Finance Fundamentals

Explore theory of Finance and Valuation

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Finance fundamentals course is designed to provide essential knowledge on corporate financial management within the organisation. Finance Fundamental course comes under Business Skills Training that helps in enhancing the efficiency of the business through better services. This course generates a link between the mathematics of finance, investment and valuation analysis. The main focus of the course is to create value for stakeholder and financial management within the workplace for effective outcomes.

The foremost idea about finance is determining what to buy, gathering proper resources to purchase it and then managing the resources using which the product or service is purchased. This course will cover everything from understanding the balance sheet to derivatives and securities. During the training, the delegates will also find some examples to look into financial reports from some companies for business decisions and then analyse the data that is required for making personal financial decisions as well.

  • Delivered by Certified instructors in luxury venues

  • Discover the best practices involved in Finance Fundamentals

  • Learn to allocate and manage the resources

  • We at MSP Training offer the best price in the industry

  • Learn how to estimate cost structure and price decision for better improvement

  • Key learning points and tutor support

  • Trusted by many leading brands across the industry

  • Measure the improvement of business by using financial information

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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Key Learning Points

Clear and concise objectives to guide delegates through the course.

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Tutor Support

A dedicated tutor will be at your disposal throughout the training to guide you through any issues.

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Courseware

Courseware will also be provided to the delegates so that they can revise the course after the training.

PREREQUISITES

Finance Fundamental course has no prerequisites but having some basic knowledge regarding the finance can be beneficial.

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Finance Fundamentals course is very beneficial for those professionals who don’t have any idea or knowledge regarding the finance
  • Those who don’t have any formal financial training
  • Those who want a basic understanding of processes and procedures involved in the financial decision making
  • Business owners and managers can also attend this training in order to take better decisions as it helps in growing business

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Get to know about the key drivers of business value and their working
  • Discover the fundamental principles of business success
  • Learn about the purpose of business information system
  • Determine how the management decisions impact the financial decisions of the company
  • Identify how to measure the improvement of business by using financial information
  • Learn to allocate and manage the resources of specific service or product
  • Determine the process of estimating cost structure and decisions for price for better improvement

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MSP Training’s Finance Fundamental course will help the professionals to grasp the basics of finance including interpreting financial reports, recognizing the influence of strategies on work and also communication with the other professionals who are into the project. Learn to improve the knowledge and confidence in financial to make sure that fair decisions are being taken while measuring the performance of the employees. The professionals who don’t have a financial background and want to improve their understanding of the subject must join this training programme.

This course provides delegates with the financial concepts, terminologies, tools and strategies required to manage the finance in the organisation effectively. We at MSP Training ensures that the delegates gain the maximum out of the subject with the help of our experienced instructor. The training includes the real world examples that make the understanding of the subject easy and interesting.

The focus of the course:

The major focus of the course will be on the fundamental financial principles of project evaluation, funding and other resources. It also helps the team leaders to make better decisions related to finance and work more effectively by applying the learnt principles within the organisation. The aim of the business may be long-term or short-term depending upon the need. This leads to management of risk or challenges that may arise in future.  

 The major topics of the training include the following:

  • Understanding financial statements
  • Managing finances in the short term
  • Analyzing risk and return
  • Obtaining short-term and long-term financing
  • Understanding the stock and bond markets
  • Comparing the Facebook and Microsoft IPOs
  • Working with financial institutions
  • Using capital budgeting
  • Creating simple personal saving and investment plans 

Exam

Finance Fundamentals have the following exam pattern, and the delegate has to pass the exam in order to get certified.

  • Exam Type: Objective type
  • Exam Duration: 90 minutes
  • Passing percentage: 45 percent

PROGRAM CONTENT

The course consists of three modules. Each module has different learning topics of the subject.

Module-1

Elementary with the Customers (Sales & Debtors)

  • Invoice, Credit Notes & Statements
  • Sales & Debtors Control
  • Credit Control & Debt Collection

Elementary with the Suppliers (Purchases & Creditors)

  • Invoice, Credit Notes & Statements
  • Purchases & Creditors Control
  • Credit Control & Debt Collection

Elementary with the Banks (Cash Management)

  • Receipts & Lodgements
  • Payments
  • Recording & Reconciliation

Financial and Accounting Statements

  • Profit & Loss Account
  • Balance Sheet

Introduction to Cash Flow

  • Cash versus profit
  • Cash generated from operations
  • Sources and Uses of Funds

Financial Ratio Analysis

  • Profitability
  • Financial status
  • Efficiency

Budgets and Planning

  • Breakeven analysis
  • Budgeting process
  • Contribution and profit
  • Matching assets and funding

