Corporate finance & reporting Training Workshop

INTRODUCTION

This Course will discuss the key issues and challenges in Corporate Finance including Reporting. Practical applications of important areas of Corporate Finance such as Project Appraisal, Valuations, Capital Structuring and Cost of Capital, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Buy-outs, Corporate Restructuring, Value Based Management, etc. will be discussed.

This training is particularly useful to all involved in Corporate Finance and Corporate Decision making.

DURATION

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Financial Controllers
• Finance Managers
•  Chief Accountants
•  Management Accountants
•  Senior Finance Staff
•  Financial Analysts
• Corporate Finance Consultants
• Investment Managers
• Corporate Transaction Lawyers
•  Corporate Decision Makers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this IRES training seminar, you will learn to:

• Describe and analyses the primary parts of corporate finance frameworks
• Explain and evaluate the role of audit in corporate Finance
• compare and contrast approaches to corporate finance & reporting internationally
• Implications of the nature and scope of social and environmental accountability for corporate Finance practice.
• Explain and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of executive directors, non-executive directors, auditors and company secretaries in ensuring effective corporate finance & reporting
• Explain the external reporting requirements relating to corporate finance

Module 1: Corporate Finance Decision Making

• Value Creation concept- stakeholder interests
• Time value of money, discounted cash flow (DCF), the cost of capital (WACC) and their central importance to corporate finance
• Capital budgeting and overview of applications
• Valuation and overview of applications
• Risk management and overview of applications

Module 2: Valuations, Capital Budgeting, Project Appraisal, Capital Structures and Cost

• Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Capital Budgeting and Project Appraisal
• Project Appraisals- Payback Period, return on investment (ROI), net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and modified internal rate of return (MIRR)
• Dealing with inflation, taxation, risk and uncertainty
• Risks and Uncertainties
• Capital Structure and Debt
• Debt v/s Equity
• Gearing and Leverage

Module 3: Financial Reporting & Analysis-going behind the numbers

• Management Reporting, Discussions and Analysis
• Concept of Quality of Earnings
• Ratio Analysis-Profitability, Liquidity, Working Capital, Debt, Capital Structure
• Cashflow Analysis
• Creative Accounting & Fraud

Module 4: Valuation Tools and Techniques

• Asset valuation - book, replacement and liquidation
• Dividend and earnings valuation
• Earnings multiples - EAT, EBIT

Module 5: Mergers & Acquisitions & Buy Outs

• The M&A process
• Key success factors
• Buy outs
• Value Based Management - Understand strategy and interpret financial information

 

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