techniques Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Directors, managers, company advisers and other members of staff from all functional areas who have to develop departmental forecasts, plans or budgets.

Board members, senior managers and accountants with responsibility for budgeting.

• Business advisers and analysts who need to advise or comment on business forecasts, plans and budgets.

What you will gain • Knowledge of a variety of approaches to forecasting, planning and budgeting.

• The ability to develop these management tools using spreadsheets on a personal computer.

• Tips on how to combine these techniques to obtain the most effective management information.

• An introduction to the use of advanced spreadsheet techniques.

Programme outline

What you will gain • A thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of conventional approaches to forecasting and budgeting.

• Frameworks, methods and techniques to implement a rolling forecast and to create a flexible and dynamic budgeting process.

• A thorough understanding of the ways in which forecasting and budgeting processes can drive change.

Programme outline • Why do we budget? Information for sources of capital; investor expectations; planning, control and improvement; financial planning.

• Are budgets doing what we need them to do? The importance of diagnosis; the view from industry – recent evidence.

• Focusing on improving your techniques.

• Forecasting, planning and budgeting as part of the management accounting function.

• Business forecasting: a review of some of the modern quantitative methods available including smoothing techniques; regression analysis and time series analysis; expected value calculations.

• Business planning models: a look at available techniques including deterministic, stochastic and optimising models.

• Business planning techniques: what-if analysis; backward iteration and risk analysis.

• Budgeting techniques: producing budgets, actuals, calculating variances, producing year-to-date figures and consolidating reports; when to use multiple sheets and multiple files; consolidation options.

• The role of the rolling forecast: why have a rolling forecast?

What has to roll? The information needed to make it happen; creating a forecast for revenue and expenditure; using a rolling forecast as a catalyst for change; its partnership with performance measurement systems.

• What's left for the budget to do? The need for planning and control; links with strategy; links to shareholder value; its relationship with the rolling forecast; creating a process, not an event; bringing clarity to accountability; the inclusion of risk.

• Easing the burden and removing distractions: leadership and communication; roles and responsibilities; measurement and behaviour; organisational issues; the role played by systems.

• Key steps in implementation.

Dates Glasgow 8 February

Dates London 1 April 7 September 9 December

Manchester 7 October

Milton Keynes 11 July

Glasgow 1 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 10 June 6 December

Manchester 27 June

Milton Keynes 9 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 29 November

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/SFPB

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/BBUD

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Budgeting and planning

The course uses large screen demonstrations. Spreadsheets are demonstrated using Microsoft Excel but the course is relevant for Lotus 1-2-3 users.

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Introducing the forecasters’ toolkit

Performance measurement and benchmarking

How to radically improve your forecasts

Principles and practice

Available in-house

Who should attend?

• Financial directors, managers and accountants plus all others who produce, consolidate or receive forecasts.

Financial and other managers:

• All involved in redesigning forecasting processes, particularly those seeking to replace a traditional budget based ‘command and control’ management with a more agile externally-focused model.

What you will gain • A proven approach to improving your forecasting – the forecasters’ toolkit – which is scientifically based but requires no significant investment in infrastructure or training, and will help you apply statistical concepts in a simple way.

• Simple but effective forecasting tools which you can use immediately on your return to work.

Programme outline • Characteristics of business forecasting.

• Key forecasting terms and concepts.

• How forecasting practices can support a more dynamic approach to performance management.

• The principles of managing a forecasting process.

• Forecast error, what it is and how we can use it.

• Bias and other key measures of forecasting quality.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Budgeting and planning | Performance management

• charged with introducing a performance measurement system or with undertaking a benchmarking exercise • wanting to introduce performance measures, and not sure which measures to choose or the best approach to adopt • looking for new ways to measure performance • seeking an overview of the whole field of performance measurement and benchmarking.

What you will gain • A good understanding of the principles on which effective performance measurement and benchmarking are based.

• Insights into how performance measurement systems influence behaviours – for better and for worse.

• Useful techniques for choosing the right set of measures for your organisation.

• Practical examples of how organisations have gone about performance measurement and benchmarking – both well and badly.

• Hands-on practice of the techniques through exercises in which you try out what you have learnt in the context of your own workplace.

• Introduction to the forecasters’ toolkit.

Programme outline

• A practical approach to measuring forecast quality.

• Developing appropriate performance measures out of departmental or corporate goals.

• How to use simple, Excel-based, diagnostic tools.

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Available in-house

Who should attend?

• How to design reliable and efficient forecasting processes.

• Overview of different performance measurement frameworks – including the omnipresent budget – and their strong and weak points.

• Important practical considerations in planning and implementing performance measurement – what to ensure and what to avoid.

• Getting value out of benchmarking – the pros and cons of different approaches – choosing the right one for you.

Dates

Dates

London 8 June 2 November

Glasgow 14 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 8 March 11 October

Manchester 15 December

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/IFCT

Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PMCI

Implementing winning key performance indicators (KPIs)

The balanced scorecard Principles, practicalities, progress and pitfalls

Catch up with the latest thinking on KPIs Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All those responsible for monitoring and reporting performance, particularly:

• CEOs, MDs, FDs and other board/business unit members concerned with defining, articulating, communicating, and delivering strategic intent.

• those involved in balanced scorecard implementations • CEOs who want to link daily activities to strategy • consultants who wish to gain a new methodology in this important area.

What you will gain

• Management accountants, IT directors and others responsible for the preparation, analysis and presentation of financial and non-financial information to help assure the delivery of the strategy.

What you will gain

• An appreciation that not all KPI performance measures are 'key' to your business.

• An insight into the importance of identifying your organisation’s critical success factors.

• Explore the critical and fundamental role of strategy maps and how to create them.

• Acquire a powerful structure for inspiring high performance through building strategy-focused performance management information that can be cascaded throughout the organisation.

• An understanding of why performance measures often fail to deliver.

• Understand how vision, strategy, objectives, measures, targets, initiatives, KPIs and their ownership can be brought together into one comprehensive and extremely powerful performance management framework.

• In-depth white paper with templates and over 300 performance measures.

• Examine the broader organisational issues associated with successful balanced scorecard implementation.

For years many private and public sector organisations have used what they thought were KPIs, but the measures have not had the impact that management and the board were seeking. Based on David Parmenter’s KPI book which has been a ‘top ten’ performance management book for three years, this course represents a chance to catch up with the latest thinking on KPIs.

• Evaluate the practical application of the balanced scorecard to your own organisation and become focused on what to do next.

• A road map to developing and reporting KPIs.

Programme outline

Programme outline • Role, benefits, and usage patterns of the balanced scorecard.

• Structure of the scorecard, the famous four perspectives, and the critical role of strategy mapping.

• What are the seven characteristics of key performance indicators?

• Detailed business case studies, including organisational cascades; and using scorecard principles to execute strategic intent effectively.

• How to find your organisation’s critical success factors.

• Practical syndicate working.

• The foundation stones of performance measures.

• Overcoming the obstacles to the successful adoption of a scorecard.

• How to develop and use winning KPIs: the 12-step model.

• Presenting team and executive scorecards, board dashboards, KPI intranet reports.

• The importance and use of personal action planning checklists.

• Marketing strategies to promote KPI development to your senior management team.

Dates

Dates

London 24 May 19 September

Manchester 20 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 7 July

Glasgow 6 May

London 11 February 23 September

Manchester 18 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA, ACCA, ACT and IIA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/KPIS

£599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ACCA UK, ACT and IIA.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/IMBS

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Performance management

• A ground-breaking approach which will help you choose the right KPIs.

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Management accounting and reporting best practice

Margin management To power profitable growth

The importance of the external face of management accounting New for 2011

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Finance professionals with oversight of and/or responsibility for the development and preparation of internal and external reports.

• All senior managers needing to ensure that profitability is proactively managed.

What you will gain

• Sales and commercial managers concerned to maximise the conversion of sales opportunities into profitable business.

An up-to-date perspective on the imperative for increased external transparency brought about by recent and impending changes to statutory reporting and director responsibility. Leading companies are increasingly aligning their internal and external reporting frameworks. Companies that can demonstrate superior management accounting and reporting to investors may secure a premium rating.

Programme outline

• Account managers seeking to ensure that customers deliver the level of sales anticipated when discount structures have been agreed.

• Finance managers keen to ensure that their business does not grow at ‘any price’.

• All who want to find a common language between finance and sales.

• Recent and impending changes – planned by the coalition government – and their impact on narrative reporting.

What you will gain

• How narrative reporting incorporates forward looking information, market information and KPIs that are more the provenance of the management accounting system than the financial accounting system.

• The ability to increase margins without losing valuable customers.

• Corporate reporting as increasingly ‘seen through the eyes of management’.

• How best practice management accounting techniques can help companies meet the external requirements.

• How leading companies are incorporating social and environment reporting in their mainstream corporate reporting.

There will be extensive use of case studies to demonstrate the trends.

• Insight into a range of opportunities for profit improvement.

• Knowledge of margin management techniques that have worked for other well-known organisations.

• Insights into how to win tenders and make a profit.

Programme outline • Why effective margin management can be difficult.

• Why gross margins can be misleading; knowing what the real margins are and what drives them.

• Analysing, reporting and managing profitability by customer, channel, sector, region and product.

• Understanding the balance between the customer relationship and margins they generate.

• Pricing – an assessment of the hidden profit improvement opportunities.

• Case studies of organisations that have grown both revenues and profits by focusing on customer profitability reporting and pricing process management.

• Recent developments in pricing and customer profitability analysis and reporting software.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Control

Dates

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Dates

London 5 July 23 November

London 30 March 14 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Manchester 19 May

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ACCA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/MAAR

£599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ACCA UK.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/MRMG

Quick month end reporting

Management reporting for decision making

By day three or less

A practical approach to producing the right information at the right time Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All those wanting to improve the timeliness of month end reporting to management and to the board, including:

Senior executives, managers and accountants who are required to evaluate data which will enable them to substantiate major decisions within the organisation.

• finance directors, CFOs and financial controllers • management and financial accountants involved in month end reporting • consultants and practitioners who wish to gain a new methodology.

Organisations around the world spend far too long on month end reporting, while the real decision-based reports are those issued daily and weekly. Late reports are of no practical use.

David Parmenter’s methodology, developed from fast reporting finance teams, guarantees day three reporting for the finance teams which apply it.

What you will gain • A guide to reporting KPIs which truly reflect business performance and will be critical in attaining the organisation’s goals and objectives.

• An introduction to best practice in the effective and timely communication of information to all levels of management.

Programme outline • What, why, when and how information needs to be communicated to all levels of management.

• Best practice in management reporting.

What you will gain • Discover how to complete your month end within three working days regardless of sector or in-house bottlenecks.

• An understanding of 21st century better practices to speed up finance team routines.

• Learn how to ‘post-it’ re-engineer a process.

• Obtain a comprehensive white paper outlining, in detail, all the implementation steps.

• Reporting performance measures.

• Dashboard design.

• Identification of KPIs that will really make a difference.

• The move towards rolling budgets as a mechanism to better measure performance and ensure more proactive strategic planning.

Programme outline • The major steps you can take before next month end.

• How to reduce the content of the monthly report.

• Steps you can organise within six months.

• Case studies on quick month end reporting (day one and virtual closing).

• How to speed up board reporting.

Dates

Dates

London 23 May 20 September

Manchester 23 September

Bristol 4 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 16 December

Glasgow 24 May 10 November

London 22 March 23 June 31 October

Manchester 15 February 31 August Milton Keynes 27 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/QMER

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/MRDM

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Control

• Workshops on efficient month end routines, the bottlenecks, designing a dashboard for your board, the implementation issues.

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Section contents Update for the accountant in industry and commerce .................................................................................... 22 Corporate accountants’ updating programme ............... 22 A technical update for accountants in business ............ 23 A finance directors’ update .................................................... 23

Accounting updates Technical updates to ensure you have the know-how to deal with the evolving business landscape.

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Update for the accountant in industry and commerce

Corporate accountants’ updating programme

A comprehensive update on all the essential topics

Choose the whole package or individual seminars to suit your own requirements

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• All accountants in business looking to refresh their knowledge.

Accountants wanting an update which is designed to encourage maximum delegate participation and ensure optimum knowledge retention while minimising time spent away from the office.

• Senior managers with a wide portfolio of responsibilities.

What you will gain • An update on the latest legislation and current practice.

What you will gain A comprehensive update on the latest issues in management accounting, taxation and financial reporting.

• Learn how to avoid potential pitfalls.

• Useful new ideas for improving the effectiveness of your operation.

Programme outline Day one – taxation

Programme outline

Morning: employment and personal taxes update.

Day one

Afternoon: business and corporate taxes update.

• Key financial reporting roundup.

Day two – management accounting

• Key financial reporting issues workshop.

Morning: driving performance – management knowledge and improved results.

• Fraud and business risk management.

• People management and employment law workshop.

Day two

Afternoon: managing successful growth strategies.

Day three – financial reporting

• Key tax issues.

Morning: an update and refresher – part I.

• Corporate and business law round-up A to Z.

Afternoon: an update and refresher – part II.

• Contract law workshop.

The order in which the topics are presented varies. For details visit www.cimamastercourses.com/CAUP

• Financial strategies workshop.

The programme is subject to change.

Dates Birmingham 4–5 May

Gatwick Manchester 16–17 November 12–13 October

Bristol 7–8 September

Leeds 26–27 October

Cambridge 2–3 November

Newcastle London upon Tyne 16–17 March 6–7 December 5–6 July 13–14 December

Cardiff 14–15 June

Oxford 5–6 October

Milton Keynes Southampton 22–23 September 9–10 November Windsor 24–25 May

London courses are non-residential only.

Others can be residential or non-residential.

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Dates Cardiff 24–26 October

London 24–26 May 21–23 November

Edinburgh 12–14 December

Manchester 30 November–2 December

ACCOUNTING UPDATES

Fees

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Non-residential Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members: Residential Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

24 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

£875 +VAT

Fees

£775 +VAT

• £190 per half day seminar

£775 +VAT

• Book all six seminars and pay just £152.50 per seminar

£975 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation) This programme is run by ACCA UK and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

£925 +VAT £925 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

This course is run by CCH Professional Development and recommended by CIMA. www.cimamastercourses.com/UPAI

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/CAUP

A technical update for accountants in business Important new developments

A finance directors’ update Recent developments in financial reporting and corporation tax

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All accountants and business managers requiring a comprehensive and topical one day technical update.

Financial directors and their teams.

What you will gain

• Knowledge of changes brought about by new financial reporting standards and changes in the corporate tax regime.

Designed to provide you with a concise update while minimising the time you spend away from work, this popular technical update concentrates on the core areas of financial reporting and current tax, as well as other topical issues. The panel of experienced speakers will highlight the important technical changes that have taken place over the past 12 months and discuss their commercial implications.

Comprehensive, practical and with the opportunity to have your technical queries answered by leading experts, this course will provide you with a complete technical update.

What you will gain

• Guidance on the problems encountered in complying with existing standards.

• Tips and techniques on how to minimise your company’s tax burden, and planning techniques for the future.

