Financial Analysis for Decision Makers

Financial Analysis and Decision Making specifies a financial outline to support the life cycle approach of managing tedious projects over a long time-scale. This course will build a foundation for the participants where they will learn to attain a financial perspective over the project. It includes the basic fundamental accounting structures which are required to feed good information in order to make decisions or to support the decision-making process where accounting and financial information overlaps other decision-making processes. In order to manage the growth of the organisation and measure the profitability it is very important to do financial analysis. This course will take you through different models of accounting and finance which is helpful for the decision-making process thereby help ensure sustainable growth and success.

This course will build a foundation for the participants where they will learn to attain a financial perspective on the project. It includes the basic fundamental accounting structures, which are required to feed good information to make decisions or to support the decision-making process where accounting and financial information overlap with other decision-making processes. To manage the growth of the organisation and measure the profitability, it is very important to do a financial analysis. This course will take you through different models of accounting and finance, which is helpful for the decision-making process, thereby helping ensure sustainable growth and success.

Objective

• Understand the core functions of accounting and financial statements.
• Explain the purpose, significance, and structure of key financial statements.
• Understand the relationship between accounting statements, cash flow statements, and overall financial reporting.
• Critically evaluate accounting and financial statements to support effective decision-making.
• Apply and assess decision-making techniques using financial information.
• Evaluate funding mechanisms and alternative sources of finance.
• Assess the financial performance of an organization using appropriate analytical tools.
• Explain capital investment decisions and their financial implications.
• Enhance organizational profitability and shareholder value.
• Analyze an organization’s financial condition and identify strategies for improvement.