Who Should Attend

• Accountants
• Junior finance staff
• Managers who need to improve financial skills
• Any employee involved in accounting, budgeting, reporting, finance, cost management
• Refreshment course for financial managers
• Refreshment course for financial analysts

Objectives

• Deepen their understanding of financial statements
• Learn how to use financial statements to analyse business performance and make better managerial decisions
• Apprehend the drivers of financial performance, the impact of business decisions on the company profitability, cash and financing needs
• Understand the importance of cash versus profitability

Topics Covered

• The different levels of profitability
• The different categories of sources and uses of cash
• The impact of business decisions on the company profitability, its cash and its financing needs
• Why it is necessary to monitor the company performance and how this can be achieved
• The importance of cash and why some companies fail despite the fact that they are profitable 

Pre-requisites

• Attend “Introduction to Finance – Level 1” or
• Have a Financial background
   

Technical requirements

• Internet access and Internet Browser
• Adobe Flash 10 Plug-in or above