Programme outline This concise update is designed to bring finance directors and their finance teams right up-to-date with recent developments in financial reporting and corporation tax. As well as reviewing the key changes, it will discuss the issues that these changes entail.

Programme outline To ensure that the course content reflects all the key changes, the specific topics for discussion will be announced approximately 12 weeks before the course.

• Financial reporting update.

A great opportunity to update your technical skills while minimising the time spent out of the office.

The specific topics for discussion will be announced approximately 12 weeks before the course.

• International accounting standards.

• Corporation tax update.

• Employee benefits/PAYE. Technical issues are underpinned with practical examples and comprehensive course documentation.

Dates

Dates Glasgow 4 May

Edinburgh 26 May

London 16 June

Perth 8 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA/ICAS members)

Fees

Aberdeen 2 November

Glasgow 29 September

Edinburgh 10 November

Inverness 1 November

3.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA/ICAS members) (morning)

Fees

Visit: www.cimamastercourses.com/TUAB for details of fees.

This course is run by CA Business Courses, the professional development division of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and recommended by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues. www.cimamastercourses.com/FDUP

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This course is run by CA Business Courses, the professional development division of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and recommended by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

London 20 October

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Aberdeen 7 June

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Section contents Treasury

Risk management

Treasury – introduction ........................................................... 26 Financial instruments (IAS 39) – advanced aspects – recognition and measurement ........................................ 26 The nuts and bolts of cash management ......................... 27 The essential guide to treasury security and controls ................................................................................ 27 NEW

Business continuity management (BCM) ......................... 32 Regulatory compliance – preparing for the FSA ARROW review ........................... 32 Risk, control and assurance .................................................... 33 Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing – an essential update ........................................... 33 Internal audit .............................................................................. 34 How to audit ............................................................................... 34 Other courses ............................................................................. 35

Corporate finance Investment appraisal – introduction .................................. 28 Investment appraisal in practice .......................................... 28 Financing and investment strategy .................................... 29 NEW Working capital optimisation ............................................... 29 Fundamentals of transfer pricing ........................................ 30 Effective transfer pricing ......................................................... 30 Credit management – what you need to know ............. 31 A practical approach to private company acquisition ................................................................................... 31 NEW

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Corporate finance and treasury Learn how to make the most effective corporate finance decisions and safeguard your organisation from risks.

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Treasury – introduction An overview of the main areas of treasury management

Financial instruments (IAS 39) – advanced aspects – recognition and measurement Applying IAS 39/FRS 26

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All accountants, treasury and financial managers and internal auditors needing a fast track introduction to the key issues associated with treasury management.

Accountants, treasury and financial managers working in the financial or corporate sectors with considerable exposure to financial instruments, who have an understanding of the principles of IAS 39/FRS 26 but are nonetheless struggling to apply what they know in practice.

What you will gain • A solid grounding in the concepts and products used in treasury management within banks, companies and financial institutions.

• An explanation of the relevant terminology and jargon.

What you will gain This practical update will address frequently encountered problems including:

• An understanding of how instruments are inter-related and the opportunities this presents for arbitrage.

• how to establish the fair value of financial instruments

Programme outline

• how to ensure hedge documentation is adequate

• Introduction to basic financial maths; day count conventions; the time value of money.

• The money market: definitions of the money market and the role of participants; the inter-bank deposit market, domestic and offshore; establishing the cost of liquidity – LIBOR; money market instruments: time deposits, certificates of deposit (CDs), treasury bills, bills of exchange, commercial paper (CP); the repo market – different types and the motivations of the players.

• how to test hedge effectiveness • embedded derivatives identification and valuation.

Programme outline • The content of the application guidance and implementation guide of IAS 39/FRS 26.

• Fair value and its practical issues.

• Embedded derivatives identification and valuation.

• Hedge accounting problems and solutions.

• The role of the central bank and Bank of England open market operations.

• Spot foreign exchange: an overview of the market and its uses; quotation of spot rates, key jargon explained; calculating cross rates.

• Forward foreign exchange: forward foreign exchange defined; calculating forward foreign exchange rates; derivation of forward points; covered interest arbitrage.

• Forward rates: forward rates agreements (FRAs) defined; calculating forward rates; settlement; uses in hedging.

• Financial futures: futures defined; how do they work? Centralised counterparties and margining; currency futures; short-term interest rate futures (STIRs), compared to FRAs. • Interest rate swaps: swaps defined; uses; pricing; their variations, including SONIAs.

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Treasury

• Options: currency and interest rate options; uses in managing risk and basic strategies.

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Case studies are used to examine the liquidity and risk characteristics of the different instruments as well as to provide an insight into current market dynamics.

Dates

Dates

London 17–18 February 12–13 April 30 June–1 July 19–20 September 12–13 December

London 9 February 18 May 21 October

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Manchester 10 August

Fees £1,180 +VAT £1,062 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£885 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/TRIN

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/FIAA

The nuts and bolts of cash management The principles and practices of effective cash management

The essential guide to treasury security and controls Building a secure treasury environment New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• New entrants to treasury.

• Treasury managers and controllers.

• Those who interface with treasury.

• Internal and external auditors.

• All those with day-to-day responsibility for managing cash and liquidity.

• Those with responsibility for treasury but without prior hands-on treasury experience.

What you will gain

• Anyone working in treasury dealing or involved with treasury transactions.

An understanding of what cash and liquidity management consists of, and its importance to the business.

Programme outline The course provides a broad understanding of the basic principles and practices of cash and liquidity management. While different market sectors have different cash flow dynamics, there are common cash management issues that affect all organisations to some degree. Starting with the domestic viewpoint, the course examines the basic building blocks of cash management and then, through a series of case studies, extends the basic principles to tackling the complexities of international cash management.

• Float time: the cost of poor cash management; invoicing; payables and receivables management; liquidity and the cash cycle; payment instruments (paper-based, electronic) and clearing systems (RTGS, NSS); domestic and international; finality; value dating.

• Cash management structures: types of accounts; currency accounts; zero balance; lock box; disbursement; international account structures.

• Liquidity techniques: notional pooling; cash concentration; cross-border notional pooling; short-term borrowing; investing; leading and lagging.

• Cash flow forecasting: purpose; methods and problems.

• Basic interest calculations: 360/365 bases; short-term instruments.

• Further international complexity: FX (spot, forward, swaps); netting.

What you will gain An understanding of the principles and elements of security and control in the treasury environment sufficient to enable you to judge the control adequacy of any treasury, and make or recommend necessary changes.

Programme outline • Policies, organisation structures and skills: scope of treasury activity; policy, delegation of authority; corporate governance; control environment; responsibilities at each level; effective monitoring; control procedures.

• Front office controls: implementing policies; the London market; use of limits as a control; dealing procedures.

• Back office controls: confirmations and settlements; reconciliations and reporting; system management.

• Middle office controls: risk analysis and reporting; reporting procedures.

• Role of the accounting function and audit of electronic payments: electronic and manual security methods; electronic web dealing.

• Market codes of conduct – electronic payments and system controls: authorisation; audit trails; environment; impact of new technology.

• Instrument risks and structured derivatives: some extreme examples of control issues.

• Control in a multinational environment: controlling subsidiaries; special situations.

• Detection of fraud – how controls can break down in practice: what went wrong in high-profile cases.

Dates

Dates

London 28 April 20 September

London 15–16 June 6–7 December

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ACT members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£630 +VAT £550 +VAT £550 +VAT This course is run by the ACT and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/NBCM

Non-members: £1,200 +VAT CIMA and ACT members: £1,100 +VAT Corporate Discount Scheme members: £1,100 +VAT This course is run by the ACT (exclusive of accommodation) and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/TSCO

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Treasury

• War story: examples from real life.

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Investment appraisal – introduction

Investment appraisal in practice

Getting investment decisions right

Assessment, measurement and pricing of risk

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Senior executives, managers and accountants in both the private and public sectors needing a fundamental knowledge of investment appraisal plus an understanding of the external and internal implications of changes to financial policy.

Finance staff and business managers who wish to enhance their knowledge of investment appraisal as well as its application for business.

What you will gain

Attendance at Investment appraisal – introduction is recommended for those needing to understand the fundamentals.

Knowledge of how to:

What you will gain

• decide whether to proceed with a capital purchase or project (by using techniques such as net present value, payback and return on investment)

• A thorough understanding of investment appraisal techniques.

• perform investment appraisal calculations • deal with real life complications such as changing interest rates, irregular cash flows, relevant cash flows, working capital cash flows, inflation and taxation.

This is covered in greater depth in Investment appraisal in practice.

Programme outline • Basic investment appraisal techniques including discounted cash flows.

• How to develop these techniques.

• How to take account of real life complications in investment appraisal.

• An appreciation of how to account for risk and uncertainty in investment appraisal.

• Awareness of the qualitative issues relevant to the decision making process.

• How to use investment appraisal within a business plan.

Programme outline • The techniques of investment appraisal and the importance of going back to basics when undertaking advanced investment appraisal.

• Relevance of qualitative issues in investment appraisal.

• How to deal with risk and uncertainty in planning.

• An understanding of the difficulties of undertaking investment appraisal in practice, such as forecasting accurately.

The programme includes a number of case studies.

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Numerous examples and case studies are included in order for you to put the techniques into practice.

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Dates Glasgow 21 June

Dates London 21 January 11 April 17 May 29 July 27 October

Manchester 22 November

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 11 March 16 June 12 September 14 December

Manchester 12 October

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/IAPI

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Financing and investment strategy

Working capital optimisation

Assessment, measurement and pricing of risk

Tools and techniques to improve cash flow

New for 2011

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All with responsibility for raising finance in their organisation and needing an overview or refresher of the key issues.

Accountants at all levels – directors, senior managers, heads of finance – plus project/programme managers, credit control, sales and purchase ledger staff, buyers and sales professionals.

What you will gain An understanding of the sources of finance available to businesses, including the capital markets, together with the issues involved in deciding an appropriate mix of equity and debt, plus an appreciation of the importance of working capital management to business.

Programme outline

The course will be valuable to anyone responsible for managing any part of the cash conversion cycle, and to organisations wanting to optimise their working capital.

What you will gain Help your company to make more money through:

• The sources of business finance.

• improving customer demand chain and supply chain/reverse supply chain relationships

• The capital markets.

• lowering overhead and increasing billable costs

• Capital structure and the cost of capital.

• presenting disclosure requirements that make investors/stakeholders take notice

• Working capital management.

Examples and case studies are used throughout to illustrate the techniques taught.

• improving your credit rating and liquidity.

Programme outline • How working capital optimisation (WCO) impacts on cash flow: case studies – debtors, creditors, WIP, stock.

• Obstacles to optimising working capital: risk reviews.

• What are the behavioural issues? Capacity, capability, maturity of the organisation.

• Tools to optimise WCO – major work steps: analysing and improving the working capital pipeline; product, service, customer net margin analysis; timescales and project resources.

Dates

Dates

London 16 March 29 June 2 November

Manchester 6 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 9 June 9 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/FAIS

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/WCOM

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Corporate finance

• Future risks to working capital: CSR – the impact of new types of stakeholders; green; security threats; SEPA.

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Fundamentals of transfer pricing

Effective transfer pricing Risks and opportunities

A practical introduction to transfer pricing techniques Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All needing an incisive insight into the mechanics of transfer pricing, including management and financial accountants, operational managers, financial managers and their junior tax staff in large and medium-sized groups in all sectors.

• Financial directors and controllers with some knowledge of transfer pricing, needing an appreciation of the operational risks and strategic opportunities.

What you will gain An understanding of basic transfer pricing issues and how to deal with them, including how to:

• Tax specialists seeking an understanding of the advanced elements of transfer pricing.

What you will gain

• perform the required analyses

An understanding of advanced transfer pricing issues and how to deal with them, including how to:

• select and implement appropriate transfer pricing policies

• integrate transfer pricing into business and tax strategies

• know which evidence needs to be gathered

• perform the required transfer pricing analyses

• identify and manage transfer pricing risk

• select and implement appropriate transfer pricing policies

• manage the audit and defence process.

• identify practical issues in business restructurings

Programme outline

• know which evidence needs to be gathered • identify and manage transfer pricing risk

• What is transfer pricing?

• operate internal controls to manage transfer pricing risk

• Corporate objectives.

• manage the audit and defence process

• Transfer pricing methods.

• manage risk of double taxation.

• Functional analysis.

• Economic analysis and comparability studies.

Programme outline

• Intra-group services and HO expenses.

• Comparability factors.

• Cost sharing and cost contribution arrangements.

• Business restructuring.

• Documentation.

• PE existence.

• Transfer pricing governance and control.

• PE profit.

• Adjustments and dispute settlements.

• Intangibles and IP.

• Audits and how to manage them.

• ‘Interesting countries’.

• Risk management.

• Thin cap.

• Looking to the future.

• Running an in-house transfer pricing function.

• Common snags and mistakes: how to avoid them.

• To APA or not to APA? • Planning and tax strategy.

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Corporate finance

• Transfer pricing the treasury function.

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Dates

Dates

London 18 February 21 October

Manchester 24 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Manchester 8 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ACCA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 23 March 24 November

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ACCA UK.

£539 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/FOTP

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www.cimamastercourses.com/ETPA

Credit management – what you need to know Effective credit management practice

A practical approach to private company acquisition Discover how to improve the chances of success

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Staff currently, or about to be, involved in credit control and credit management at all levels.

All those embarking on an acquisition strategy.

• Staff newly appointed to these areas.

• Anyone in business wanting to improve their cash flow and reduce bad debts.

What you will gain • Insight into the possible pitfalls of acquisition.

• Understanding of the selection process.

• Awareness of key factors in a successful outcome.

What you will gain

• Review of the due diligence process.

• An affirmation of good credit control practices, including telephone collection techniques.

• An appreciation of the skills needed to work effectively with the sales department.

• An understanding of the different customer trading types and the laws relating to them.

• The ability to select credit reference agencies and interpret their information.

• Awareness of how to interpret company accounts with regard to credit management.

• Knowledge of the laws governing litigation on unpaid debt.

• Negotiating strategies.

• Review of private company valuation.

• The skills to structure the deal.

• Understanding of post-acquisition strategies.

Programme outline • Practical examples of acquisition failures.

• Leadership and followership challenges of an acquisition strategy.

• Due diligence working papers.

• Practical valuation techniques.

• Negotiation options.

Programme outline

• Structured deal shapes.

• Definition of credit control.

• Post-acquisition strategies – when the suits go home.

• Summarising good, basic credit control practices.

• Planning before the call.

• Reaching the right person.

• Analysing different trader types and the laws appertaining to them.

• Memorandum and articles of association.

• Indicators that trigger legal redress.

• Obtaining a judgement.

• Notification of insolvency.

• Reservation of title.

Dates Birmingham 1 July

Dates Glasgow 10 November

London 19 May 5 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 18 April 27 October 8 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees £400 +VAT £360 +VAT

£480

£300 +VAT This course is run by ACCA UK and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/CRMA

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PPCA

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Corporate finance

• The collection process.

