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Financial Masterclass For Business Leaders
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Date: 11 & 12 Nov 09
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Fee: SGD 1850 Nett
Enquiries: Tel:6720 3333
OR email
To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

A 2 Day Practical & Interactive Workshop

Understand financial information & reports are critical for effective business planning & decisions making

Successful business leaders, senior managers must fully understand the importance of financial decision on their business. This applies to commercial, not-for-profit organizations and governments. Whether your responsibilities cover business development, marketing, forecasting or international business, a clear understanding of the financial principles, processes and terminology is critical for your success.

Tailor for Directors, GM, Sales Managers, Lawyers, Analysts and Senior Executives from non-financial background

This 2 Day Masterclass is specifically designed for professionals and Senior executives from non-finance background, who are in positions of responsibility and are involve in financial decision making including project budgeting, M&A, strategic Negotiation and business Development. The Masterclass aims to equip you with the key financial skills set to define and measure your organization's financial performance and optimizes your company's valuation. Learn to make informed decisions from financial reports will allow you to interface more effectively and confidently with your stakeholders and business partners.

Taught by internationally renowned Professor Dan Levin (PhD, Wharton Business School) who has over 30 years of consulting experience worldwide, this is your chance to gain insights into the latest framework and concept in financial management and analysis.

Who Should Attend

  • Director, Managers and Senior officers in Government agencies who carries portfolio responsibilities
  • Business Development & Marketing Managers with regional and international roles
  • Professionals including Corporate Lawyers, Accountants, Doctors, Engineers and IT Managers
  • CEO, COO and MDs of MNCs and SMEs seeking to upgrade and improve their financial knowledge for more effective decision making
  • Professionals in finance and accounting sector seeking to increase their employability and market value
  • Investment professionals, insurance, financial planning advisors from banks and financial institutions
  • Academics , trainers and consultants in related areas and interest
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Key Takeaways

The emphasis throughout this programme is on the practical aspect of financial concepts and techniques. The course will provide participants with a good understanding of terms and jargons. This course will be sprinkled with case studies from Singapore and the region, customized for the need of professionals in Asia.

A Practical approach to case studies will reinforce your understanding of key financial concepts such as ratio analysis, business valuation and financial statement analysis.

Taught by Internationally Renowned Trainer from New York, Professor Dan Levin (PhD, Wharton) has over 35 years of training and consulting experience worldwide. This is a Must Attend for Professionals and Senior Executives seeking to unlock the potential and untapped value in their organizations.


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Benefits

  • Interpret financial reports and jargons including income, P&L, cash flow statements and balance sheet statements
  • Contribute to better effective allocation of working capital management
  • Review enhance company financial policy and process of financial risk management
  • Evaluate long and short term financing options for business expansion
  • Review financial health of company's using ratios analysis
  • Understand importance of financial ratio analysis
  • Apply techniques for making critical financial decision decisions that create value
  • Understand valuations framework of businesses, portfolio and intangible assets
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Your international course leader

  • Ph.D., Business and Applied Economics, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
  • MBA, Finance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • BA, Economics and Statistics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Levin holds a Ph.D in Business and Applied Economics at The Wharton School, and was on the faculty of Wharton School, Tel Aviv University and CUNY, New York. Currently he serves as an adjunct faculty at Helsinki School of Economics and Business, and at Baruch College, New York. Dr. Levin is also an international expert on the use and assessment of advanced financial technologies in business and military applications with over 35 years of consultancy and advisory experience.

In the last 10 years focusing on advanced financial applications for evaluating business potential & applications for investment purposes. He is also a board member in numerous investments, financial institutions. Dr. Levin has also published numerous journals and other publications over his 35 years of experience.

As an international financial expert, Professor Dan Levin has developed several financial & portfolio analysis tools using Microsoft excel. He has presented in conference throughout New York, Europe and Asia

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Free Advisory Session

Receive complimentary advisory with our expert trainer to discuss the issues that matter to your business

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Get the edge you need to succeed

This practical hands-on course is also tailored for executive who needs to "fill the gaps" in financial knowledge quickly, and knowledge learned relate directly to daily operations including essential tools and framework used to accelerate business performance.

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Who Should Attend

  • Senior officers from government & not-for- profit sector
  • Non-accounting executives who need to understand finance
  • GMs, Profit-Centre Managers who have assumed financial management responsibilities
  • Sales & Marketing Managers
  • Corporate Attorneys / Legal Professionals
  • Engineers / Technical Managers
  • Product & Marketing Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Financial Planners / Independent Advisors
  • Insurance Underwriters / Reinsurance Brokers
  • Finance Industry Professionals
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What you'll take away from this course

  • Course Manual: comprehensive material tailored for professionals notes
  • CD ROM: "Financial Analysis using Excel"
  • A Certificate of Participation
  • A total value worth US$3,500 of course
To ensure maintain the quality of the Master Class, enrolment is capped at 25 participants per session. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Register by calling: 6720 3333 or email: training@aventisgroup.com.sg

Date 11 - 12 November 2009
Venue Level 4 Concorde Hotel, Orchard Road
Time 9.00am to 5.00pm
Fee SGD 1850 Nett
Enquiries Tel: 6736 3633 or Email: training@aventisgroup.com.sg


Participants are required to bring along a Laptop loaded with Microsoft Excel 2000 & above

Rental of Laptop pre-load with Excel is available at S$100 per day per laptop. Kindly advise course leader 3 days prior to events.

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Course Outline

Introduction

. Course Objectives and Expectation
. Introduction to Finance & key financial Principles
. Importance of Financial knowledge for Business leaders

Financial Fundamentals

. Analyzing Financial Performance
  • Reviewing annual reports and using spreadsheets
  • Reviewing key financial statements
  • Capital Structure
. Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Three financial statements game
  • The three financial statements - how they link, how they differ
  • Key Areas of focus for effective management
Financial Ratio Analysis (Using Case Studies)

. Profitability Ratios
. Leverage Ratios & Liquidity Ratios
. Financing Ratios
. Management Efficiency Ratios
. Using ratio analysis to improve performance
. Interpretations of Key finance Ratios
. Pitfalls of Financial Ratios

Capital Expenditure & Investment Analysis

. Time Value of Money
. Net Present Value (NPV)
. Hurdle Rate Investments
. Asset utilizations
. Share performance, e.g. earnings per share (EPS) and price/earnings (P/E) ratio
. Economic value added (EVA)

Working Capital Management

. Effective Management of Working Capital
  • Costing and valuing assets and inventory
  • Valuation of Intangible Assets and Goodwill
  • Managing current assets and liabilities
  • Critical issues in Capital Management
Evaluating sources of funding

. Equity versus borrowing versus self generation
  • Types of equity, rights issues and borrowings
  • debentures, corporate bonds, bank overdrafts,
Questions & Answers

Class Reflection and Evaluation

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