Strategic Financial Planning Training Course
Course overview
Strategic Financial Planning is often perceived as being relevant only to those who are employed in the higher ranks of an organisation’s finance department. This is not, or certainly should not be, the case.This course provides an introduction to the subject for non-financial managers who already hold, or who aspire to, senior managerial positions in medium or large organisations.
It is designed to help participants to understand how financial policies and objectives are established and to enable them to contribute effectively to discussions with representatives of the finance function.
- Understand the basis on which companies set strategic financial objectives
- Prepare, in outline, a budgetary system which will enable a company to successfully implement financial strategy at operational level
- Select appropriate appraisal methods and criteria to prepare a capital investment proposal
- Differentiate between a variety of long-term funding options
- Calculate the weighted average cost of capital where funding is available from more than one source
- Analyse competing investment proposals to:
- ascertain which will generate the highest return
- assess the degree of risk
- select the most cost-effective method of funding
- Undertake STEP and SWOT analyses
- Use scenario planning and sensitivity analysis as forecasting tools
- Understand and apply the principles of value based management
- Make a judgement about the most appropriate way to achieve growth
Who should attend?
The course has been designed to meet the needs of managers and directors who possess at least a basic understanding of business finance but whose roles are essentially non-financial. It is particularly suitable for:- Recent appointees to senior management positions
- Experienced middle managers with senior management potential
- Professionals who are keen to build on their current level of financial awareness
Why Ethan Hathaway training courses?
- Practical. Learn from experienced and active industry practitioners and what's being practiced by your peers.
- Applicable. Apply what you learn in your job and your career
- Specially designed courses by industry active experts for industry practitioners
- Quality Control. Each expert instructor is interviewed and vetted through our senior management and our 5-point instructor criteria.
- Valuable. Earn more revenue or save your organisation from monetary loss. You and your organisation will quickly earn back your investment on the course fee and more
- Enjoyable. Speakers who have a passion for their topic
- Clear. Turning complex concepts into easy to understand concepts
- Limited seats - each session is limited to between 18-25 seats
What do you receive from an Ethan Hathaway training course?
- You gain knowledge and skills that make you valuable to your company and your career
- Instruction by industry experts
- Course notes and reference package
- Daily lunch, snacks and refreshments
- Certificate of completion
- Meeting your industry peers
- Ask questions relevant to your job
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Your course instructor
Robert Britton: Robert Britton is an experienced freelance banking tutor and management training consultant who has delivered high impact programmes throughout Western Europe and the Middle East. He has been involved in management training on a full-time basis since 1994, following a successful career in retail and commercial banking.
Dates & Locations & Fees
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Can't find a session in a city near you?
If there's no session scheduled in a city near you, you have the following options:
- In-house training: If you have a group of 8 or more, consider having us run this course in-house for you
- Co-sponsored training: Between 5-7 people, consider a co-sponsored course - you agree to send this set number of people to the course if we run it in a city near you and Ethan Hathaway sells the remaining seats to other companies
- Distance learning: Less than 5 people, consider distance training format: live trainer presents over phone lines/web at pre-scheduled times (available only for select courses)
- Just tell us where you want the course: Let us know which city you'd like us to run this course in - we'll plan it if there's enough demand
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You may book your place on the course by any of these methods:
- Online booking - simply click on the "Register Me" button next to the course date you wish to register and it will take you through our quick online registration procedure.
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- please include your full contact details. - Fax us the booking form (included in the brochure) to: +852 3014-0721
- Or call: +852 2273-4393 during normal office hours
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