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Business continuity management (BCM)

Regulatory compliance – preparing for the FSA ARROW review

Corporate survival

Ensure a successful outcome Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Accountants plus others responsible for managing risks and ensuring business continuity.

Directors and senior executives whose companies are regulated, seeking authorisation or newly authorised by the FSA, and need to ensure compliance in advance of ARROW visits.

What you will gain BCM is important for two compelling reasons: firstly it significantly improves your organisation’s chances of surviving a major incident.

Secondly it is a corporate governance requirement.

What you will gain

This course will help you to ensure continuity and compliance, enabling you to:

• Understanding of the importance of an ARROW visit.

• implement BCM in your organisation • convince stakeholders of the importance of BCM • carry out a business impact analysis • write a business continuity plan.

Programme outline

• Insight into the purpose of the FSA’s supervision.

• An overview of the FSA’s key areas of interest.

You will also learn how to plan for the visit, and how to: • identify possible areas of weakness • construct risk profiles • anticipate and respond to questions • obtain consensus on the way systems and controls operate • improve the chances of obtaining a successful outcome.

• What is business continuity management?: Benefits of BCM; how BCM fits into organisational strategy; British Standards: BS 25999; BCM and corporate governance.

• The elements of BCM: business continuity policy statement; BCM strategies.

• Developing a BCM framework: understanding the organisation; business impact analysis; BCM options; detailed business continuity plan contents; implementing the plan; returning to normal; testing the plan; training.

• Embedding BCM in the organisation: maintenance; audit; ensuring you meet the requirements for BS 25999.

Programme outline • Understanding the purposes and approach of the ARROW visit.

• Examining recent changes in the style of supervision.

• Managing the visit: senior management buy-in, assigning high priority and committing resources; issues to focus upon.

• Pre-visit preparation: awareness and communication; FSA’s document request; interview preparation; management of weaknesses and information.

• During the visit: administration; record keeping; interview technique; communication and debrief.

• End of visit: close out meeting; risk mitigation programme; debrief – what went well and lessons learnt.

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Risk management

• Next steps: timing of any follow up; understanding the messages in the risk mitigation programme; the ARROW letter; plan of action for addressing issues; progress reports.

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Dates

Dates

London 2 March 3 November

London 5 July 7 December

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/BCMG

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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www.cimamastercourses.com/REGC

Risk, control and assurance A toolkit for risk management implementation

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing – an essential update Practical advice on how to mitigate the risk New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Risk managers, compliance staff, internal auditors, external auditors, finance staff and anyone for whom risk and control are essential elements of their day-to-day jobs.

Senior managers, MLROs (nominated officers), compliance officers, staff handling cash and customer accounts, plus risk officers.

What you will gain • A toolkit for risk management implementation.

• Review of the key changes brought about by the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.

• Guidance on assessing your current state of risk management and how to move forward.

• Understanding of the new risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

• Solid ground in understanding the principles of internal control.

• A knowledge of best practice controls.

• Guidance on the development of an assurance framework for your own organisation.

• Increased ability to manage your business and personal risks and responsibilities.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Recent corporate collapses and lessons to be learnt.

• Overview of the law, new regulations and guidance notes.

• Linking risk, control and assurance with governance.

• Practical, easy-to-use risk matrices.

• Risk principles and practices, including implementation tools and techniques.

• Key prevention and detection strategies.

• Control assessment and design skills, including practical frameworks and case studies.

• Duties and responsibilities under the new regulations.

What you will gain

• Reporting procedures.

Dates

Dates

London 24 June 16 December

London 28 April 24 October

8 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

8 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Fees £480

£480

This course is run by ACCA UK and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/RMIC

This course is run by ACCA UK and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/AMLA

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Risk management

• Developing and using an assurance framework within your own organisation.

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Internal audit

How to audit

The contemporary approach

A series of practical workshops covering key subject areas

New for 2011

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Anyone needing a speedy induction or update on internal auditing.

It is suitable for experienced internal auditors as well as those newly assigned to internal audit positions. Delegates from organisations of all sizes and all sectors will benefit from this course, which will focus on standards and best practice and also tackle emerging issues.

• Internal auditors from every business sector – private, public and voluntary.

• All who manage audits that cover the subject area.

• All wishing to stay up-to-date with topical developments and potential organisational risks.

What you will gain

What you will gain • what the 2011 internal auditing standards require and why

• Understand the role and importance of key areas and how they contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives and strategy.

• risk assessment in internal auditing

• Recognise the objectives of key areas within any organisation.

• effective internal audit planning and execution

• Identify and assess risk and appropriate mitigation associated with the key area from an internal audit perspective.

Increase your understanding of:

• reporting internal audit results and follow-up • internal audit quality assurance.

• Select and apply effective evidence collection and testing techniques to lead to sound internal audit assurance.

Programme outline

• Know where to go for additional resources and information to help you audit more effectively.

• internal audit independence and objectivity

Fundamental attributes of internal auditing • Internal audit and the global financial crisis.

• Implications of internal audit independence, objectivity.

A blend of theoretical, technical, discursive and practical approaches to subjects that commonly feature as organisational risks or key systems, covering:

• Proficiency and due professional care.

• risk associated with each subject area

• Understanding internal auditing standards.

• risk mitigation, management and cost effectiveness

The scope of internal auditing

• topical current issues and developments

• Understanding, evaluating and improving.

• Internal governance processes.

• practical reinforcement through a team-based scenario simulation

• Risk management.

• audit testing and evidence collation

• Internal control.

• practical problems, obstacles and barriers when auditing these areas.

• Internal audit assurance and consulting roles.

• Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) programmes.

Undertaking internal audit work • Managing the internal audit activity.

CORPORATE FINANCE AND TREASURY Risk management

• Risk-based audit planning.

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Programme outline

These workshops address the latest developments in various areas of audit through an interactive learning approach that mixes input, practical exercise, shared experiences, post-course write ups and links to additional resources.

• Planning and performing internal audit engagements.

• Internal audit quality assurance and improvement programmes.

Dates

Internal audit reporting • Communicating results.

• Monitoring progress.

• Resolving senior management’s acceptance of risks.

• Internal audit opinions.

Dates London 7 July 14 December

Management information 27 May 24 November Procurement 9 June 25 November

London Asset management 30 March 6 July Corporate risk management 9 February 5 July Customer service 25 January 26 May 7 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Non-members: CIMA and IIA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

Fees

www.cimamastercourses.com/IIAU

£375 +VAT £275 +VAT £275 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

This course is run by IIA and endorsed by CIMA.

www.cimamastercourses.com/HAUD

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Section contents IFRS – introduction ................................................................... 38 IFRS – advanced ......................................................................... 38 IFRS – a comprehensive refresher ....................................... 39 IFRS – new and revised standards applicable in 2011 and beyond ................................................................. 39 NEW Faster financial closing ............................................................ 40 IFRS – a comparison with US GAAP .................................. 40 US GAAP – introduction ......................................................... 41 US GAAP – advanced ............................................................... 41 UK GAAP – keeping up-to-date ........................................... 42 UK GAAP – a comprehensive refresher ............................ 42 UK GAAP – group accounting – fundamentals .............. 43 UK GAAP – group accounting – advanced ...................... 43 IFRS for SMEs – an introduction .......................................... 44 NEW IFRS for SMEs – a comprehensive understanding ......... 44 NEW Other courses ............................................................................. 45

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‘Excellent overview and update of current UK standards which was very expertly delivered.’

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IFRS – introduction

IFRS – advanced

An overview and comparison with UK GAAP

An in-depth examination

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Financial accountants and controllers working towards preparing financial statements that comply with international financial reporting standards (IFRS). No prior knowledge of IFRS is presumed.

Financial accountants and controllers involved in preparing consolidated financial statements that comply with international financial reporting standards (IFRS).

What you will gain

The course will benefit those with a good working knowledge of the basics of IFRS, which can be gained from IFRS – introduction.

• An introduction to IFRS.

What you will gain

• Knowledge of the basic differences between IFRS and UK GAAP.

• Detailed accounting and disclosure requirements.

Programme outline

• Issues encountered when applying IFRS in practice.

• The IFRS regulatory environment.

• Possible future changes.

• The format and contents of IFRS financial statements.

Programme outline

• Commonly encountered balance sheet issues.

• Commonly encountered income statement issues.

• The standards dealing with group issues, employee benefits, share-based payments and deferred tax.

• Disclosure issues.

• An introduction to accounting for financial instruments.

• The content and requirements of key IFRS and how these differ from UK GAAP.

This course is practical in nature and draws on real life examples and case studies.

Dates

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Birmingham 19 August

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Who should attend?

London 13 January 4 February 11 March 5 April

Dates 5 May 3 June 14 July 9 August 14 September 17 October 8 November 21 December

Manchester 15 June 29 November Milton Keynes 9 December

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 22–23 November London 25–26 January 29–30 March 24–25 May

29–30 June 16–17 August 20–21 September 18–19 October 15–16 November 14–15 December

Manchester 22–23 February 20–21 July 25–26 October Milton Keynes 6–7 April

11 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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£999 +VAT £899 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£749 +VAT

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IFRS – a comprehensive refresher An overview of all current standards

IFRS – new and revised standards applicable in 2011 and beyond A concise update

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Financial accountants and controllers needing a comprehensive but concise refresher.

All needing to keep up-to-date with the significant changes expected to IFRS as the convergence programme with US generally accepted principles begins to gather pace.

What you will gain An overview of:

What you will gain

• IFRS reporting requirements

• key requirements relating to financial instruments

An overview of the new and updated standards expected in 2011 on topics such as consolidations, derecognition of financial instruments, presentation of other comprehensive income and joint ventures. Further additional new and revised standards are due to follow in the first half of 2011 on topics such as financial instruments, revenue recognition and leases.

• key disclosures

Programme outline

• key group accounting issues.

• Significant new and revised standards.

Programme outline

• Amendments arising from the IASB's latest annual improvements project.

• first-time adoption of IFRS • format and content of the financial statements • key income statement issues and balance sheet issues

• Essential refresher of international reporting standards.

• The main requirements of all extant standards (excluding industry specific standards).

• Other minor amendments.

• Recent IFRICs.

• Practical examples and illustrations throughout to demonstrate key treatments required by the standards.

• Details of standards that apply for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011.

Bristol 13–14 April

Dates London 18–19 January 23–24 March 12–13 May 11–12 August 11–12 October 7–8 December

Manchester 15–16 February 12–13 July 16–17 November Milton Keynes 6–7 June

11 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 8 April 10 June 19 August 31 October 22 November 22 December

Manchester 11 May 20 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees £999 +VAT £899 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£749 +VAT

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Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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FINANCIAL REPORTING

Dates Birmingham 9–10 March 14–15 September

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Faster financial closing Improving financial reporting timescales without compromising data quality

IFRS – a comparison with US GAAP The differences explained

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Financial managers, accountants and controllers responsible for the closing process, particularly those from larger organisations or whose closing processes are time consuming and/or inefficient.

Anyone who is familiar with US GAAP and wants to gain a better understanding of how it differs from IFRS, particularly financial accountants and controllers working in companies with US parents facing the move from US GAAP to IFRS.

What you will gain • Find out how you can significantly improve the reporting timetable within your organisation while maintaining the quality of information being provided.

• Examine the process, technology and cultural change issues which will have to be addressed.

What you will gain • An understanding of the IFRS regulatory environment.

• Knowledge of the format and contents of financial statements under IFRS. • Key differences that currently exist between IFRS and US GAAP.

• Analyse the benefits which can be realised by those organisations that have managed to reduce appreciably their reporting timescales.

• The 'roadmap' for convergence between IFRS and US GAAP.

• Gain an insight, through case studies, into how leading organisations have radically re-engineered their closing process.

The programme will compare and contrast US GAAP and IFRS, focusing on significant differences and how they are likely to be resolved in the future.

Programme outline

Programme outline • Why is faster financial closing needed? Current and future trends in reporting.

A basic understanding and knowledge of US GAAP is assumed.

• What makes financial closing complex?

• Why do quick fix solutions rarely work?

• What is current best practice?

• The benefits of faster financial closing.

• How to improve the closing process in your organisation – an overview of project management, design and timing.

• Process redesign.

• Software for improved financial closing.

• People and change management issues.

Dates

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Glasgow 13 December

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Dates London 15 March 19 October

Manchester 14 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Manchester 21 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ACCA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 9 March 27 June 2 December

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ACCA UK.

£539 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

£435 +VAT

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US GAAP – introduction

US GAAP – advanced

An introduction to the vast area of US GAAP

Tackling the challenges of application

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Those dealing with US parent or subsidiary organisations who require an understanding of the key differences between US and UK GAAP.

Those dealing with US parent or subsidiary organisations who require an understanding of the problem areas of US GAAP.

What you will gain

An overview of, and practical advice on, tackling such challenging areas of US GAAP as accounting for pensions, stock compensation, financial instruments and the process of preparing group accounts.

• Overview of the workings of US GAAP. • Differences between European and US financial statements.

What you will gain

• The significant differences between accounting principles followed in the US and in the UK.

Programme outline

• An outline of the US regulatory background, together with specific matters affecting the balance sheet, the income statement and key disclosures.

• Accounting for pensions, stock compensation and financial instruments.

• Improved communication with staff in your US parent or subsidiary.

• Group issues.

• The ‘roadmap’ for convergence between IFRS and US GAAP.

Programme outline • The US regulatory environment.

• The format and contents of financial statements under US GAAP. • Commonly encountered balance sheet issues.

• Commonly encountered income statement issues.

• Disclosure issues.

• The ‘roadmap’ for convergence between IFRS and US GAAP.

Dates Manchester 5 July

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 23 February 14 April 10 August 15 December

Manchester 6 July

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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FINANCIAL REPORTING

Dates London 22 February 13 April 9 August 14 December

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UK GAAP – keeping up-to-date

UK GAAP – a comprehensive refresher

An update on the latest developments and proposals

The standards, their problems and applications

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Financial accountants and controllers who use published financial information or who prepare statutory accounts.

• Financial accountants and controllers who use published financial information or who prepare statutory accounts.

What you will gain

• It will benefit particularly those who are entering or returning to a financial reporting role and would benefit from a comprehensive but concise refresher of UK standards.

A comprehensive review of all recent developments in UK GAAP, including: • financial reporting standards

What you will gain

• exposure drafts

• An understanding of the UK regulatory environment.

• urgent issues task force abstracts

• A revision of SSAPs and FRSs.

• discussion and consultation papers

• A review of key UITF abstracts.

• review panel rulings

• An overview of key accounting treatments and disclosures.

• convergence with international accounting standards

• An update on convergence with IFRS.

• other technical developments

Programme outline

• likely future changes.

An essential refresher of UK financial reporting standards, the programme covers the main requirements of each standard and provides practical examples and illustrations throughout to demonstrate key treatments and disclosures required by the standards.

Programme outline The programme covers pronouncements from the last 12–18 months, explaining the implications of each new pronouncement and applying it in a practical context.

Dates Birmingham 5 August 12 December

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Bristol 21 November

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Who should attend?

