A 4 Day Workshop
Finance for Senior Executives From finance basics to understanding the essence of cash flow to corporate value creation, this comprehensive program covers all aspects of corporate finance. Brought to you by MindMerge, Inc.
FOREWORD: From finance basics to understanding the essence of cash flow to corporate value creation, this comprehensive program covers all aspects of corporate finance.
Get a complete financial education in just four days and be prepared to make more powerful, informed business decisions. From understanding the essence of cash flow to learning how to create value on a corporate level, this comprehensive program covers all the principles of corporate finance.
Workshop at a Glance
Through the effective use of actual case studies and annual reports of major public companies, you’ll come away better equipped to speak and interact intelligently with finance colleague, make more informed business decisions, analyze financial statements with new clarity, know the workings of the financial markets and understand that the core purpose of your firm is to increase shareholder value.
Key benefits
Become grounded in all the principles of corporate finance Reduce the risk of financial errors in managerial decision making Learn how accounting and bookkeeping work Discover the ins and outs of financial statements and what can and cannot be learned from them Understand how budgeting fits into the world of accounting and the primacy of cash flow Gain greater insight into all the principles of corporate finance, including interest and ROI Find out how a firm allocates its funds to investment opportunities Gain the skills that will help you make the right buy/lease decisions Learn how to take advantage of cash discounts offered by vendors Make more profitable sales by understanding fixed vs. variable costs Monitor operating results to achieve long‐term financial goals
YOUR COURSE LEADER
Your course leader will be a certified safety professional who will deliver as per your expectations. A separate CV will be sent to you for your review and approval.
We can also arrange an interview with the trainer before he conducts the training program!
Contact us now for more details: info@mindmergeinc.com | 00966 3 896 1700
WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE What You Will Cover
Accounting essentials: booking transactions…cash and accrual methods…assets, liabilities and capital
Reading annual reports: reading and understanding financial statements...SEC requirements...forms and meanings of the Auditor's Opinion...the importance of footnotes in financial statements
Seeing your firm from a finance perspective: the organization as an investment tool...classes of investors...WACC and EVA...the importance of cash and flow timing...leverage and risk
Evaluating financial statements: computing financial ratios to assess liquidity, profitability, leverage and risk...the DuPont formula...merits and pitfalls of financial ratios
Operational budgeting: constructing and using budgets...avoiding pitfalls...budgeting techniques, variances and hierarchies
Time value of money: computing time value for money and applying the mathematics of compound interest and present value
Capital budgeting: preparing and using capital budgets...applying time value of money...using various mathematical techniques
How financial markets value a business: value models and financial concepts to enhance shareholder value
Cost analysis, profit planning and exposures to volume/price risks: categorizing costs to make better decisions...determining break‐even levels of quantity, price and cost...understanding "operating leverage"
DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE: Understanding Bookkeeping and Accounting
Keep Books and Use Them to Construct Financial Statements, Including a Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows Differentiate between the Cost and Accrual Methods of Accounting Categorize Assets, Liabilities, and Capital
How to Read an Annual Report
Read and Understand the Financial Statements of a Fortune 500 Corporation Recognize and Interpret the Portions of the Annual Report Required by the Securities and Exchange Commission Recognize the Form(s), and Meaning, of the Auditor’s Opinion Read and Understand the Importance of Footnotes in Evaluating Financial Statements
WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE WORKSHOP OUTLINE The Firm from a "Finance Perspective"
View the Organization from the "Finance Perspective" Discuss the Concepts of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital and EVA® Understand the Importance of Cash and the Timing of Cash Flow
Explain How "Financial Leverage" Creates a Degree of Risk for the Company
Evaluating Financial Statements
Compute the Financial Ratios Used by Financial Analysts to Assess:
The Liquidity of a Business The Profitability of a Business The Risk of a Business Compute the DuPont Formula, and Discuss What It Means Judge and Discuss the Merits and Pitfalls of Each Ratio Discuss with Financial People, the Meaning and Implications of "Financial Leverage" in Relation to
the Associated Ratios Operational Budgeting Construct a Budget Use Budgets Efficiently Avoid Budgeting Fallacies
Work with Different Budgeting Techniques
The Time Value of Money
Compute a Time Value for Money, and Discuss It with Financial People in Your Organization Apply the Simple Mathematics of Compound Interest and of Present Value
Capital Budgeting
Prepare and Use Capital Budgets Apply "Time of Money" to Capital Budgeting Use Various Mathematical Techniques in Capital Budgeting
How the Financial Markets Value a Business
Discuss Different Models of How the Market Values a Business Enhance Shareholder Value in Your Organization
Cost Analysis, Profit Planning, and Exposures to Volume/Price Risks
Categorize Costs in a Different Way, in an Effort to Make Better Business Decisions "At the Margin" Utilize a Model That Determines Break‐even Levels of Quantity, Price, and Cost Understand and Discuss the Meaning of the Term "Operating Leverage" Structure Costs When Your Market Has "Volume Risks" vs. When Your Market Has "Price Level Risk"
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Finance for Senior Executives
Payment Options: Checks made in favor of "Al Rammah International Co." B2B / Wire Transfer Bank Name: Riyad Bank Branch: Riyadh Branch Account Number: 2180447989901 All major credit cards are accepted
TRAINING COST
Maximum participants per batch: 15
Duration: 2 Days (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
What’s included?
Instruction by an expert and a certified trainer Live interactive classes Pre‐ Training Assignment Specialized manual and course materials Personalized certificate of completion Post Training Report
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All of our courses are subject to evaluation by participants to ensure 100% customer satisfaction and to assist us in continually updating and improving the course content. If any of our courses fails to fulfill your requirements we will happily offer you a complimentary place on another course.
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