Module-2

  • Financial decision-making: Components
  • Working on business and strategy for cash-flow
  • Define Capital and overtrading
  • Managing Cashflow
  • Effect of financial decisions on P&L and Balance Sheet
  • Use of KPI in Managing information
  • Use a few key ratios to analyse accounts
  • Break-even and margin of safety                                          
  • Marginal costing, the elasticity of demand and pricing decisions

 

Module-3

Introduction to Accounting

  • Define Accounting
  • Assumptions for Accounting
  • Assets, Liabilities, and Equity
  • Accounting Principles
  • The Accounting Equation

Balance Sheet

  • Define Balance Sheet
  • Accounting Equation and Balance Sheet
  • Business Transactions and the Balance Sheet
  • Classifying Assets and Liabilities
  • The Balance Sheet in Action

Work with Accounts

  • The General Ledger
  • The Chart of Accounts
  • User Accounts for Transactions
  • Understand Debits and Credits
  • Double Entry Accounting
  • Account Balances
  • Revenue and Expense Accounts

Financial Statements

  • Define Financial Statements
  • Revisiting the Balance Sheet
  • The Income Statement
  • Statement of Owner's Equity
  • Generating Financial Statements
  • The Accounting Period
  • Business Entities and Financial Statements

Account Cycle

  • Introduction to the Accounting Cycle
  • Identify Source Documents
  • Record-Journal Transactions
  • Post to the General Ledger
  • General Trial Balance
  • Record Adjusting Entries
  • General the Adjusted Trial Balance
  • Prepare Financial Statements
  • Record Closing Entries

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ABOUT Derby

Derby is an English city located on the banks of the Derwent River in the Derbyshire. It is the unitary authority area in the Derbyshire with a population of around 248,700 according to 2011 census. The status of the city was granted to the Derby in 1977 after the entitlement of all Saints Church as a Cathedral. The early settlement of the area can be found back to the Roman period. The small town in the Roman province of Britannia ‘Derventio’ was found by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons and Vikings supported the town in becoming the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. The other four boroughs are Lincoln, Stamford, Nottingham and Leicester. Later on, Derby along with Leicester, Nottingham and Lincoln became the county towns of the United Kingdom. The city comprises the southernmost area of the World Heritage Site of the Derwent Valley Mills.

The town remained as a market town for long period till industrialisation and also recognised as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. The economy of the town grew rapidly in the industrial era. The railway was introduced in the city in the 19th century and it became the significant centre of the British rail industry. The largest aero engine manufacturer Rolls Royce is based in the city. The city also serves as a principal centre for advanced transport manufacturing and houses the large train manufacturer of the country, Derby Litchurch Lane Works. 

History

The old Roman fort served major site for the Roman camp of Derventio. The town was one of the fortified towns of the country, later on, it was occupied by Lady of Mercia and adjoined into the Kingdom of Mercia. It has been suggested that the name of the city is derived from the Deoraby meaning village of the Deer. Some stated that the name is borrowed from the Danish words for meaning deer settlement, while others claim that the name comes from the Derwent river meaning a valley thick with oaks. The early history of the city depicted that the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings communities were probably existed together and enclosed two parts of land surrounded by water.

The town was protected by the Parliamentary troops during the period of the Civil War in the 16th century and these troops contributed towards many battles and other engagements in the surrounding towns such as Nottinghamshire and Cheshire. John Lombe built the first water powered silk mill in the city in 1717. The notable residents of the town in the 18th century are John Whitehurst, Charles Darwin and Joseph Wright, contributed in the fields of paintings, philosophy, doctor and scientist. The Normanton Barracks were constructed in the city in 1877 to accommodate permanent military presence. 

The Local Government Act, 1888 transformed the Derby and it became county borough included the rural districts of South East Derbyshire resulted in the substantial rise in population from 132,408 to 219,578 in 1971. The economy of the city flourished with the arrival of car and aircraft factory city by Rolls Royce in the early 19th century. The city was attacked by German bombers during the both World Wars but faced comparatively little damage despite the presence of the rail and aero-engine industries. The city has also become a major cultural centre for the deaf community uses sign language in Britain.  

Education

The city follows two-tier education system includes non-selective primary and secondary schools. There are fifteen secondary schools, three independent schools and four special needs establishments. For further education, the city is served by the University of Derby located on the Kedleston Road.

Landmarks

The famous places to visit in the city include Darley Abbey, Derby Canal, Derby Industrial Museum, Derby Cathedral, St Mary’s Church, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, River Derwent, Royal Crown Derby Museum, Cathedral Quarter, Derby Arboretum and much more exciting locations.