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Finance for Executives

Why Attend

This five-day Finance for Executives program is designed by Commonwealth Training and Consulting Africa Consultation Department. It will empower you to use financial tools to make better decisions and become even greater assets to your organization. The training program is an expertly designed overview of the crucial frameworks and tools of modern corporate finance. Over five intensive days, this course breaks down the barriers faced by managers and directors and equips participants with tools that are immediately applicable in any organization.

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Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Instructor-led training that uses interactive learning methods, including class discussion, small group activities, and role-playing

Course Objectives

Develop the skills required to critically assess the financial health and needs of your firm.; Understand and practice how to allocate financial (and other) resources optimally.; Confidently evaluate major investment projects and entire companies.; Assess the attractiveness of investments through discounted cash flow (DCF) modeling and analysis.; Ability to communicate more effectively with the finance function in your own organization.; Be able to communicate on a level-playing field with key sources of outside financing such as lenders and shareholders

Target Audience

Day One Mid to senior-level executives who would benefit from a focused and practical overview of corporate finance.; Executives in all functional areas; general management, corporate planning, strategy, marketing and sales, operations, and research and development.; Senior managers and directors working in a broad range of organizations; from start-ups to multinationals, NGOs, government bodies, and public sector services.; Financial Analyst; Legal Accountant; Vice President,; risk management; Senior Banker; CFO; Economist; Relationship Manager

Target Competencies

n/a

Day One

  • Introduction to the course

  • Accounting review

  • Assessing the financial health of a firm

    • Financial statement analysis

    • Financial and operating ratios

  • Forecasting funding needs

    • Sources and uses analysis

    • Sustainable growth

  • Introduction to valuation

    • Cash flow forecasting

    • Discounting and NPV

Day Two

  • Optimal investment decisions

    • Allocating resources within and across firms

  • Valuing investment projects

  • Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis

    • Calculating Free Cash Flow

    • Sensitivity and scenario analysis

Day Three

  • Interacting with capital markets

    • Shareholders

    • Lenders

  • Cost of capital and the pricing of risk

    • The risk-return trade-off

    • Betas and alphas

  • Optimal capital structure

    • Bond ratings and default

    • Tax benefits of debt

  • Optimal payout policies

Day Four

  • Valuing entire companies

    • Terminal value calculations

  • Valuation by comparable

    • Valuation multiples

  • Mergers and acquisitions

Day Five

• Applications of project and company valuation

• Case Study

$4475

Rome

Country: Italy

Duration: One week

Date: 17–21 Nov 2025

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$3875

Dubai

Country: United Arab Emirates

Duration: One week

Date: 25–29 May 2026

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