Financial Analysis for Business Decisions: Cash Flow Management

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Course Features

Duration

4 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Intermediate

Effort

4 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Are you looking to improve your cash flow management? In today's analytics-oriented age, financial analysis is a key component of data-driven decision-making.

This financial management course will teach you how to apply financial analysis to different aspects of cash flow management.

What you will learn is:

This course will teach you how to use finance and accounting skills to manage cash flow. You will be able to make data-driven decisions about incomings or outgoings within your company or that of your clients.

This course will cover key aspects of cash flow management. These include how to calculate working capital and cash conversion cycles as well as stock and bond valuations.

Accounting policy will be discussed, including best practices in AP, AR and inventory management.

You will be able to use financial analysis to make sound and data-driven business decisions in these areas. These aspects of cash flow management will be easier for you to manage.

This course in financial management will also address the issue of capital raising. Learn how to raise short-term funding to meet immediate organisational needs. These needs can arise unexpectedly, or in connection to external events. It is therefore crucial to be able to raise short term financing.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Calculate working capital, cash conversion cycle, bond and stock valuations

Describe best practice AP, AR and inventory policies

Describe ways an organisation can bridge their short term financing needs

Differentiate between how stocks and bonds are used to raise money vs investment

Target Students

This course is for those who want to support data-driven decision making based on financial analysis

You could be a finance professional seeking career advancement or better communication skills, or a manager looking to strengthen key finance skills

Course Content

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Module 1: Introduction to the course and working capital analysis

Module 2: Accounts payable and short-term financing

Module 3: Long-term financing

Module 4: Capital markets

Course Instructors

Alysha Randall (CPA)

Instructor

Commercially focused Finance Director - CFO with experience working with fast growth online SMEs in different sectors, including two successful exits (Amazon acquisition & Funding Circle's IPO)