You will acquire the required knowledge and skills needed in the areas of finance and accounting and will increase your awareness of different aspects in finance so that you become able to make decisions more effectively.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, the participants should be able to

• Transform financial and accounting concepts into tools that they can use in decision-making
• Preparing the operational budget and linking it to the strategic objectives of the establishment
• Apply capital budgeting techniques to enhance the decision-making process
• Understand accounting and financial terms so that they can deal with them with confidence

Target Audience:

Managers, supervisors and employees who wish to enhance their financial and accounting knowledge

• Financial Statements Interpretation
• Budget Planning and Control
• Elements of Cost
• Business Acumen
• Entrepreneurship

Course Methodology:

This training course will be carried out through the use of best practices and the right combination of engaging and purposeful tools such as:

• Case studies and practical exercises
• Workshops and group activities
• Interactive discussions
• Brainstorming
• Energizing team competitions
• Presentations
• Learning games

Financial Reports

• Objectives of financial statements and reports
• Elements of financial statements
• Statement of financial position
• The Income Statement
• Cash flow statement

Analysis of Financial Statements

• External users of financial statements
• Internal users of financial statements
• Types of financial ratios
• Liquidity ratios
• Leverage ratios.
• Activity ratios
• Profitability ratios
• Investment ratios.

Costs: Elements and Types

• Why does an enterprise need to determine the cost of products or services?
• Cost center.
• Cost elements.
• Prime cost.
• Conversion cost
• Costs and stages of production.

Break-even Point Analysis

• Cost definition
• Variable costs definition
• Fixed costs definition
• Break-even point definition
• The equation method.
• Multiple products break-even point.
• Break-even point in value

Planning, Preparation and Execution of Budgets

• Budget principles
• The enterprise environment
• Financial Forecasting
• Budget definition
• The budget as a planning tool
• The budget as a control tool
• General rules of the budget
• General indicators and guidelines
• Difficulties associated with budgets

Capital Expenditures and Investment Alternatives

• Capital planning areas
• Project evaluation methods
• Value of money
• Payback period.
• Future value.
• Present value.
• Net present value.
• Internal rate of return.