Financial Analysis Validating Business Performance (BF143)

Middle managers must be able to determine their organization’s performance relative to internal goals, as well as those of the competition. This programme expounds the concept of business strategy and examines the relationship between financial ratios, its interpretation and analysis to achieving business goals.

Simply reporting columns of figures every month, in today’s demanding, fast-paced business environments managers need to know what the numbers mean, how to translate financial statements into business tools. The accounting team needs to support that need. Building on your current understanding of the three key financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows), in this module delegates will examine the four fundamental areas of financial analysis & performance, benchmarking, profitability & efficiency and power of liquidity.

Programme Outline:

• Interpretation and Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Financial Ratios
  • Application
• Intent of corporate planning and definition of business performance
  • Strategic planning and business strategy
  • What is success and good performance
  • Perspectives for evaluation
  • Reviewing and validating business performance
• Case Studies