Dates London 8 February 5 May 7 September 10 October 8 December

Manchester 18 April 28 November Milton Keynes 20 October

Birmingham 11–12 April Bristol 6–7 December

London 17–18 February 15–16 March 6–7 June 4–5 August 6–7 October 19–20 December

Manchester 19–20 January 7–8 July 9–10 November Milton Keynes 18–19 October Newcastle upon Tyne 25–26 May

3 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members) (morning)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

11 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£299 +VAT £269 +VAT £224 +VAT

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£999 +VAT £899 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£749 +VAT

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UK GAAP – group accounting – fundamentals

UK GAAP – group accounting – advanced

Producing consolidated financial statements – explained from first principles

Consolidated financial statements – the more advanced aspects

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Accountants moving into a group role or who feel they need a refresher.

Accountants who have a basic understanding of group accounts but feel that they need a refresher of the more complex areas of group accounting.

• Other financial managers who would benefit from learning about the consolidation process.

What you will gain A better understanding of: • the difference between mergers and acquisitions and how to account for them

What you will gain An understanding of the more advanced aspects of consolidated financial statements, including complex group structures, disposals and group reorganisations.

• accounting for goodwill and minority interests.

A basic understanding of group accounting is presumed, although the course does include a brief recap of the basics.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Acquisitions and mergers.

• The fundamentals of preparing group accounts.

• Preparing consolidated financial statements.

• Associates and joint ventures.

• Accounting for subsidiary undertakings.

• Complex group structures.

• Goodwill.

• Disposals.

• Minority interests.

• Reorganisations.

• Fair values.

• Overseas subsidiaries.

• Intra-group transactions.

• Merger accounting.

The programme includes exercises based on consolidation schedules and the adjustments required.

Dates London 26 January 12 May 28 September 7 November

Manchester 21 June 13 December

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

The programme includes practical case studies on how the principles are applied using consolidation schedules and the adjustments required.

Birmingham 24 August

London 27 January 13 May 29 September 8 November

Manchester 22 June 14 December

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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FINANCIAL REPORTING

Dates Birmingham 23 August

• Proposed changes.

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IFRS for SMEs – an introduction

IFRS for SMEs – a comprehensive understanding

Preparing for the switch

The main requirements New for 2011

Who should attend?

Those who may be required to prepare accounts under international financial reporting standards for small and medium-sized entities (IFRS for SMEs).

Those required to prepare accounts under international financial reporting standards for small and medium-sized entities (IFRS for SMEs) and needing a detailed understanding of the key areas.

What you will gain

What you will gain

Clarify the issues involved in IFRS for SMEs, including: • which entities can use IFRS for SMEs

A greater understanding of the issues involved in IFRS for SMEs, including:

• what adopting the IFRS for SMEs means for a UK company

• which entities can use IFRS for SMEs

• which topics are excluded

• the future of UK GAAP

• which topics have been simplified

• format and content of the financial statements

• what disclosures are required.

• balance sheet issues • income statement issues

Programme outline The programme covers the first set of international accounting requirements developed specifically for SMEs issued on 9 July 2009

by IASB for adoption in the UK no later than 2013, and the implications of adopting them.

The IFRS for SMEs reduces the volume of accounting requirements applicable to SMEs by more than 90% when compared to full IFRSs. This has been achieved by removing some accounting treatments permitted under full IFRSs, eliminating topics and disclosure requirements for recognition and measurement.

Dates London 7 February (morning) 31 May (afternoon) 5 December (afternoon)

Bristol 13 October (afternoon)

FINANCIAL REPORTING

• disclosures • group issues • financial instruments.

Programme outline This course covers the main requirements of the standard designed to be used by SMEs published by IASB on 9 July 2009, and provides practical examples and illustrations throughout to demonstrate the key accounting treatments under it.

Dates

Birmingham 30 June (afternoon)

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New for 2011

Who should attend?

London 10 May 6 September 24 November

Manchester 4 August (morning) Milton Keynes 11 November (morning) 3 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£299 +VAT £269 +VAT £224 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Course code

Enhanced business reviews under Companies Act 2006

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

EBRC

Financial instruments – an introduction for banks and the finance sector

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

FIBA

Financial instruments – an introduction for the non-finance sector

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

FINF

Financial instruments – an introduction for the public sector

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

FIPS

Financial instruments – hedge accounting

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

HEDG

Financial instruments (IAS 32) – advanced aspects – presentation

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

FIPR

Financial instruments – IFRS 9, the replacement of IAS 39

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

FINS

IFRS – first-time adoption workshop

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

IFFT

IFRS – foreign currency translation and operations

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFFC

IFRS – group accounts – revised business combination standards

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFGA

IFRS – keeping up-to-date

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFKD

IFRS – key issues for the public sector – advanced

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

IFPA

IFRS – key issues for the public sector – introduction

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

IFPI

IFRS – new and revised standards applicable in 2010 and beyond

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

IFNA

IFRS – new revenue recognition standard

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFNR

IFRS – non-current assets

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

INCA

IFRS – revised lease accounting standard

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFRL

IFRS – share-based payments

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

ISBP

IFRS – statement of cash flows and consolidated cash flow

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

ISCF

IFRS – valuation of intangibles

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

IFVI

IFRS for SMEs vs full IFRS

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

ISMI

IFRS for SMEs vs UK GAAP

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

ISMU

Moving to the public sector

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

MOPS

Pensions accounting – an introduction for accountants

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

PEIA

UK GAAP – charities

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UKCH

UK GAAP – FRSSE accounting

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UKFR

UK GAAP – LLP

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UKLP

UK GAAP – pension schemes

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UKPS

US GAAP – keeping up-to-date

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

USKU

US GAAP – revenue recognition

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

USRR

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FINANCIAL REPORTING Other courses

Other courses

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Section contents Law The legal and regulatory framework .................................. 48 Commercial law issues for finance professionals .......... 48 Companies Act 2006 for finance professionals .............. 49 Corporate governance – keeping up-to-date .................. 49 The role of the company secretary .................................... 50 Company secretarial practice for Plcs ................................ 50 Directors and their duties ...................................................... 51 Boardroom governance ........................................................... 51

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Corporation tax refresher and update ............................... 52 Essential annual tax update .................................................. 52 NEW Tax implications of adopting IFRS ....................................... 53 UK taxation of groups ............................................................. 53 NEW VAT refresher and update ....................................................... 54 International VAT – goods and services ............................ 54 Other courses ............................................................................. 55

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All courses are available in-house – the following additional courses are available in-house only:

‘Very informative and useful, with good case studies.’

Rachel Bennett, Finance Manager, Echo Managed Services Ltd

'Excellent mix of practical examples and theory.'

Jonathan Miles, Director of Finance and Operations, FGX Europe Ltd

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Corporate social reporting Sarbanes Oxley Taxation in the travel industry Unlocking the hidden value in contracts VAT in the financial sector VAT in the retail sector

Email inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com for further information.

The legal and regulatory framework

Commercial law issues for finance professionals

A refresher for the finance professional

A concise overview

New for 2011

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

The busy finance professional who needs to keep up-to-date with the rapidly changing legal and regulatory framework will find this an ideal way to get up to speed with recent developments.

The many finance professionals who come into contact with legal issues in a multitude of transactions and other scenarios.

What you will gain

Practical insights into commercial law issues using an approach based on transactions, events and situations.

• An overview of the UK legal and regulatory framework and up-to-date knowledge of recent developments: essential as the legal and regulatory framework serves as the context for many of an accountant’s responsibilities.

• An insight into how law, regulation and standards interact in certain areas.

Programme outline The course will cover relevant law, regulations and standards across several topic areas including: • GAAP reporting (UK and IFRS) • boards/directors/corporate governance • narrative reporting – the business review

What you will gain

Programme outline A short refresher on contract law followed by more detailed explanations of commercial law issues arising from situations including: • mergers and acquisitions: due diligence, warranties and disclosure; confidentiality and exclusivity agreements; heads of terms • loan documentation: loan agreement clauses including conditions precedent, representations and warranties, financial covenants and other undertakings, events of default; taking security • commercial contracts: battle of forms; exclusion and limitation clauses; penalty clauses.

• the external audit • internal control • fraud/money laundering • administration.

There will also be a summary of any other significant developments from bodies such as the European Union, the Financial Reporting Council, the International Accounting Standards Board and the International Federation of Accountants.

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London 23 March 3 November

Manchester 19 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

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London 24 March 4 November

Manchester 20 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Companies Act 2006 for finance professionals

Corporate governance – keeping up-to-date

How it affects you

An update on the latest developments

New for 2011

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Pitched at a practical level, this course will benefit all financial and other managers who need an introduction to the elements of the Companies Act which impact on their companies.

Executive and non-executive board members plus those who serve and advise boards – whether as company secretaries, senior executives or internal and external auditors. This course provides an opportunity to catch up with the most important new developments in corporate governance that have emerged since the global financial crisis broke.

What you will gain • An overview of the changes that affect companies due to the Company Law Reform Act – believed to be the most significant piece of company legislation since the introduction of the limited liability company.

What you will gain With particular focus on new developments:

• An appreciation of their consequences for you and your colleagues – the Act will have a fundamental effect on the relationship between those involved in companies: shareholders, directors and auditors.

• appreciate the scope and importance of corporate governance

Programme outline

• understand the responsibilities of shareholders, boards, individuals and management teams

• New company issues: formation, names, constitution and share capital.

• consider how high standards of corporate governance are achieved • appreciate the alternative approaches to corporate governance

• discover developments in board committee practice

• The company's constitution.

• ensure that boards obtain the assurance they need.

• Decision making for private companies, public companies and the rights of members.

Programme outline

• Directors’ duties and responsibilities.

• Corporate governance principles: direction; accountability; transparency; oversight; integrity; independence; board balance.

• Company secretarial issues.

• Contemporary developments including: corporate governance in the UK 2006 Companies Act; the FRC’s 2010 stewardship code; the FRC’s 2010 UK corporate governance code; the 2009 Walker review of corporate governance in financial institutions; latest UK reviews on internal control (Turnbull) and audit committees (Smith); latest EC corporate governance developments; corporate governance guidance for governmental bodies.

• Company reporting and audit.

• Limiting auditors' liability.

• Effective boards and effective board members: board oversight of risk; board assurance; the key role of the chair of the board; board evaluation.

• Board committees and making them effective: the audit committee; the board risk committee; the remuneration committee; the nomination committee.

Dates London 7 June 16 November

3 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members) (afternoon)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£299 +VAT £269 +VAT £224 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Dates London 24 February 28 July 14 November

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The role of the company secretary

Company secretarial practice for Plcs

Are you fulfilling your statutory obligations?

An intensive introduction

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Company secretaries and assistant secretaries of medium and smaller companies registered under the Companies Acts, plus finance directors, chief accountants and administrators. The course will also be of value to those from public sector organisations who need an awareness of current companies legislation.

• Company secretaries in Plcs.

What you will gain

A practical guide to some of the multitude of legal and regulatory challenges faced by the company secretariat in a listed business, combining a detailed look at the law and regulation which determine the secretary’s work, with exercises designed to enable you to put theory into practice.

• Practical up-to-date knowledge of current companies legislation and the major changes introduced by the 2006 Companies Act. • A more acute awareness of actions company secretaries are required to take under the Act, and how.

• Company secretarial assistants in Plcs.

• Advisers to Plcs.

What you will gain

Programme outline

Programme outline • Memorandum and articles.

• Statutory forms, statutory registers and records.

• Role and duties of the company secretary: statutory requirements; the real life role; conflicts and problem areas; core duties.

• The board and committees: role; terms of reference; planning; attending the meeting and taking minutes.

• Company identity, seal, etc.

• Share capital; reports and accounts.

• Meetings, resolutions and minutes.

• Directors’ duties and responsibilities, board meetings.

This practical seminar will provide you with a thorough and up-to-date understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a company secretary. The speaker will highlight the key aspects of company legislation with which the company secretary must be concerned, including the major changes being made by the Companies Act 2006.

• The listing rules: continuing obligations; sanctions; acquisitions and disposals.

• Disclosure and transparency rules: inside information; announcements; financial reporting.

• Share incentives: executive and all employee plans; ABI guidelines; setting up and running international plans.

• Corporate governance: background to and contents of the UK Code of Corporate Governance, plus recent developments.

• The year end and general meetings: planning and practical issues.

• Corporate social responsibility: social, environmental and ethical issues; reporting, surveys.

• The role of the investor relations (IR) practitioner: who are the IR practitioner’s audience; how and when do they communicate with them and why; regulatory restrictions; why is IR a crucial function for listed companies? The IR calendar – results announcements, meetings, programmes.

Dates

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Birmingham 3 November

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Dates London 17 February 20 September

Manchester 21 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 10 March 8 June 22 September 1 December

Manchester 25 January

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Edinburgh 4 May

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£500 +VAT £450 +VAT £450 +VAT This course is run by ICSA Training and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

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Directors and their duties

Boardroom governance

Dealing with conflicts and liabilities

Leadership and control in the boardroom

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Company directors, especially those newly appointed; company secretaries.

All involved in policy, strategy and major decision making at corporate level.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• A detailed examination of directors' legal responsibilities and liabilities.

• Appreciate governance best practice associated with the role of the board, its structure and committees, and the powers and accountability of directors.

New for 2011

• An introduction to issues of power and authority and to good boardroom practice.

• A consideration of directors' wider responsibilities in such areas as health and safety and environmental protection.

Programme outline • The role in context – the legal and regulatory framework: setting the scene; brief overview of company law, the listing regime and AIM rules.

• Directors’ duties: the new statutory statement of directors’ duties; conflicts of interest; how have the duties changed and what are the practical impacts on running a company?

• Discover, through the use of case studies and roundtable discussions, how to manage and handle an effective board of directors, as well as the expectations of stakeholders and regulators.

• Gain detailed advice on the selection, development and evaluation of directors, the supervision of other board-level appointments and board committees, and the key drivers for board effectiveness.

Programme outline • The role of the board.

• Directors’ liabilities: liability, sanctions and safe harbours; indemnities and insurance.

• Shaping the board for corporate governance.

• Power and authority: where does authority come from? What powers do directors have? The differences between directors, managers and owners.

• The work of audit committees.

• Case study.

• Key legal concerns: hot topics such as health and safety, employment, data protection.

• Key challenges for board committees.

• Risk and the board.

• Managing engagement.

• Key drivers of board effectiveness: people, pay, purpose – getting them right and other practical issues.

• Roundtable discussion: what does the future hold?

• What makes an effective board? Good boardroom practice: exploring the key individuals (chairman, CEO, FD, SID, NED, company secretary); induction and ongoing development; succession planning; pay and conditions; finance and risk – monitoring, reporting and disclosure; clear, timely and accurate information; performance review and effectiveness.

Dates

Dates Edinburgh 5 July

London 24 March 29 June 26 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 17 February 25 October

This course is run by ICSA Training and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

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Belfast 22 February

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Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£500 +VAT £450 +VAT £450 +VAT

£500 +VAT £450 +VAT £450 +VAT

This course is run by ICSA Training and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

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Corporation tax refresher and update

Essential annual tax update Important new developments

Your company pays tax – what do you know about it?

