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Financial Analysis and Forecast

Who should attend: 
Managers, Senior Managers and Executives who wish to gain good understanding of financial analysis.
5 days
Course aims: 

This course is designed to enable participants to increase and update their knowledge of financial analysis and business finance

Course benefits: 
  • Understand the content and purposes of the profit & loss account, balance sheet and cash flow forecast
  • Be able to interpret financial statements and assess a company’s strength and weaknesses
  • Have a better understanding of the finance function
  • Make better use of financial information to improve decision making
  • Have confidence in communicating with finance personnel
Course outline: 
  • The fundamental accounting statements
  • Analysis of company accounts
  • Performance and stock market ratios
  • Forecasting through the use of spreadsheets
  • Cash and working capital management
  • Long-term planning and budgetary control
  • Capital investment appraisal
  • Acquisitions
  • Business game to consolidate learning