FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSES FOR 2010

FM101 FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCE MANAGERS

Target Group:         
Private and parastatal sector middle and senior managers from departments other than finance and accounting.

Duration:
1 week

Course Objective:
This course will provide a basic understanding of those essential aspects of accounting which will be of value to a wide variety of managers in their contact with accountants and accounting reports in practice.

Outline:

• Financial Management: Objectives, Decisions and Evidence
• Accounting and Business Reality
• Introduction to financial statements
• Analysis and interpreting financial statements
• Managing working capital
• Principles of Budgeting
• Capital Expenditure Appraisal

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FM 301 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Target Group
NGO Senior Managers, Programme or Project managers and Co-ordinators.

Duration:
1 week

Course Objective:
In view of the growing need for transparency and accountability for donor funds, it is critical for NGOs to properly manage their finances and prevent fraud. This course aims at equipping the NGO managers with necessary skills to effectively and efficiantly manage, monitor and account for their finances.

Course Outline
By the end of the course, participants will be able to

• Formulate financial plans for fund raising and grant application
• Design and implement financial & internal control systems
• Effectively analyse and interpret financial reports
• Effectively and efficiently manage stakeholders and donor funds

 
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FM 302 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL

Target Group:
Heads of departments and other staff involved in preparation and administration of budgets in manufacturing, trading and service organisations wishing to improve and sharpen their knowledge in financial management aspects.

Duration:
2 weeks

Course Objective:
The financial planning and control programme aims at imparting to the participants comprehensive techniques and skills in the design and organisation of budgets with special emphasis on the use of budgets as a basis for the strategy formulation, planning, coordination and control.

Course Outline:

• Nature and Purpose of Planning
• Scope and Role of Budgeting
• The Budgeting Environment
• Forecasting techniques and their role in budgeting
• Cost Volume Profit Analysis
• Budgeting Procedures
• Variance Analysis
• Budgeting using computers

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FM 103 CREDIT MANAGEMENT

Target Group
Credit managers, bankers, debt collectors, loan/credit officers and all those involved in credit management in all sectors of the economy.

Duration:
1 week

Course Objective:
Perticipants will develop a broad understanding of credit management principles and concepts so that they can effectively implement credit control programmes at their work places.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Credits and Collections
• Determining the Credit risks
• Assessing the Credir Worthiness
• Credit Administration
• Collection methods and procedures
• Credit and collection letters
• The Credit person and their office

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FM 104 STORES MANAGEMENT

Target Group
Managers and officers involved in purchasing, storing and issuing of stocks.

Duration:
1 week

Course Objective:
Participants will understand the central issues in stores management and will be capable of applying optimal solutions taking into account the key variables, which bear upon operations of their organizations.

Course Outline

• Overview of stores management
• Purchasing
• Stores and Warehousing
• Material Handling Techniques
• Stores Valuation and Estimation
• Stock Control
• Computers and Stock Control

 
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