Strategic Financial Management

Martin Williams

This course will enable delegates to understand and apply appropriate strategic financial management tools, evaluate financial management options and assess and evaluate proposed strategies in the context of management needs and organisational policies. This participative course will cover the principles, techniques and skills involved in effective strategic financial management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This is designed for finance professional, senior business executives, strategic and business development planners and project managers who wish to enhance their skills and help direct the organisation towards a leading role in the global environment.

COURSE PROFILE

Introduction to financial strategy

- Financial and corporate objectives

- Key financial management decisions

- Shareholder wealth maximisation

- Benchmarking

- Balanced Scorecard

Working capital management

- Cash flow management

- Inventory management

- Management of trade receivables and payables

- Cost of working capital

- Financial modelling

- Sources of finance: equity

- Capital markets

- Types of equity

- Right issues

Sources of finance: Debt

- Sources of long-term debt finance

- Assessment of creditworthiness

- Lease v buy decision

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
Cost of equity: Dividend valuation model
Capital asset pricing model
Risk, its nature and project appraisal

- Capital investment appraisal and management

- Review of Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

- DCF appraisal of overseas projects

Impact of financing decisions, Capital structure and risk

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Create a cash flow management process
Develop financial strategy
Create inventory management procedures
Conduct a risk appraisal
Design financial models
Perform market analysis
Conduct financial analyses
Assess weighted average cost of capital
Review discounted cash flows

COURSE DATES

COURSE REF: F46
Nov 19 '12 - Nov 30 '12
£5,500.00

TESTIMONIALS

"'I am very happy with everything from the first day registration until the last day graduation, but, most of all, I am happy with the wealth of information and practical solutions gained during the course.'"
S. Hakkinen, Head of Logistics DTBM BV Netherlands