Financial Management
Duration: 5 days
Financial management is at the heart of every successful organization, ensuring that financial resources are effectively allocated, controlled, and monitored to achieve the company's objectives. This training provides participants with an understanding of key financial management techniques, including budgeting, financial planning, capital structure management, and performance evaluation. Participants will also learn how to use financial reports to drive decision-making and ensure the financial health of their organization.
Learning Objectives
Understand the principles of financial management and control
Apply financial planning and budgeting techniques
Analyze the capital structure and financial health of an organization
Use financial statements to assess and improve performance
Training Program
Introduction to Financial Management
Key principles of financial management
The role of financial management in organizational success
Financial goals: Profit maximization vs. value maximization
Quiz: Identify key financial management objectives
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Developing and managing budgets
Long-term financial planning: Tools and techniques
Scenario analysis and forecasting
Practical case: Create a financial plan for a growing business
Capital Structure and Financing Decisions
The importance of a company’s capital structure
Debt vs. equity financing: Pros and cons
Cost of capital and its role in financial decision-making
Practical case: Analyze a company’s capital structure and propose improvements
Financial Performance Measurement
Key financial ratios and their interpretation (liquidity, profitability, solvency)
Using financial statements to assess performance
Benchmarking and performance comparison
Practical case: Perform a financial performance analysis on a mid-sized company
Using Financial Reports for Decision-Making
Financial statement analysis: Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement
Ratio analysis and performance evaluation
Linking financial performance to strategic goals
Practical case: Present a financial performance report to the board of directors
Key Points
Numerous practical examples illustrating the different studied concepts
Practical cases to draw parallels with the concepts learned
Who Should Attend This Training
Finance managers and controllers
Business owners and entrepreneurs
Accountants and auditors
Corporate strategists and financial planners
Prerequisities
Basic knowledge of financial reporting and accounting
Teaching Methods
Training structured around skill transfer
Acquisition of operational skills through practice and experimentation
Collaborative learning during synchronous sessions
Multi-stage learning path to allow engagement, learning, and transfer
Training promoting participant engagement for better anchoring of lessons
Satisfaction and Evaluation
Skill evaluation will be conducted throughout the training by the participant (self-evaluation) and/or the trainer according to the training methods.
Online training evaluation on your participant space:
Immediate evaluation at the end of the training to measure your satisfaction and perception of skill improvement against training objectives. With your agreement, your overall rating and comments will be published on our site via Verified Reviews.
Post-training evaluation 40 days later to validate the transfer of your acquired skills in the workplace
Attendance tracking and issuance of an individual training certificate or a certificate of completion
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PARIS
38 Rue Boulard, 75014, Paris