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

This course will benefit accountants who need an up-to-date knowledge of the main principles and rules of corporation tax, but who do not require specialist knowledge. It will be particularly useful for those who have not dealt with corporation tax for a few years but are moving back into this area and need a refresher.

This course is ideal for accountants working in practice or in industry who need to keep their tax knowledge up-to-date.

What you will gain A concise update on the year’s most important developments across the main taxes.

What you will gain A reminder of the fundamentals of corporation tax, an update on recent developments and examples of typical corporate tax issues arising.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Current developments in employee taxation, PAYE and NIC.

• Corporation tax basic calculations.

• Personal tax changes.

• Self-assessment.

• Significant changes in VAT.

• Trading profits.

• Other tax developments of interest.

• Corporation tax developments.

• Business taxation developments, including capital allowances.

• Loan relationships.

• Capital allowances, including the major changes contained in the Finance Act 2008.

• Loss relief.

• Intangible fixed assets.

• Group relief.

• Group chargeable gains.

• Liquidations.

Dates Birmingham 10 May

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Bristol 22 March 26 October

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Glasgow 18 February 30 September

Dates London 19 January 21 February 18 April 25 May 15 July 24 August 7 October 10 November 13 December

Manchester 8 March 4 July 25 November Milton Keynes 30 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 24 February Bristol 16 June 24 November Glasgow 11 March 12 December

London 24 January 18 March 12 May 8 August 25 October 5 December

Manchester 19 April 30 November Milton Keynes 9 November

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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Tax implications of adopting IFRS

UK taxation of groups

The effect on current and deferred tax liabilities

Including how to secure the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of group treatment

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Those responsible for computing corporation tax liabilities, whose company or group have adopted or are considering adopting IFRS.

Those who advise on, or plan and manage, corporate transactions such as:

What you will gain

• buying a subsidiary

An increased understanding of the effect on current and deferred tax liabilities, illustrated by examples and speaker-led case studies.

• group reorganisations • demergers • major asset disposals

Programme outline

• setting up a consortium.

Effect on current tax liabilities • The EU rules on adopting IFRS.

What you will gain

• The potential tax charges and credits that will arise from the initial migration to IFRS and the opening balance sheet adjustments required.

• An explanation of how UK tax law applies to groups of companies, whether small, family-owned groups or large, public companies.

• The ongoing changes to tax liabilities and credits caused by IFRS adoption affecting reported profits and balance sheet values.

• Numerous examples of practical ways in which the benefits of group treatment can be secured, and the pitfalls to be avoided.

Effect on deferred tax liabilities

Programme outline

• The detailed provisions relating to deferred taxation under IFRS incorporating the effects of the more recent standards on share-based payment and business combinations.

• A detailed look at group structures and rules relating to associated companies.

• How the adoption of IFRS will change deferred tax assets and liabilities previously reported under UK GAAP, including recognition, presentation, measurement and disclosure.

• Group tax payments.

• Group relief for trading and capital losses.

• Consortium arrangements.

• Purchase and sale of subsidiaries.

• Transfers of assets within a group.

• Transfers of trades within a group.

• Demergers.

Dates London 23 February 10 May 1 August 24 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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LAW AND TAX MATTERS Tax

Dates London 5 September 5 December

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VAT refresher and update Is VAT damaging your finances?

International VAT – goods and services Including planning to minimise VAT costs

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All accountants needing to understand VAT and its impact on their business.

What you will gain

All accountants dealing with international supplies of goods and services. The course assumes a basic understanding of VAT, and deals with the international aspects of the tax which are most commonly met in practice.

• A sound understanding of the fundamentals of VAT and how it applies in business.

What you will gain

• A chance to update yourself with important recent changes to VAT legislation.

Programme outline

• An overview of the structure of VAT under European law.

• An understanding of how the tax impacts on international supplies of both goods and services.

• The concept of Value Added Tax.

• In-depth examination of the rules relating to the various types of overseas services.

• How and when a business needs to register for VAT.

• Insight into ways of planning to minimise VAT costs.

• What is meant by input tax, output tax, taxable supplies, tax invoices and other VAT terms.

• The effect of exemption and partial exemption.

This course assumes a basic understanding of VAT, and deals with the most commonly encountered international aspects of the tax.

• How common situations are treated for VAT purposes.

Programme outline

• How to complete a VAT return and when and how VAT is payable.

• The EU VAT system and its application in the UK.

• Special VAT schemes.

• Imports and exports of goods, including special reliefs such as triangulation.

• Administration and enforcement.

• Issues arising from changes in the rate of VAT.

• Changes to the rules on place of supply of services and refunds of out of state VAT from 1 January 2010.

Examples are used to show how the tax works and planning points are highlighted.

• VAT on services relating to land.

• Supplies of professional and similar services.

• Supplies of culture, sport and entertainment.

• Transport services.

• Accounting for the reverse charge on services.

• Refunds for overseas traders.

Dates

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Birmingham 26 April

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Bristol 5 October

Dates Glasgow 24 June 13 December

London 16 February 24 May 23 August Manchester 24 March 26 September

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 16 March (morning) 3 June (morning) 22 August (afternoon) 9 November (morning)

Manchester 4 May (morning) 14 October (morning)

3 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

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£299 +VAT £269 +VAT £224 +VAT

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Course

Non-member £

Member £

CDS £

Course code

Autumn tax update for tax professionals

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

ATUP

Autumn VAT update for tax professionals

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

AVUP

Capital expenditure: getting the tax treatment right

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

CAPE

Capital gains tax refresher and update

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

CGTA

Company secretarial practice for support staff

£500 +VAT

£450 +VAT

£450 +VAT

CSPA

Corporate insolvency – 2011 update

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

CPIU

Employment status – getting it right

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

EMST

Employment taxes update

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

EMTU

Form P11D

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

FOPD

HMRC powers and appeals

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

HMRC

Income tax refresher and update

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

ITRU

Inheritance tax planning: businesses, farms and family home

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

ITPB

Inheritance tax refresher and update

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

INTR

NIC refresher and update

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

NICR

Payroll refresher and update

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

PRRU

Personal insolvency – 2011 update

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

PERI

Planning remuneration packages

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

PLRP

Practical aspects of expatriate tax

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

PAET

Quarterly tax update for tax professionals

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

QTTP

Saving tax with tax returns

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

STTR

Spring tax update for tax professionals

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

STTP

Spring VAT update for tax professionals

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

SVTP

Tax planning for owner managed businesses

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

TPOM

Tax planning for owner occupiers and buy-to-lets

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

TPOO

Tax planning via trusts

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

TPVT

Tax update for non-tax professionals

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

TPNT

Termination of employment – minimising the tax and NIC

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

TETN

The Construction Industry Scheme

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

CINS

UK trusts – introduction for finance professionals

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UKTR

Understanding corporate insolvency

£535 +VAT

£482 +VAT

£401 +VAT

UNCI

Understanding employment related securities

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

UERS

Understanding insolvency accounts

£535 +VAT

£482 +VAT

£401 +VAT

UNIC

Understanding personal insolvency

£535 +VAT

£482 +VAT

£401 +VAT

UPRI

Understanding residence, domicile and the remittance basis

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

URDR

VAT – planning and pitfalls

£599 +VAT

£539 +VAT

£435 +VAT

VPLP

VAT for charities

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

VPCH

VAT planning for commercial properties

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

VPCP

VAT planning for residential properties

£299 +VAT

£269 +VAT

£224 +VAT

VPRP

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Other courses

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Section contents Achieving process excellence ................................................ 58 Understanding and improving business processes ....... 58 Lean finance ................................................................................ 59 Corporate performance management and business intelligence ................................................................ 59 Pricing strategies and value ................................................... 60 Strategic and sustainable procurement ............................ 60 NEW Business cases that convince ................................................ 61 NEW Project management in practice ......................................... 61 PRINCE2® foundation certificate ........................................ 62 PRINCE2® practitioner certificate ...................................... 62 PRINCE2® re-registration course ........................................ 63 NEW PRINCE2® conversion workshop ......................................... 63

The following Mastercourse is also available; for more information visit:

www.cimamastercourses.com/course code Course code Strategic business techniques – refresher ................... SBTE

Business coaching Benefit from one-to-one coaching and achieve the following: • improve overall personal effectiveness • build successful working relationships • prioritise and get things done

• communicate and influence effectively • improved business performance.

Contact us to discuss your business coaching requirements: T. +44 (0)845 833 7235 E. inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com

Business skills Discover best practice techniques to help you improve processes within your organisation.

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All courses are available in-house – the following additional courses are available in-house only: • Commercial skills – strategic business simulation – from business analyst to business partner • Commercial skills development programmes • From ledgers to leadership – developing business partnering for finance • Information that influences • Lean finance in a shared services operation • Procurement skills workshops • Strategies of the Serengeti • The changing role of the finance professional Email inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com for further information.

‘Thought provoking and a real eye opener.’

Ray Ankrah, Managing Director, Ray & Associates

‘Well presented, good content, thought provoking and actionable.’

Rashid Khilji, Finance Business Partner, The Financial Services Authority

Achieving process excellence

Understanding and improving business processes

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) process improvement

To achieve operational excellence Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Accountants and other professionals. Senior, middle and junior managers will find this course useful if they are participating in or leading a business improvement project. It is relevant to all organisations of all sizes and types, across service industries (commercial and public sectors) and manufacturing.

Senior executives, managers and accountants who are involved in sponsoring, planning and delivering business process improvement projects.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• The tools to map business processes and to link them to the creation of value within the organisation.

• A clear understanding of why lean/Six Sigma thinking will contribute to business and operational effectiveness.

• The ability to standardise procedures and enable management to focus on true value adding processes and operations.

• An understanding of how a 100% improvement in quality is possible.

• The links between process mapping and the value chain and how this can be used to better manage the business, consequently increasing efficiency and reducing cost.

• How to start a lean/Six Sigma programme: the keys to success.

• Confidence in using statistical tools to improve quality.

• How to avoid the pitfalls and problems with adopting a business improvement programme of this type.

Programme outline • Uses and limitations of process mapping and common problems.

Programme outline

• The use of process maps to identify areas for process improvement.

• The history and evolution of Six Sigma management: business and operational benefits.

• Tools to be used in improvement, implementation and monitoring of processes.

• Deciphering the jargon: basics of statistical process control; understanding variation and variability; principles of measures and data; the use of financial metrics (RoSS).

• Links between process maps and the value chain.

• Selecting and using Six Sigma tools and techniques: customer alignment and quality function deployment; basic quality improvement tools; statistical and other tools.

• Organising and planning for Six Sigma: gaining 'acceptance'; the role of training and education; gaining commitment; project selection and deployment.

Dates

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Glasgow 4 October

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Dates London 12 July 8 December

Manchester 22 March

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 12 September

Glasgow 27 October

London 2 February 13 June 18 November

Manchester 15 April

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Lean finance Applying lean manufacturing techniques to the finance function

Corporate performance management and business intelligence Developing your strategy

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Senior executives, managers and accountants who are involved in sponsoring, planning and delivering business improvement projects.

• Senior finance managers and management accountants seeking to exploit the business potential of corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence (BI).

What you will gain • The ability to use lean tools to streamline and enhance the productivity and effectiveness of your organisation.

• Knowledge of how to apply these tools, originally focused on manufacturing and production operations, to functional areas such as finance.

• IT business analysts wanting to evaluate what CPM and BI can do.

• Operational, sales, marketing and commercial managers needing an appreciation of the benefits all industry sectors, including the public sector, can derive from CPM and BI.

What you will gain

Programme outline

• Concepts underpinning lean manufacturing.

• Develop soundly based CPM and BI strategies: increasingly, management accountants are being expected to contribute to the development of CPM and BI strategies. This seminar will equip you to make such a contribution.

• Methods and approach; an introduction to some of the tools used.

• Benchmark your organisation against what leading organisations are now achieving.

• The adaptation of lean from a manufacturing to a functional area such as finance.

• Planning for the successful implementation of a ‘lean culture’.

Programme outline • What are CPM and BI? • Assessing business needs and developing a route map to guide development of a CPM environment in your organisation.

• Getting line managers and decision makers to engage with CPM. • How the introduction of corporate performance management can transform the role of the finance function and position finance managers as business partners at the heart of management decision making.

• Barriers to corporate performance management, and how to deal with them.

• Case study: implementation of CPM and BI. • Developing a business case for CPM.

Dates London 24 May 16 December

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ACT members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Manchester 28 September

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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www.cimamastercourses.com/LMTA

Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Dates London 23 May 2 November

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Pricing strategies and value Helping managers make better pricing decisions

Strategic and sustainable procurement Unlocking the profit potential

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Business leaders and senior managers, particularly accounting, marketing, sales and general management executives.

Finance directors and managers who have functional responsibility for procurement or who wish to extend their knowledge of procurement practices.

• Business analysts, product management and pricing analysts.

• Business unit managers and managers of subsidiaries to whom pricing decisions are devolved.

What you will gain • Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the ‘conventional’ approaches to pricing, and how and where these should be applied.

• Appreciate customers’ real needs and wants in terms of enhancing your own value delivery.

What you will gain Identify the key issues which influence procurement’s ability to operate strategically and make a positive impact on both the financial performance of the business and the management of supply chain risk, including: • the role of procurement and how it can best contribute to your organisation • how to set a vision and strategy for procurement

• Recognise how your organisation’s products and services can assist your customers’ value delivery.

• how best to organise the procurement function

• Discover how to set a price which simultaneously captures this value but does not damage demand or lead to premature commoditisation.

• the key components of procurement capability and how to benchmark performance

• Develop a rational pricing strategy based securely on financial, competitive, economic and marketing principles.

• the fundamentals of strategic procurement and sourcing processes.

• Contribute more fully to pricing decision making processes in your company.

Programme outline

• relevant procurement measures

• the basis of transactional procurement and improving efficiency

• What is procurement and what makes it strategic?

Programme outline • Understanding value: importance of value in buying decisions; differentiation; the value proposition.

• Critique of contemporary pricing methods: cost-based pricing; competition-based pricing; customer-driven pricing.

• Value-based pricing (VBP): economic value to customer; calculating value-based price; VBP techniques.

• Case study: analyse a business situation and recommend, with justification, a course of pricing action.

• How does procurement impact on the profit performance of the business?

• Why should procurement be important for finance professionals?

• Role of procurement and creating a vision.

• Organisational design, structures and change.

• Transactional procurement.

• Strategic procurement.

• Benchmarking procurement performance.

• Measuring and reporting procurement performance.

Dates

Dates

BUSINESS SKILLS

Glasgow 2 December

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London 8 April 5 September

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 26 May 21 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Business cases that convince

Project management in practice

Formulating and presenting a successful business case

Techniques for a successful outcome

New for 2011

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Finance professionals and others who need to prepare, present and gain agreement for business cases.

All who are involved in project work and would like a better understanding of the stages and principles of project management.

