Most strategic and operational business decisions rely on a fundamental knowledge of financial management. Speaking and understanding the language of finance is an essential skill for leaders and managers throughout the organization. This understanding is also a prerequisite for finance professionals who need to make day to day decisions, and for accounting professionals who wish to advance their careers.

• Financial analysis
• Financial management
• Financial modeling
• Investment valuation
• Equity valuation
• Fixed income valuation
• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Introduction to the three pillars of financial management
• An inside look at the key financial statements
• Why cash flow is king?
• The building blocks of financial analysis:
• Vertical analysis and common size financial statements
• Horizontal and trend analysis
• Liquidity analysis
• Solvency analysis
• Efficiency analysis
• Profitability analysis
• Practical applications of the time value of money using Excel
• Strategic and operational financial planning
• Overview of the financial planning process
• Understanding the sustainable growth rate
• Pro-forma financial statements and assumptions
• Building income statement projections
• Building balance sheet projections
• Modeling 'what-if'analysis
• Corporate finance, capital budgeting and cost of capital
• The capital budgeting process
• Net present value: key decision making criteria
• Internal rate of return
• Discounted payback period
• Profitability index
• Weighted average cost of capital
• Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate control
• Methods of acquisitions
• Types of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)
• Motives for mergers andacquisitions
• The process of due diligence
• Reasons behind failed mergers
• Valuation fundamentals of financial instruments
• An inside look at common and preferred stocks
• Stock valuation principles
• The free cash flow approach
• Working capital and the financing decision

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation