Funding Type
Duration
Course Fee (SGD)
Course Format
Financial Management for Non-Financial Personnel
Course Type : Non-Funded
Course Objective
Finance and investment decisions are interrelated. Businesses need funds to invest in projects which, in turn, will generate wealth to the firm. In a business venture, relating the risk and required return by the investor is a challenging task. This program highlights how such risk and return can be incorporated when an enterprise is making long-term investment decisions.
Course Outline
1) Introduction to Financial Management
• Goals of financial management; Corporate strategy and financial strategy; Role of finance function; Objectives of business enterprise; Wealth or profit maximisation; Management ethics; Shareholder objectives and agency problem. Risk and return relationship.
2) Financing the Business
• Sources of finance; long term versus short term financing; debt versus equity financing; gearing and the long term financing decision; internal sources of finance; venture capital and long term financing.
3) Cost of Capital
• Cost of fund; debt versus equity; combined cost of capital; benefit and risk of borrowing.
4) Time Value of Money Concept
• Time value of money concept; future value and present value concepts
5) Investment Appraisals
• Nature of investment decisions; methods of investment appraisal; accounting rate of return; payback period; net present value; internal rate of return; profitability index.
Methodology
Theory and concepts of fundamental finance and investment will be discussed. Thereafter, methods of evaluating long-term investment projects will be introduced. Case examples will be used to illustrate the application of the investing financing concepts Published corporate information and recent corporate development, both local and overseas, will be used to provide “real life” examples.
Participants are required to bring calculators.
Target Audience
Managers and executives who need to know how basic accounting and finance work, and apply accounting and finance-related techniques when making business decisions.
Trainer
- Lim Kaim Soon
- I am the corporate trainer specializing in accounting and financial management. Working with various local and overseas consulting and training institutes, I conduct regular workshops, seminars, and in house trainings to management and staff of statutory boards and business corporations.Through my firm, Analyz Pte Ltd, I provide financial consultancy services to local as well as foreign companies in Singapore. My areas of specialization include financial and management accounting, corporate investment and financing, as well as corporate due diligence. My corporate training methods are unique as the emphasis is application oriented – what you learn can be applied and related to what you do. For example, the “understanding financial statements” workshop is very popular as all participants uses the actual corporate financial data to perform financial analysis.
FAQ
Course Fee Subsidy?
No
Absentee Payroll Funding?
No
Any Assessment(s)?
No
Any Certification?
E-Certificate from SNEF
Refreshments Provided?
Yes
Lunch Provided?
No
Complimentary Parking?
No
Enquiries
| Type | Full Fee (inclusive 9% GST) |
|---|---|
| Member | $272.50 |
| Non-Member | $381.50 |