Finance for non-finance managers course is for participants who do not have any finance background or knowledge. This course will provide participants with a detailed understanding of basic concepts and definitions to enable them to read and understand finance related documents and their implications in day-to-day workings.
Overview
The course has been designed to build the financial confidence of individuals and enable them to understand the financial objectives of their organization and ease the implementation into their daily tasks. After completing this course, the participants will be able to
- Read and interpret any financial statements
- Understand critical ratios and their implications
- Interpret cash flow statement and its implication for overall organization
- Understand factors critical for growth of the companies
- Understand key financial terminology used in the industry
- Apply financial information to aid in effective decision making
- Understand the role of corporate budgets and goals and how they can contribute towards achieving the same
Who should attend
All individuals who want to improve their finance effectiveness and decision-making ability should attend this course
- Functional/ department heads and decision-making professionals
- Middle to senior managers from non-finance background
- Non-finance professionals from sales, marketing, human resources, operations, investor relations, productions, legal departments, etc
- IT and technical professionals and business consultants
- Any other professional who wants to build up his/her finance capabilities
Methodology & Trainer
The non-theoretical methodology which includes interactive discussions, case studies, interactive games and assignments to understand the concepts and their applicability.
All our trainers are carefully chosen by us and possess a rich and vast experience in the financial sector. This course will be conducted by an experienced training consultant having more than 16 years of industry experience with some of the world’s leading business institutions, specializing in corporate finance, investment banking, and private equity.
- Importance and applicability of finance knowledge in day-to-day working and long-term planning
- Introduction to financial statements
- Key issues in Accounting & Finance
- Step-by-step understanding of financial statements
- Preparation of Income statement (Profit &Loss Account) and Balance sheet
- Reading and analyzing financial statements
- Basic concepts and preparation of cashflow statement
- Difference between Accounting profit and Cash profit
- Relationship between Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet
- Cash flow from Operations
- Case Discussion
- Importance and application of ratios for different industries
Profitability ratios
Debt Equity ratios,
Turnover ratios,
Shareholders’ ratios
Liquidity ratios - Analysis of company performance from the perspective of both Shareholders as well as Debt holders
- Financial and operating leverage, assessment of risk and profitability based on ratio analysis
- Calculation of Break-even point and its usage in different decision-making aspects-setting sales targets, product costing, sales price determination, marketing decisions, credit sales, discounts, etc
- Understanding Fixed and Variable Costs and their implications for business
- Calculation of PV ratio and Contribution margin
- Calculation of break-even and cash break-even for projects
- Project evaluation from the financial perspective with examples
- Understanding the time value of money
- Capital budgeting techniques
Payback and Discounted Payback
NPV
IRR and Modified IRR
Profitability Index - Preparing Financial projections for Project Evaluation & Sensitivity Analysis
- Case discussion on Project appraisal
- Working Capital Management
- Understanding of Cash cycle and calculation of item-wise Working Capital requirements
- Working capital financing
- How to check performance and financial health of a company
- Analysis of financial and non-financial information
- Importance of footnotes
