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Program Agenda: Topics covered
Case studies and real-world examples will be used so the participants can learn about:
• Accounting fundamentals such as debits, credits, and double-entry bookkeeping
• The accounting cycle and process
• The role of financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows
• Understanding business events and how they impact financial statements
• Financial statement analysis
• The relationship between cost, price, and volume
• Cash flow analysis, including how to free up cash for important business needs
• Effective working capital management techniques and understanding why cash flow is king
• The value drivers and fundamental approaches to increasing the value of your company
• Budgeting as a tool for decision making, both for daily operations and large expenditures
• Break-even analysis, return on investment and net present value tools
• The importance of the time value of money
• A framework for analysis of financial expenditures (i.e. how to get the budget money you need)
• Key business ratios for optimizing financial performance
• Recognizing trends and evaluating organizational performance
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Benefits and Learning Outcomes ▼
- Read and analyze financial statements
- Present your ideas using sound financial principles
- Make intelligent financial decisions and understand the financial impact of your ideas
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