What you will gain

What you will gain

An effective and practical framework for developing and presenting compelling business cases, which should significantly increase the probability of first-time approval.

Learn how to manage the stages of projects from definition to completion, and how to avoid common pitfalls throughout the process. These techniques can be applied to many areas of work, such as audit, consultancy, introducing new technologies and business process change.

Programme outline The programme aims to help you develop and present on the issues your customer – the decision taker – needs to know about, in a clear, rational and concise manner.

• Alignment and fit with strategy.

• Generation and prioritisation of options.

• Evaluation and financial appraisal of a short list.

• Commercial rationale for recommendation.

Programme outline • How to define a project and specify its outputs.

• How to plan to complete the project within budget, on time and to the required quality.

• How to implement the plan, taking into account team issues, monitoring its progress, and taking corrective action.

• How to evaluate a project and hand over the completed work.

• Sensitivity analysis.

• How to understand the advantages and common pitfalls of project working.

• Implementation programme.

• Identification and management of risks.

• Realisation of benefits and post-completion reviews.

Dates Manchester 30 September

Glasgow 26 October

London 10 March 26 May 15 September 9 December

Milton Keynes 20 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members) 6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

Fees

www.cimamastercourses.com/BUCA

£599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ICSA.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PMIP

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Dates London 6 May 2 December

61

PRINCE2® foundation certificate

PRINCE2® practitioner certificate

Understand and employ the most important concepts of the PRINCE2® project management method

Gain the full PRINCE2® practitioner certificate and a complete understanding of the methodology

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Those managing small projects.

Anyone who needs to set up and manage complex projects or who is involved in large scale project work.

• Anyone who holds a junior project management role.

• Everyone needing to participate fully and effectively within a PRINCE2® project.

What you will gain

What you will gain • Competence in describing and applying all the PRINCE2® project processes and principles, and tailoring each to a specific project.

• Competence in the most important concepts, principles and themes of the PRINCE2® method.

• The ability to set up and manage complex projects.

• Guidelines on how to monitor a project within the boundaries of the project plan.

• Discover the skills to monitor the objectives of a project and ensure a focus on quality is maintained.

• Improved participation in a project in accordance with the PRINCE2® method.

• An industry recognised qualification that acknowledges your expertise as a project manager.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• The relationship between a project and its business case.

• Relationship between the business case, programmes and the project.

• Detailed explanation of the PRINCE2® principles, themes and processes.

• Roles, associated tasks and responsibilities within a PRINCE2® project.

• Structure and contents of a product-focused project plan.

• The management of a project relative to the project plan.

• Definition, management and acceptance of work packages.

This programme is assessed and has additional pre-reading material. For a full list of requirements, visit www.cimamastercourses.com/PRIN

• Learn how to identify and control risks throughout the project.

• PRINCE2® principles: continued business justification; learn from experience; defined roles and responsibilities; manage by stages; manage by exception; focus on products and tailor to suit the needs of the project environment.

• PRINCE2® processes: starting up a project; initiating a project; directing a project; controlling a stage; managing product delivery; managing a stage boundary; closing a project.

• PRINCE2® themes: business case; organisation; progress; quality; risk; plans.

• Practitioner examination techniques.

This programme is assessed and has additional pre-reading material. For a full list of requirements, visit www.cimamastercourses.com/PNCE

Dates

Dates

London 10–12 January 7–9 February 28 February–2 March 21–23 March

11–13 April 9–11 May 6–8 June 27–29 June

18 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

BUSINESS SKILLS

Fees

62

London 10–14 January 7–11 February 28 February–4 March 21–25 March

30 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members: £1,199 +VAT (exclusive of accommodation)

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members: £1,699 +VAT (exclusive of accommodation) PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

Book online and learn more at:

11–15 April 9–13 May 6–10 June 27 June–1 July

www.cimamastercourses.com/PRIN

PRINCE2® courses are delivered by insights, an Accredited Training Organisation for PRINCE2®.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PNCE

PRINCE2® re-registration course

PRINCE2® conversion workshop

Retain your PRINCE2® practitioner qualification, update your knowledge and demonstrate your commitment to CPD

From foundation to practitioner certificate

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for PRINCE2® practitioners who passed their exam between three and five years ago and need to re-register to renew their qualification.

Project managers and those with a PRINCE2® foundation certificate, who want to revise and take the exam to become a qualified PRINCE2® practitioner.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• Competence in describing and applying all the PRINCE2® project processes and principles and tailoring each to a specific project.

• Competence in describing and applying all the PRINCE2® project processes and principles, and tailoring each to a specific project.

• Learn how to identify and control risks throughout the project.

• The ability to set up and manage complex projects.

• Validation of an industry recognised qualification that acknowledges your expertise as a project manager for a further five years.

• Learn how to identify and control risks throughout the project.

• Updates on all the new elements in PRINCE2® introduced in 2009.

• Full practitioner status – an industry recognised qualification that acknowledges your expertise as a project manager.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Changes to PRINCE2® from 2005 to 2009.

The conversion workshop will build on the knowledge you gained at foundation level, so that you can reach all of the key learning objectives for the practitioner course.

• PRINCE2® principles: continued business justification; learn from experience; defined roles and responsibilities; manage by stages; manage by exception; focus on products and tailor to suit the needs of the project environment.

• The skills to monitor the objectives of a project and ensure a focus on quality is maintained.

• PRINCE2® processes: starting up a project; initiating a project; directing a project; controlling a stage; managing product delivery; managing a stage boundary; closing a project.

• PRINCE2® themes: business case; organisation; progress; quality; risk and plans.

These courses ar e held

by Reed Learni ng and endorsed by CIM A suitable for mem as bers and their staff and colleagues.

• Practitioner examination techniques.

Eligible delegates must have previously passed the PRINCE2® exam between three and five years ago. Some experience in the use of and application of PRINCE2® is required. Note that this programme is assessed and has additional pre-reading material. For a full list of requirements, visit www.cimamastercourses.com/PRCE

Dates

Dates

London 13–14 January 10–11 February 3–4 March 24–25 March

14–15 April 12–13 May 9–10 June 30 June–1 July

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members: £625 +VAT (exclusive of accommodation)

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members: £799 +VAT (exclusive of accommodation) PRINCE2® courses are delivered by insights, an Accredited Training Organisation for PRINCE2®.

Book online and learn more at:

14–15 April 12–13 May 9–10 June 30 June–1 July

www.cimamastercourses.com/PRCE

PRINCE2® courses are delivered by insights, an Accredited Training Organisation for PRINCE2®.

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PNCW

BUSINESS SKILLS

Fees

London 13–14 January 10–11 February 3–4 March 24–25 March

63

Section contents Accounting for carbon ............................................................. 66 Carbon reporting and carbon footprinting ...................... 66 Develop into a director ........................................................... 67 The strategic accountant ........................................................ 67 Joint ventures and strategic alliances ................................ 68 Managing business and financial turnarounds ............... 68 Shared services ........................................................................... 69 Financial management in SMEs ........................................... 69

Strategic management Develop the strategic insight necessary to progress your career and enable you to contribute to your organisation’s future.

chase you r goals

All courses are available in-house – the following additional courses are available in-house only: • Making strategy make sense • Strategies of the Serengeti Email inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com for further information.

‘Good – demystified this topic for me.

The explanation of the link from strategy to individuals’ objectives was very interesting.’

Debra McDermid, Financial Controller, Capita Business Services Ltd

Accounting for carbon Understand the financial and reputational implications of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC)

Carbon reporting and carbon footprinting Gear up for a proactive approach to improve business performance

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Finance directors, accountants, senior managers and those responsible for strategy.

Finance directors, accountants, senior managers and others needing to know about carbon reporting.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• How to comply with the CRC and the latest updates on the scheme.

Carbon reporting is becoming an integral part of an organisation’s strategy to differentiate itself from its competitors in environmental terms. Corporate, product and service carbon footprints are influencing consumer and supply chain purchasing decisions. This course will help you to:

• Understand how the EU Emissions Trading System and Climate Change Agreements work and their influence on the CRC. • Find out how to calculate carbon emissions for CRC purposes.

• Examine how to forecast and budget for the CRC. • Discover the different carbon strategies and the implications of them.

• understand the implications of the Climate Change Act 2008, and know how to prepare for carbon reporting • calculate corporate carbon footprints • calculate product and service carbon footprints

• Understand the different types of energy and carbon saving projects available.

• prepare and present an organisation’s carbon report based on government guidance

• Find out how to prioritise energy efficiency projects to release funds for future projects.

• appreciate how carbon offsetting works

Effective compliance with carbon legislation will not only avoid the penalties for non-compliance; it will ensure that your organisation enhances its reputation in terms of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

• understand the significant differences between corporate carbon footprints and reporting under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme regulations.

Programme outline • Why carbon matters to business.

Programme outline

• Climate Change Act 2008.

• Driving forces and government policy.

• Corporate carbon footprints.

• CRC in context – EU Emissions Trading System and Climate Change Agreements.

• Carbon reporting.

• Full participation in CRC – compliance in detail.

• Product and service carbon footprints.

• CRC performance league table and reputational implications.

• Other legislation relating to carbon emissions.

• Carbon offsetting.

• Forecasting energy usage and costing allowance purchases.

• Using marginal abatement cost curves to prioritise energy efficiency projects.

• Implications of the CRC. • CRC in the future.

• Three exercises during the day to reinforce the concepts and techniques.

Dates

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Birmingham 6 May

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Dates Glasgow 22 November

London 15 February 12 October

Manchester 6 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Glasgow 22 June

London 17 March 6 September

Manchester 18 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAS members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 12 December

Fees £599 +VAT £539 +VAT

This course is recommended by CA Business Courses, the professional development division of ICAS.

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/ACFC

Non-members: CIMA and ICAS members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT

This course is recommended by CA Business Courses, the professional development division of ICAS.

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/CRAF

Develop into a director

The strategic accountant

Making the step change successfully

Using the skills of the accountant to add strategic value to your organisation

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Recently appointed and future finance directors in all sectors and sizes of organisation.

• Accountants, financial managers and financial directors who wish to enhance their strategic thinking ability and strategic role.

What you will gain

• Those who would like to acquire these skills with the aim of progressing their career.

A range of tips and tools to make the leap from manager to director successfully, including: • insight into how and why other board members see things differently

• Finance professionals who see the need for the accountant to move from counting to consulting and coaching.

What you will gain

• techniques to positively challenge and develop organisational issues

Greater confidence in your ability to make a strategic input gained through:

• an overarching view of organisational strategy and strategic direction

• a refreshingly different approach to the accountant’s role in business strategy

• knowledge of the various stakeholders • awareness of directors’ governance responsibilities

• an appreciation of the different views of strategy and its impact on your business and role

• understanding finance – from the perspective of your non-financial board colleagues.

• a process for good strategic thinking and adding value to your business

Programme outline

• an overview of a range of practical tools for strategic analysis and formulation

• Accountants and directors: the respective roles of the number two and one.

• a format for seeing the big picture and avoiding commercial myopia.

• Understanding strategy: the aims and drivers of organisational strategy, examples of good and poor strategy.

Programme outline

• Understanding how people behave at different levels.

• The multiple roles of the accountant: scorekeeper, business coach, fire warden, Janus, navigator, journalist, policeman, stoker.

• Understanding the behavioural frameworks of other board members.

• How behavioural conflicts from these different styles are generated and how to minimise them.

• Understanding our stakeholders: consideration of stakeholder analysis and management.

• Your governance responsibilities: including an introduction to the CIMA Strategic Scorecard™.

• Position, options and risk elements of the CIMA Strategic Scorecard™.

• Different views of strategy and how each impacts on the accountant’s role.

• When strategy goes wrong: learning from others’ mistakes.

• A process for quality strategic thinking.

• An overview of available tools in each area of the strategic thinking process.

• Understanding holistic business: getting the whole business right, not just the parts.

• Putting it into practice: action planning and next steps.

• Communication of finance to non-financial directors.

Dates Glasgow 8 November

London 16 February 19 September

Manchester 3 March Milton Keynes 20 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 29 March 5 December

Manchester 15 September

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA, ACT and ICAEW members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Glasgow 15 June

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ACT and recommended by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/DEVD

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/SRMA

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Dates Birmingham 6 October

67

Joint ventures and strategic alliances

Managing business and financial turnarounds

How to win (even when divorce takes place)

Adding real value to your business

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Directors, senior executives and experienced finance staff who wish to contribute to the strategic and operational development of their business.

• Directors, senior executives and experienced finance staff who wish to contribute to the strategic and operational development of their business, particularly those whose sectors are under pressure.

• Finance professionals who wish to become a stronger business partner to their executive management team.

What you will gain An enhanced ability to contribute to the success of joint ventures and strategic alliances through: • a deep and practical understanding of business drivers and organisational structures and their role in joint ventures and strategic alliances

• Finance professionals who wish to become a stronger business partner to their executive management team.

Turnaround techniques can benefit all businesses, not only those in acute distress.

What you will gain Play a more proactive role in adding value to your business with:

• a negotiating framework for ensuring greater success.

• a turnaround toolkit for everyday use, detailing the phases of implementation

Programme outline

• valuable insights from past turnaround cases

• Joint ventures and strategic alliances: rationale; forms of joint venture; reasons for failure; seven crucial areas to get right; the role of the finance function.

• the chance to work on your own business issues

• Business drivers: the different business drivers, and what the impact can be when combining organisations with different balances of business drivers in a joint venture.

• a method of dealing with performance difficulties and dilemmas in a new way.

Programme outline • What is entailed in the turnaround process?

• Organisational structures: differences, and how to combine them in a joint venture.

• Exploring the current position and the options.

• Managing through negotiation: a negotiating framework for ensuring greater success.

• Performance diagnosis using performance driver and root cause analysis.

The programme is based on case studies.

• Examining your own business model.

• How to be more innovative in thinking about your business.

• Dealing with challenging environments.

• Dealing with costs strategically with value and cost drivers.

• Major turnaround case – Champneys: what happened, and why; the strategy audit; the role of stakeholder management and influencing.

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Dates

68

Dates

London 16 June 17 November

London 9 March 20 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/JVSA

Non-members: CIMA members Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/MBFT

Shared services

Financial management in SMEs

Business process outsourcing

Managing for long-term financial success in privately owned companies Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Senior executives and managers who are involved in the establishment and management of shared service centres, their clients and those charged with developing and monitoring service level agreements (SLAs).

Financial managers in small and medium-sized private companies, including financial directors, financial controllers, chief accountants and management accountants.

What you will gain

• A greater understanding of the financial management and corporate governance needs of private companies.

The chance to develop the costing, pricing and performance dynamics necessary for the successful implementation of shared service and outsourced operations.

Programme outline • A brief overview of the business logic of shared service centres and a review of what is driving developments in this area.

• Key considerations relating to outsourcing/insourcing.

• Understanding drivers for pan-European centres and strategic implications.

What you will gain

• A framework for financial management which you can adopt or adapt to your requirements.

• Suggestions as to how you might enhance the value of the company to its owners and help them to realise that value.

