Sustainable Development Policy Institute

 
 
Training Opportunities
Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers (17-19 June 2008)
Venue: The training workshop will be held at SDPI or in a local hotel in Islamabad.

Top of this page Introduction
In business the saying knowledge is power is true. Those who have it, hold a competitive advantage over those who don’t. Those who understand the business information at hand, and know how to interpret and use it, make the best business decisions.

To be an effective and diversified professional, knowledge of finance is a must. Financial and management accounting techniques will enhance your depth in business activities and will take you a step ahead to participate assertively in achieving your organizational goals.

This workshop will be of significant professional help and will equip you with the necessary tools and techniques that you can apply in financial management to enhance your professional standing.

Top of this page Program Benefits
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Ability to read, understand and analyze financial information
  • Interaction with financial managers on key management issues
  • Ability to identify risks associated with financial reporting
  • Improved decision making
  • Enhanced budget making skills
  • Ability to properly evaluate the financial and non-financial performance of an organization
  • Ability to analyse the stock market performance
  • Ability to review the financial strategies
  • Ability to understand the working of computerized accounting
  • Enhanced confidence level
  • Mastering various management and financial accounting techniques

Top of this page Who should attend
Middle and upper middle level managers who are eager to gain a better understanding of the financial implications of their business decisions. Operational managers responsible for the actual execution of tasks will also find this training very useful.

Top of this page Objectives
By the end of the workshop, the participants will be able to:

  • Understand accounting & Management terminologies
  • Read and interpret key financial statements
  • Use key financial ratios and indicators to assess and plan performance
  • Understand budgetary techniques and selecting the most appropriate approach
  • Monitor performance and make recommendations to enhance value
  • Master key financial indicators and tools
  • Understand working of International Financial Institutions
  • Able to make the Financial Investment Decision
  • Understanding financial viability of the project
  • Understanding Financial strategies
  • Analysing the Financial performance of various financial reports
  • Knowing Islamic financing and stock market analysis
  • Knowing IT application of Accounting
  • Trends of FM application internationally

Top of this page Methodology
All theoretical concepts will be elaborated with practical exercises. Trainees’ participation will be ensured to develop understanding and maintaining interests. Examples will be used for better understanding the applicability of concepts.

Top of this page Contents

  • Financial Accounting Framework
    • Fundamentals of accounting
    • Understanding the role of finance and accounting in a company
    • Financial accounting cycle and double entry bookkeeping system
    • Books of accounts
    • Bank Reconciliation
    • Understanding Financial Statements (cash flow statement, income statement, balance sheet)
    • Understanding organization’s financial status
    • Financial performance and critical analysis of financial statements
    • Non-financial performance measures
    • Accounting Softwares
    • Financial Accounting Governance Organisations
  • Management Accounting Framework
    • Financial vs Management Accounting
    • Types of Cost
    • Cost structure.
    • Cost behaviour Pattern
    • Breakeven Analysis
    • Financial Forecasting & Budgeting
    • Types of Budgeting
    • Variance analysis and investigation
    • Time Value of Money
    • Service Costing
    • Production sector costing
  • Financial Management
    • Capital budgeting tools
    • Risk & Return
    • Decision Making
    • Investment Appraisal Techniques
    • Financial Feasibilities
    • Financial Strategies
    • Overview of famous financial failure companies

Top of this page Medium of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using both English and Urdu.

Top of this page Resource person
Kamran Masood Dar is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), UK, Member of the Institute of Certified Financial Consultant (CFC) USA, and a member of ACCA Professional Development Sub-Committee (North) Pakistan. He has conducted numerous workshops and corporate trainings in the areas of Financial Accounting & Financial Management He has worked as financial expert for various corporate sector organizations of fine repute. He has also been associated with various educational institutions as a faculty member. Currently he is working as Financial Management Specialist in the World Bank Capacity Building project of a public sector organization.

Top of this page Deadline for registration
Please return the registration form to the Program Secretary, SDPI, by May 31, 2008 at the latest via email, fax or mail. The institute will confirm the registration upon receipt of fee . Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Seats are limited; the applicants will be registered on a first come, first serve basis. Bookings will close for registration if all the seats are taken up before the last date

Top of this page Registration fee
Rs 11,500/= per participant.

Top of this page Discount

  • 25% discount is available to the following:
    • Women
    • SDPI members
    • HRDN members on each nomination
    • Students registering through their institutions
    • Other organizations registering two or more persons
  • Special discount for journalists:
    • One free seat is available to nominees of Press Clubs. 25% discount will be given on additional nominations

Top of this page Withdrawal requests will be processed as under:
10 or more days before workshop Full refund
Nine to four days before workshop 75 percent refund
Three days before workshop 50 percent refund
Two or less days before workshop No refund

Top of this page Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.

Top of this page Award of certificates

  • Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
  • Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
  • Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.

Top of this page Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)

Top of this page Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Associate at Tel: 92-51-2278134 or Fax: 92-51-2278135.

Top of this page Registration form
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