Financial Analysis & Forecasting

SUITABLE FOR:

Financial Analysts, General Managers, Credit Analysts, Accountants, Marketing Managers, Operations Managers, project Managers, Investment Analysts, Bankers .

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the programme, delegates will:

• Learn the relationship between balance sheet, profit and loss account, funds/cash flow statements
• Learn how to calculate cost volume profit analysis and breakeven
• Identify current vital financial indicators that are important to your organization
• Learn financial forecasting techniques that can enable management to make truly informed decisions

SUMMARY:

Day One

• Importance and limitations of financial information in financial analysis
• Purpose and relationship between balance sheet, profit and loss account, funds/cash flow statements
• Cost volume profit analysis, breakeven, manager of safety

Day Two

• Budgeting, capital budgeting & product appraisal
• Corporate reports
• Models for predicting bankruptcy and assessing financial health
• Scoring – principles, limitations and applications

Day Three

• Strategic financial analysis & long term forecasting
• Discounted cashflow
• Spreadsheet modelling

Day Four

• Cost Allocation
• Strategic Cost Analysis
• Budgeting & Forecasting

Day Five

• Project planning & control
• Performance Measurement
• Financial statement