FOR THOSE IN TELCOS WHO HAVE NEVER TOUCHED SPREADSHEETS BEFORE - GAIN A GENTLE INTRODUCTION

Do you need to understand the financial implications of your day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of your business? If so, this course is for you, even suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge.

Address Key Issues

Understanding of financial accounts and reports

Gain A Full Understanding

Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios

Key Takeaways

The ability to use and understanding of financial concepts

Gain the ability to manage budgets more effectively

Learn how to interpret key financial statements of a telecoms company highlighting the questions and areas that matter. The course will identify warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. Understand the essentials of budgeting and forecasting as well as addressing key financial terms such as goodwill and accruals & prepayments. The workshop will provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of investment appraisal and the principles of asset valuation. Delegates will learn how to appraise capital projects with confidence, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business.

All case studies are real-life examples and may include Companies such as Coca Cola, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Tesla, and other companies that are in the news.

IN JUST 2 DAYS YOU WILL:

  • Understand how companies are financially structured and trade
  • Understand the Business Cycle: understand how money flows in a business
  • Discuss how businesses are financed: debt and equity
  • Consider business objectives: using financial data to achieve business targets
  • Understand the income statement, balance sheet, and the cash flow statement
  • Accrual and cash accounting
  • Explore profit vs cash and other key financial ratios, how to use them effectively
  • Discuss working capital management
  • Understand cash flow management
  • Explore the P&L Account & Operational Gearing
  • Understand financial Gearing & Leverage – the effect of debt
  • Discuss key financial ratios – understanding Return on Investment
  • Discuss key financial terms – goodwill, accruals & prepayments, depreciation, and amortization
  • Understand cost control and reduction
  • Master effective Budgeting and Forecasting to control the business
  • Discuss management accounts and undertaking variance analysis
  • Understand how to improve margins and sales in your business
  • Discuss asset valuation
  • Understand break-even analysis
  • Discuss capital investment techniques – NPV, IRR and discounted cash flows
  • Gain an introduction to risk analysis

MEET YOUR TRAINER

Our Expert Trainer is a qualified Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), he has worked with the likes of Ernst & Young and JPMorgan Investment Management. Whilst at JPMorgan, he undertook a company-sponsored MBA in the International Management of Financial Services, from which he graduated at the top of his class with merit.

Since 2003 he has been designing, developing, and delivering programmes for the private sector across a range of business needs. Whether focused on programmes to build awareness and detailed understanding of financial drivers of their business, addressing new operational initiatives or supporting business change. He is experienced in working with key stakeholders within the business to construct a training program that delivers sustained change.

He has worked with over 300 companies in more than 35 countries globally – primarily private or listed – from blue chips to financial services, including Banks and Insurance companies, Telecoms, and Oil & Gas organisations.

Organisations that will benefit:

  • Telecoms Companies

Who will attend:

  • Chairs/Board of Directors
  • Managers in non-financial functions
  • Business Unit Heads
  • General Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Business Development & Sales Manager

COURSE AGENDA

Day 1: Reading & Interpreting Financial Information ⇓

  • How a company is financially structured & trades
  • How companies are financed & the business cycle
  • The key financial statements and how they interact
  • Ratio Analysis – reading & interpreting financial information
    • ROI, ROCE, EBIT & EBITDA
    • Capex to sales and Asset Turnover
    • ARPU, Profitability and operational gearing
    • EBITDA & Net Margin analysis
    • Sales to FCF
    • Financial gearing & interest rate cover, Net Debt to EBITDA
    • Leverage and ROE
    • Liquidity Ratios & the Working Capital Requirement

Day 2: Creating Value through Practical Application ⇓

  • Review & Case Study
  • Costs: types, behavior & treatment
  • Accruals, prepayments, accrued & deferred income
  • Business Case Analysis: TVM, NPV & IRR
  • Management Information & Quarterly Reports
  • Asset Valuation

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