• Practical ideas for coping with the current hostile economic environment.

• An opportunity to exchange views with others from the SME sector, and to discuss common problems and opportunities.

• A methodology for understanding the cost of the services provided and the factors that affect it.

Programme outline

• Performance measurement and management issues that underpin success.

• Controlling the business and managing risk.

• Discussion of what motivates successful performance.

• Creating a framework for managing towards strategic objectives.

• Coping with the current environment.

• Funding the business and maximising value on exit.

• Consideration of how to deal with unplanned demand surges or shocks to the system, using driver-based budgeting.

• Practical issues relating to initial set-up.

• An opportunity to discuss delegates’ practical issues.

Dates Birmingham 16 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Glasgow 13 September

London 11 March 11 November

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/SSCT

Non-members: CIMA and ICAEW members Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/FMPO

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Dates London 7 June 30 November

69

Section contents Budgeting and financial planning – essentials ............... 72 Finance for non-finance managers – essentials ............. 72 Finance for non-finance managers – advanced ............. 73 Introduction to accounting ................................................... 73

The following Mastercourses are also available; for more information visit:

www.cimamastercourses.com/course code Course code Essential maths – for business and management ............................................................... BMAT Business simulation ............................................................. BSIM Economics – introduction ................................................. ECIN Practical book keeping – case study ............................. PRBK

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CIMA accredited ‘train the finance trainer’ programme Train your own finance professionals to deliver training to their non-financial colleagues, and benefit from: • better understanding of finance by non-financial colleagues • improved financial management by non-financial staff • skills development of key finance staff

• cross-functional partnering and team building • cost savings by combining in-house knowledge with training skills.

Please contact us to discuss your requirements:

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‘Insightful, interactive.

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Andrew Pieterse, Financial Analyst, BP plc

Understanding finance Courses to help non-financial staff develop their understanding of financial information.

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Also available in-house – finance for non-finance professionals CIMA Mastercourses can come to your organisation and deliver a suite of financial or commercial awareness courses that will help non-accountants become more commercially aware and increase their understanding of the finance function.

Organisations that have used these courses as part of their management development programmes include: • Accord MP Ltd • Aegon Scottish Equitable • Allianz Cornhill • Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry • Balfour Beatty Capital • Betfair Ltd • Computer Patent Annuities Ltd • Eaton • Fonestarz Ltd

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HBOS Lloyds TSB Insurance News International Newspapers Ltd Oman Telecom Openwork QinetiQ RSPCA Tesco Stores Ltd Towergate Partnership Unipath Plc Vertex Pharmaceuticals Ltd Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc.

If you are also interested in running a financial or a commercial awareness course in-house, please contact us to discuss your requirements: T. +44 (0)845 833 7235 E. inhousetraining@cimaglobal.com

Budgeting and financial planning – essentials

Finance for non-finance managers – essentials

For the non-specialist

An introduction to business finance

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Managers and finance staff who work in finance departments.

• Non-financial staff responsible for setting and managing budgets.

Non-finance staff at all levels who need to develop a basic understanding of business finance.

What you will gain

What you will gain

A useful insight into the role of budgeting and budgetary controls as key management functions within a business, plus the ability to:

• An insight into finance, which will help you contribute to your organisation’s success.

• prepare a budget from scratch

• An understanding of the language used by accountants and of how financial statements fit together.

• identify what, when and why assumptions are needed • know how to approach contingency planning

Programme outline

• undertake basic variance analysis and budget revisions.

• Basic financial terminology and key accounting concepts.

• The flow of money in a business and how it is accounted for.

Programme outline • Financial planning and budgetary controls; definitions.

• Why budget, and how to approach the budgeting process.

• Different types of budgets.

• The key financial statements (profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow).

• The composition and contents of a set of financial statements (using real life examples).

• Assumptions and contingencies as part of the process.

• Variance analysis, taking corrective action.

• Revisiting and revising budgets.

• Common budgetary problems and pitfalls.

• The importance of cash flow forecasts.

• Reporting budgeting results in management accounts and reports.

Dates

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Birmingham 13 June

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Dates London 5 May 3 November

Manchester 2 December

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Glasgow 1 September

London 20 January 14 March 5 May 23 August 10 October 25 November

Manchester 10 February 13 July

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Bristol 7 June

Fees £400 +VAT

This course is recommended

by ICAEW.

£300 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/BSFN

Non-members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £435 +VAT

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Finance for non-finance managers – advanced An intensive overview

Introduction to accounting A four day immersion for the non-specialist

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Non-finance staff at all levels who need to extend their understanding of finance.

Anyone who needs a sound understanding of accounting.

What you will gain

It will develop skills gained through attending Finance for non-finance managers – essentials.

• An understanding of how finance works and how it impacts on what you do.

What you will gain

• Knowledge of basic financial tools.

• An understanding of profit, assets and liabilities, and cash flow.

No background knowledge of finance or business is assumed.

A practical approach is taken, with numerous examples being used to illustrate the key concepts.

• The ability to read and draw conclusions from a balance sheet and profit and loss account and identify the sources of accounting disclosures.

• Know how to use a variety of analytical techniques to assess the accounts of a business in terms of profitability, solvency and risk.

Programme outline • The terminology used by accountants.

Programme outline

• How financial statements are prepared, from double entry bookkeeping to the trial balance and period-end adjustments.

• The basics of profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and accompanying notes.

• How to prepare a balance sheet and profit and loss account and how to interpret these primary financial statements.

• The use of key accounting ratios in analysing the solvency and profitability of a business.

• The difference between profitability and cash flow.

• Revenue recognition, profit manipulation and measurement of assets and liabilities.

• Books of prime entry and ledger accounting.

• Introduction to financial accounting.

• Trial balance and flow of information.

• Margins.

• Bank control accounts, accruals and prepayments.

• Asset return ratios.

• Fixed assets, stock adjustments, bad and doubtful debts and VAT.

• Interest cover.

• Gearing.

• Current ratios and working capital management.

• ROE and ROCE. • Quality of asset backing.

• Intangibles vs tangibles, with or excluding market revaluations.

Glasgow 29–30 March 29–30 November

Dates London 7–8 February 7–8 April 13–14 June 25–26 August 20–21 October 7–8 December

Manchester 12–13 April 20–21 September

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Birmingham 7–10 February

Glasgow 3–6 October

Manchester 1–4 August

Bristol 10–13 May

London 1–4 March 27–30 June 20–23 September 6–9 December

Milton Keynes 25–28 October

22 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees £999 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£749 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/IOCA

Non-members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£1,145 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£858 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/INTA

UNDERSTANDING FINANCE

Dates

73

Section contents MS Excel introduction ............................................................. 76 MS Excel intermediate ............................................................ 76 MS Excel advanced ................................................................... 77 MS Excel Visual Basic application ........................................ 77 MS Excel data analysis ............................................................ 78 Working smart with Microsoft Outlook ........................... 78 NEW Practical financial modelling ................................................. 79 NEW Valuation modelling ................................................................. 79 NEW

The following Mastercourses are also available; for more information visit:

www.cimamastercourses.com/course code Course code Advanced financial modelling ....................................... ADFM NEW Intermediate financial modelling .................................. INFM NEW MS Access data management (introduction) ............ INAC

Five or more staff to train?

Consider our customised and cost-effective in-house training option, available on the package of your choice.

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IT skills Practical workshops to give you the skills you need to take full advantage of changing business software.

‘A real eye-opener!’

Cheryl Willis, Project Accountant, Helius Energy plc

‘Very useful, looking forward to implementing the techniques learnt.’

Reeta Chand, Deputy Financial Controller, Birmingham City University

MS Excel introduction

MS Excel intermediate

Financial modelling techniques at your fingertips

Exploiting the advantages

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Anyone using Excel for spreadsheet modelling or charting. No knowledge of Excel is assumed, although a working knowledge of the Windows environment would be useful.

Anyone using Excel for more advanced spreadsheet modelling.

Prior attendance on MS Excel introduction or a working knowledge of Excel and the Windows environment is required.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• The confidence to use the basic features.

• Further knowledge of Excel.

• The ability to set up simple worksheet models including the use of graphs and the production of printed reports.

• The ability to enhance existing spreadsheets.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Getting started with Excel.

• Formatting the worksheet.

• Getting assistance with Excel.

• Using styles.

• Starting a workbook.

• Navigating worksheets and workbooks.

• Working with worksheets and cells.

• Using more advanced formulae.

• Entering basic calculations.

• Productivity features including protection, autocorrect, spell checker and hiding data.

• Formatting the worksheet.

• Structuring the worksheet.

• Printing worksheets.

All PASS courses, which are held in their premises in Angel Square, London EC1V, involve extensive hands-on activity. Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course. Course notes will be provided. Delegate numbers are restricted to eight to ensure personal attention from the trainer.

Dates London Excel 2007 4 January 1 February 7 March 5 April 3 May 6 June

12 July 9 August 5 September 3 October 8 November 12 December

26 July 23 August 26 September 25 October 21 November

All PASS courses, which are held in their premises in Angel Square, London EC1V, involve extensive hands-on activity. Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course. Course notes will be provided. Delegate numbers are restricted to eight to ensure personal attention from the trainer.

London Excel 2003 18 January 22 February 23 March 27 April 24 May 28 June

13 July 10 August 6 September 4 October 9 November 13 December

27 July 24 August 27 September 26 October 22 November

Fees

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Book online and learn more at:

London Excel 2007 5 January 2 February 8 March 6 April 4 May 7 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees IT SKILLS

• A good understanding of further useful functions.

Dates London Excel 2003 17 January 21 February 22 March 26 April 23 May 27 June

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

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Available in-house

Who should attend?

£220 +VAT

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MS Excel advanced Creating more efficient spreadsheets

MS Excel Visual Basic application Using macros and writing programs within Excel

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Anyone using Excel for high-powered spreadsheet modelling.

Prior attendance on MS Excel intermediate or a good in-depth knowledge of Excel is required.

Users of Excel who want to gain a good knowledge of Visual Basic application (VBA) to develop more sophisticated functions. An advanced knowledge of Excel is required, gained either by previous experience or attendance on MS Excel advanced.

What you will gain • Knowledge of the more powerful features of Excel.

What you will gain

• The ability to create more efficient spreadsheets, including automating and customising workbooks.

• A good understanding of macros and Visual Basic.

Programme outline

• Exercises in problem solving and error trapping will enable you to code programs within the Excel application.

• Custom formatting.

Programme outline

• Importing and exporting data.

• Understanding macros.

• Templates and add-ins.

• Recording a basic macro.

• Working with multiple workbooks.

• Relative references.

• Printing workbooks.

• Running a macro.

• Lookup and reference functions.

• Editing and deleting macros.

• Working with named ranges.

• Assigning a macro to a toolbar or menu.

• Using macros.

• Button image editor.

All PASS courses, which are held in their premises in Angel Square, London EC1V, involve extensive hands-on activity. Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course. Course notes will be provided. Delegate numbers are restricted to eight to ensure personal attention from the trainer.

• Macros virus protection.

• The Visual Basic editor.

• Declaring variables.

• Working with objects.

• ‘If’ structures.

• Loops.

These worksho ps are all run by PASS Trai ning and endorsed by CIM A suitable for mem as bers and their staff and colleagues.

Dates

Dates London Excel 2003 19 January 23 February 24 March 28 April 25 May 29 June

14 July 11 August 7 September 5 October 10 November 14 December

28 July 25 August 28 September 27 October 23 November

15–16 August 20–21 October 14–15 November 19–20 December

Training is available on Microsoft versions 2003–2007 on all dates.

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees

Fees

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Book online and learn more at:

London 15–16 February 28–29 March 14–15 April 23–24 June 25–26 July

£220 +VAT

www.cimamastercourses.com/ADEX

Non-members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Book online and learn more at:

(exclusive of accommodation) £410 +VAT

IT SKILLS

London Excel 2007 6 January 3 February 9 March 7 April 5 May 8 June

All PASS courses, which are held in their premises in Angel Square, London EC1V, involve extensive hands-on activity. Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course. Course notes will be provided. Delegate numbers are restricted to eight to ensure personal attention from the trainer.

www.cimamastercourses.com/MVBA

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MS Excel data analysis The advanced features and functions

Working smart with Microsoft Outlook Take control of your inbox and make it work harder for you New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All who use Excel on a daily basis for data analysis and evaluation.

Anyone who uses Microsoft Outlook and wants to improve their productivity and workload management to gain more control over their email, tasks, activities and planning.

What you will gain • Quick tips to utilise the power of Excel more effectively.

What you will gain

• Improved analysis and reporting skills.

• Enhanced expertise in scenario and sensitivity analysis.

Learn proven techniques to become more productive, ensuring you: • always work on the right task at the right time

Programme outline

• keep promises and commitments

• Time savers.

• use a consistent approach to team communications

• Pivot tables – basic to advanced.

• manage all your activities and commitments from one place

• Data filtering.

• make more effective decisions

• Functions: logical; error; text; nesting (for increased power).

• improve tracking of documents and information

• Scenario building.

• stay on top of priorities

• Data tables.

• link day-to-day activities with company goals

• Simple automation using macros.

• get more done every day • maintain an empty inbox • use Microsoft Outlook with a ‘business planning’ approach.

Programme outline • The productivity process.

• The Microsoft Outlook business solution.

• Managing activities.

• Managing email.

• Managing commitments.

• Managing communication.

• Priority planning.

• Putting Outlook to work.

Dates Glasgow 16 June 8 November

Dates London 21 January 23 March 27 May 27 July 22 August

19 September 26 October 30 November 14 December

Manchester 5 April 15 September Milton Keynes 3 March

5.5 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

IT SKILLS

Fees

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Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

20 June 18 July 13 September 11 October 9 November 13 December

Windsor 17 January 23 February 24 March 26 April 26 May 6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non members, CIMA members and Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/DAWE

£545 + VAT

Book online and learn more at:

This course is run by Priority Management and recommended by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

www.cimamastercourses.com/WSMO

Practical financial modelling

Valuation modelling Building integrated valuation models

How to construct financial models

New for 2011

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Those who have a basic knowledge of Excel and are, or expect to be, involved in any type of financial modelling and forecasting.

The workshop is particularly relevant to corporate and project financiers, finance and project managers, accountants and bankers.

All whose work requires them to build Excel-based valuation models. A knowledge of business and share valuation techniques is necessary.

What you will gain

Learn how to build integrated valuation models.

Learn how to build from scratch an integrated balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow forecasting model appropriate for equity valuation and debt related analysis.

Programme outline

• Discounted cash flow valuation: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow forecasting; assumptions.

• Some Excel basics and the basics of design.

• Building the framework.

• Cash flows, capex, tax and working capital.

• Building the schedules.

• WACC, including adjustments.

• Building the debt schedule.

• Growth and terminal value: sensitivity analysis; presentation and interpretation of results.

• Balancing – straight away.

• Cash flows.

• Multiples and assets valuation: analysis of comparable companies; presentation and interpretation of results.

• Tax and valuation.

• Analysis and presentation.

Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course.

