Program Objectives:

How participants will benefit from attending the Mini Master’s in Financial Management:

By the end of the course, participants will have gained an understanding of:

• The nature of contemporary financial management.

• The necessary skills for financial analysis, planning, and control.

• How to balance risk and return.

• Methods of managing working capital (cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable and credit, inventory, short-term financing).

• Preparing feasibility studies.

• Preparing capital budgets.

• Acquiring skills in financial market operations.

• Understanding the process of issuing new securities and activities in investment banking.

• Knowing how to make strategic financial decisions.

• Acquiring skills in corporate restructuring.

• Understanding international financial management operations.

Target Audience for the Program:

The target audience for attending the Mini Master’s in Financial Management includes:

• Financial planning managers and heads of accounts.

• Financial managers.

• Auditing managers.

• Accountants and heads of finance.

• Financial controllers and other financial officers.

• Accountants and bookkeepers.

Introduction to Financial Management
An Overview of Financial Management
The Current Environment of Markets, Institutions, Interest Rates, and Taxes
Analysis, Forecasting, Planning, and Financial Control
Financial Statement Analysis
Basic Concepts in Financial Management
Risk and Return Ratios
Time Value of Money
Valuation of Stocks and Bonds
Working Capital Management
Working Capital Policy
Cash and Marketable Securities Management
Accounts Receivable Management
Short-Term Financing
Capital Budgeting
Methods of Capital Budgeting
Project Cash Flows and Risk
Cost of Capital
Financial Leverage
Dividend Policy
Cost of Capital
Capital Structure and Financial Leverage
Dividend Policy
Long-Term Strategic Financing Decisions
Common Stocks and Investment Banking Activities
Long-Term Debt
Alternative Financing Arrangements
Corporate Restructuring
International Financial Management