Numbers are restricted to 12 to ensure you receive the most effective training during your session.

Dates

Delegates have exclusive use of a PC throughout the course.

Numbers are restricted to 12 to ensure you receive the most effective training during your session.

Dates 1–2 June 13–14 June 30 June–1 July 28–29 July 23–24 August 5–6 September

26–27 September 10–11 October 17–18 October 7–8 November 1–2 December 19–20 December

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 4 February 7 April 9 June

20 October 8 December

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees £1,350 +VAT £1,215 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£1,012 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PFMO

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£675 +VAT £607 +VAT £506 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/VAMP

IT SKILLS

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

• Brief review of valuation techniques.

• Review of the principles of good financial models.

Programme outline

London 13–14 January 7–8 February 7–8 March 14–15 March 7–8 April 5–6 May

What you will gain

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Section contents Commercial skills for finance professionals ..................... 82 Smarter thinking, smarter working ..................................... 82 Information, insights and impact ........................................ 83 NEW The accountant as strategic influencer and adviser ..... 83 Presentation skills – introduction ........................................ 84 The art of being brilliant ......................................................... 84 Time management – introduction ...................................... 85 Negotiation mastery ................................................................ 85 NEW Leadership skills ......................................................................... 86 The first-time manager ........................................................... 86 NEW

The following Mastercourses are also available; for more information visit:

www.cimamastercourses.com/course code Course code Coaching skills ..................................................................... COAK Delegation for success ....................................................... DEFS Improving your performance with emotional intelligence ...................................................... EMIN Influential business report and persuasive proposal writing ..................................................................... IBRE Practical networking .......................................................... PRNE Strategies for success ......................................................... STSU The art (and science) of charisma ................................ ASCR Understanding personality ............................................. UNPR Writing skills for professionals ...................................... WKFP

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‘A really worthwhile course, which opens thought processes and challenges current thinking.’

Karen Gilhooley, Finance Area Leader, William Grant & Sons

‘A really good day. Very interesting, and fun too – a very good way to learn.’

Sarah Roper, Financial Accountant, AXA Insurance

Commercial skills for finance professionals

Smarter thinking, smarter working

How to become a true business partner: the evolving role of the finance department

How to get more from your mind

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Financial managers wanting to gain a seat at the business table by expanding their role from analyst to business expert, from custodian of the company's finances to a business partner who is totally integrated within the strategic direction of the business.

All accountants and other managers wanting to know how to use both halves of their brain to get more from it, think both logically and strategically, and keep one jump ahead of their colleagues.

What you will gain

• Enhanced memory.

• Presentation skills: how you get your message across.

• Better negotiation skills.

• Strategic vision: using financial structures to identify opportunities, understand risk and add value.

• Greater understanding of your colleagues, clients and others.

• Networking: using connections both within and outside the company.

• Better understanding of yourself.

What you can gain

• Increased personal confidence.

• Influence: engaging with and influencing senior management.

All of which will make your job as an accountant easier to do.

• Management: motivating and managing the finance team.

Programme outline

Programme outline

• Neuro-linguistic programming for numerate people.

• Personality and behaviour: practical tools that describe how we are ‘wired’.

• Keep it alive: enhance your non-numerate brain too.

• Understanding yourself and others.

• Memory: find the method that works for you.

• Interpersonal skills: the attributes of a successful finance team and how you measure up against this template.

• Innovation: get ahead of your colleagues.

• Rapport and negotiation.

• The interpersonal skills required to develop internal and external relationships.

• Risk management: proactively defining business risk in terms of business plans and financial performance.

• Understanding your ‘risk score’ and critical success factors.

• Information delivery: being able to present and communicate financial information effectively.

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• The ingredients of a ‘great’ business and the vital role the finance team can play in delivering this vision.

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Dates Birmingham 10 February Glasgow 28 April

Dates London 23 June 1 December

Manchester 10 October Milton Keynes 8 September

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 16 March 14 September

Manchester 15 November

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Glasgow 18 May

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ICSA.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/CSFP

Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ICSA.

£539 +VAT £435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/STSW

Information, insights and impact

The accountant as strategic influencer and adviser

Influencing the decision makers

A practical workshop on how to influence your organisation New for 2011

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

Finance professionals and others who seek to use their information, insights and influence to make an impact through improving decisions – and so make sure the finance team is seen as adding value rather than cost.

Accountants and financial managers who want to ensure that finance is seen as adding value.

What you will gain Find out how to improve the quality and effectiveness of reporting to decision making authorities such as boards of directors.

Too often accountants and the finance function are seen as staid and boring, out of touch and unapproachable, enforcing their demands on the organisation. Yet undoubtedly almost everyone would agree that a value added finance function is a key part of any successful organisation.

What you will gain

Programme outline This will cover the supply chain of reporting and look at best practices regarding:

• Understand what is meant by the term ‘business partner’ – and how to be one.

• Discover how you can influence your organisation.

Information • Characteristics of decision-useful information.

Programme outline

• Incorporating external information.

• A definition of the accountant as business partner.

• Improved non-financial reporting.

• The influencing skills that need to be developed to meet these aims.

Insights • The increasing importance of analytics.

• A realistic view of how the finance function and the accountant are viewed.

• Selection of relevant management accounting tools and techniques.

• The essential influencing and negotiating skills that today’s accountant needs.

• Predictive accounting.

Impact • The presentation and communication of information and insights in a clear and meaningful way.

• Use of graphics and document design to have an impact.

Dates Glasgow 1 December

Dates London 24 March 3 October

Manchester 7 July

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

London 12 May 13 December

Manchester 7 September

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA and ICSA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Glasgow 8 November

Fees £599 +VAT

This course is endorsed by ICSA.

£539 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£599 +VAT £539 +VAT £435 +VAT

£435 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/IIAI

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/ASAI

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Softer skills side of influence.

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Presentation skills – introduction

The art of being brilliant

Get your message across with confidence

Techniques to communicate, influence and build rapport

Available in-house

Available in-house

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

All who need to deliver effective presentations to colleagues and/or customers.

All wanting to explore unconventional approaches to persuading and influencing.

What you will gain

What you will gain

• Learn and apply the basic theory of, and structure for, delivering effective presentations.

• New ways of thinking.

• Develop confidence and overcome nerves.

• New communication skills based on an empathetic understanding of other people.

• Learn the skills, tools and techniques of presenting with power through voice, body language, rapport, timing and audience engagement.

• Reduced self-limiting beliefs.

• Create and use effective visual aids.

In this interactive workshop you will explore neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques which can help you to change the way you view the world and the way the world views you.

• Identify the areas you need to develop, through feedback and a personal action plan.

Programme outline • Build rapport from the very beginning.

Programme outline

• Knowing what you want, and how to achieve it.

• How to begin to put a presentation together.

• Solve problems using NLP.

• How to deliver a presentation.

• Creating and presenting an elegant, compelling and influential message easily and seemingly effortlessly.

The programme is highly practical and results-focused, with feedback and support given throughout the day.

• Influence people using NLP. • The power of positive thinking and what it can do for you.

• Look at limiting beliefs and what impact they have.

• The circle of excellence – and how it can help you to always be at your best.

• How to decide what the right questions are and how to ask them.

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Laying your ghosts to rest.

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Dates Glasgow 7 December Leeds 19 September

Dates London 25 January 17 March 5 May 27 July 15 September 12 October

8 November 1 December Manchester 7 July 13 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 10 January 18 February 4 April 20 May

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members, members and Corporate Discount scheme members: £479 +VAT

£597 +VAT £537 +VAT £447 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/PSAI

Book online and learn more at:

This course is held by Reed Learning and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

www.cimamastercourses.com/ARBR

Time management – introduction

Negotiation mastery A two day workshop

Achieve business objectives, key tasks and jobs Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

This course will benefit people who are serious about improving their time management skills.

All professionals who have some experience of negotiation and are looking to move beyond the basics and take their skills to the next level.

What you will gain • Appreciate the importance of managing time in the context of your future professional and personal goals and aspirations.

• Understand and apply the ‘Prioritisation Matrix’.

• Recognise time bandits; create and learn strategies for dealing with them.

• Commit to change and make better decisions about how to use your time.

• Learn skills, tools and techniques to manage time effectively and be more productive and successful.

• Address issues of work/life balance and focus.

Programme outline

What you will gain • Negotiate confidently and skilfully with any business stakeholder to achieve the optimum solution at minimum cost.

• Build profitable and sustainable relationships through negotiating win-win solutions with customers and suppliers, internal or external.

• Call on a repertoire of advanced techniques to get around any impasse in the negotiation due to conflicting demands.

• Be more cost-conscious and aware of the many opportunities present for cost-cutting and negotiation.

• Use the Harvard approach of principle-centred negotiations.

• Core of motivation.

• ‘Negotiate backwards’ to successfully resolve complex multi-party negotiations.

• Your professional and personal goals and priorities.

• Identify and neutralise dirty tactics from the other side.

• Effective and efficient time management skills.

• Tools and techniques to accomplish goals and priorities.

The course is highly interactive and you will leave with a time management action plan to ensure that you use what you learn.

Programme outline This course uses the latest thinking from Harvard Business School to achieve sustainable negotiated agreements that satisfy all parties at the table. It will deal with negotiation situations going beyond the simple one-to-one scenarios, using powerful tools to deal with the most complex of multi-party negotiations.

Dates Glasgow 22 November

Dates London 18 January 30 March 23 June 22 September 18 October 6 December

Manchester 14 April 17 October

6 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

London 25–26 May 14–15 September 19–20 December

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees £597 +VAT £537 +VAT

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£447 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/TMMG

£997 +VAT £897 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£747 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/NGMA

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

There will be plenty of opportunities for each delegate to practise real life negotiations, with feedback and coaching.

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Leadership skills

The first-time manager

How to become a confident, competent and successful leader

How to get the best from your staff

Available in-house

New for 2011

Who should attend?

Who should attend?

• Experienced leaders seeking to upgrade their skills.

First-time managers who want to develop management excellence by gaining a solid foundation in self-management and motivation, coupled with a set of highly effective, practical tools and techniques to coach, lead and manage their teams with ease and confidence.

• Managers who want to become leaders.

• Team leaders and professionals wishing to extend their portfolio of skills.

What you will gain • Discover how to become a more confident, competent and successful leader of people.

• Improve your own abilities as a leader: leadership doesn’t have to be about your position; it is about an attitude, which can be learnt.

What you will gain The vital practical tools and techniques for managing and developing yourself and your team to ensure that your departmental and organisational goals are achieved.

Programme outline • The importance of developing yourself and the concept and practical application of emotional intelligence.

Programme outline • Know what differentiates a leader from a manager.

• Understand where leadership fits into today’s organisations.

• Recognise and apply different leadership styles.

• Understand your leadership style and learn how to enhance it.

• Differentiate leaders and entrepreneurs.

• Empower and develop team members.

• How to motivate and empower yourself and your team.

• Conducting effective coaching sessions with ease and confidence.

• How to improve and develop your people management skills, through the application of practical empathy and understanding diversity.

• Create a motivating climate in the workplace through effective leadership behaviour.

• Providing feedback and appraisal sessions.

• Climb the ‘ladders to success’.

• Creating a motivating climate in the workplace through effective leadership behaviour.

• Effective delegation.

PERSONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Good to great organisational principles.

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Dates

Dates

London 22–23 March 4–5 October 28–29 November

London 15–16 February 17–18 May 5–6 October 24–25 November

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

12 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

Fees Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

Fees £997 +VAT £897 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£747 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/LDSK

Non-members: CIMA members: Corporate Discount Scheme members:

£997 +VAT £897 +VAT

(exclusive of accommodation)

£747 +VAT

Book online and learn more at:

www.cimamastercourses.com/FTMA

on demand

CIMA have introduced a brand new high quality online professional development solution, specifically designed for busy finance and business professionals.

CIMA on demand offers a range of online courses covering a variety of topics including management accounting, finance and business skills, giving you the flexibility to control when and where you learn.

Our courses provide comprehensive coverage of each topic in an easy to use format. Each course has a running time of between 30 and 75 minutes and prices start from as little as £30 each.

Check out our course catalogue to find out what you could be learning today!

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Where circumstances force CIMA to cancel a course, the liability of CIMA shall be limited to a refund of any fees paid for that particular course. CIMA is not liable for any consequential loss.

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Online at www.cimamastercourses.com. Enter the four letter course code in the ‘Name’ box to find the course you want.

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Payment must be received prior to the start of the course. When we receive your booking, we will check course availability before invoicing or processing payment.

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The course fee includes course papers, lunch and refreshments.

Residential courses also include accommodation, dinner and breakfast.

Save on multiple bookings Save up to 25% when booking several places by joining the CIMA Corporate Discount Scheme. See page 5 for details.

Standard student rates Registered students can benefit from the CIMA members’ 10% discount.

CIMA Business School members and CIMAplus subscribers Members of the above schemes can benefit from a 20% discount.

Half-price places are available on selected courses, excluding those endorsed by CIMA and run by another organisation, in the two weeks before they are held. The half-price rate is available to: • CIMA registered students

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Delegate cancellation

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All cancellations must be received in writing up to 30 days before the course date in order to receive a refund less a £60 +VAT administration charge. Any cancellations received within 29 days of the course date will not have the fee refunded.

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• anyone working for a registered charity, the NHS or other public sector body.

Delegates can transfer to another course without charge up to one working day prior to the course. Any transfers received within one working day of the course date will incur an admin fee. Any transfers must be made in writing.

• lecturers and financial administrative staff at academic institutions • registered CIMA members in practice, who are sole traders

Please telephone CIMA Mastercourses on +44 (0)845 026 4722 to check for availability on the courses of your choice.

Substitute delegate

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If the original delegate is unable to attend, a substitute may attend in their place at no extra cost. Please email or fax us with substitute delegate details.

Please contact CIMA Mastercourses for details of potential special discounts.

On the day All courses are held in quality hotels or conference centres.

Course quality

Joining instructions

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Joining instructions including directions will be emailed one to two weeks before the course date. If you do not receive these please phone: +44 (0)845 026 4722.

Schedule Courses usually run from 9.00am to 5.00pm with breaks for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

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We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule courses without prior notice and to amend or alter published courses, fees, venues and speakers.

For current information visit www.cimamastercourses.com

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CIMAplus is a package of continuing professional development products designed to help meet the CPD needs of CIMA members in one go, saving both time and money.

The products included within the package are: • finance publications – receive magazines providing strategic and operational insight from thought leaders to meet your CPD needs • a ccess to research reports, articles, executive summaries and webcasts on finance transformation from The CIMA Centre of Excellence at the University of Bath School of Management • a choice of two online CPD courses from CIMA’s new CIMA on demand series • CIMAplus subscribers are eligible for a 20% discount off Mastercourses (already includes 10% CIMA member discount).

CIMAplus is available to buy now; you can even add CIMAplus to your membership renewal via MY CIMA www.cimaglobal.com/mycima By keeping your CPD up-to-date, employers will recognise you have the necessary skills, competence and knowledge to contribute positively to their organisations – CIMAplus helps get you there.

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