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Business Accounting and Finance Fundamentals for Non- Finance Managers

Get a detailed understanding on Accounting and Finance Fundamentals for Non-Finance Managers and its importance in making business decisions by going through this course.

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Level
Beginner
# Learners
12
Duration
6 hrs 49 mins
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About Course

What is Finance for Non Finance Managers?

Finance includes progressive changing of assets and liabilities over time under the rate of uncertainty and risk. Every decision in an organization revolves around Finance. It may be a decision on Sales, Purchases, Acquiring Assets, Raising loans, etc. Finance comprises the study of investments.

The biggest problem managers face these days are the inability to judge the financial strength of their strategic inputs. This barrier is due to the lack of financial background knowledge. Managers can excel in their career by understanding the financial data. It helps you identify and analyse business opportunities, assess financial risks and most importantly, evaluate your own ideas through a financial lens.

What is the Outline of the Course?

Every manager of an organization contributes to the overall growth of the organization. In this comprehensive “Finance for Non-finance managers” guide, you will:

  • Learn the logic behind the need for “Effective Finance Management for Organisational Betterment”.
  • You will be able to gain the basic understanding of business finance and accounting concepts to drive your organisation’s growth.
What are the Objectives of the Course?

The course offers deeper understanding of the following:

  • Differentiation of Accounting and Finance Management
  • Financial statements and its use in decision-making
  • Financial Ratios and its implications in various decisions
  • Working capital management

Hence, it is pivotal that all the entrepreneurs, managers and heads of departments have fair knowledge on Financial Management Practices.

What are the Prerequisites?

This course will start from fundamentals and does not mandate any requirements.

Curriculum

Section 1 : Why Finance for All
1.1
Why Finance for All
01:27

Section 2 : What are Financial Statements
2.1
Introduction to Financial Statements
03:07
2.2
Statement of Profit and Loss
05:24
2.3
Balance Sheet
04:28
2.4
Preparing Financial Statements
03:31
2.5
Capital
01:47
2.6
Reserves and Surplus
01:35

Section 3 : Difference between Income, Expense, Asset, Liability , Profit & Cash
3.1
Difference between Income, Expense, Asset and Liability
05:52

Section 4 : How to Analyse Financial Statement Using Ratios
4.1
Financial Ratios
09:09
4.2
Current Ratio
10:08
4.3
Quick Ratio
04:01
4.4
Absolute Liquid Ratio
02:50
4.5
Basic Defense Interval Ratio
01:47
4.6
Capital Structure Ratios – Equity Ratio
02:36
4.7
Capital Structure Ratios – Debt Ratio
02:00
4.8
Capital Structure Ratios – Debt to Equity Ratio
02:54
4.9
Coverage Ratios (DSCR)
04:30
4.10
Interest Coverage Ratio
03:05
4.11
Preference Dividend Coverage Ratio
00:57
4.12
Capital Gearing Ratio
03:41
4.13
Activity Ratios
00:44
4.14
Capital Turnover Ratio
02:44
4.15
Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
02:00
4.16
Total Assets Turnover Ratio
03:03
4.17
Working Capital Turnover Ratio
00:42
4.18
Inventory Turnover Ratio
04:59
4.19
Inventory Holding Level
02:21
4.20
Debtors Turnover Ratio
05:34
4.21
Average Collection Period
03:12
4.22
Creditors Turnover Ratio
05:11
4.23
Average Payment Period
02:30
4.24
General Profitability Ratios
02:41
4.25
Gross Profit Ratio
01:40
4.26
Operating Ratio
04:16
4.27
Operating Profit Ratio
01:10
4.28
Expenses Ratio
02:27
4.29
Net Profit Ratio
00:53
4.30
Overall Profitability Ratios
01:05
4.31
Return on Assets
07:39
4.32
Return on Capital Employed
02:23
4.33
Return on Share Holders Funds
01:14
4.34
Return on Equity Share Holders Funds
01:49
4.35
Earnings Per Share
00:41
4.36
Cash Flow Earnings Per Share
01:46
4.37
Dividend Per Share
00:47
4.38
Dividend Pay Out Ratio
01:53
4.39
Dividend Yield Ratio
01:05
4.40
Market Value Ratios
00:47
4.41
Earnings Yield Ratio
00:38
4.42
Price Earnings Ratio
04:26
4.43
Price to Cash Flow Ratio
00:55

Section 5 : Cash flow and Fund flow Analysis
5.1
Cash Flow Introduction
04:14
5.2
Cash Flow Activities
01:38
5.3
Cash Flow Operating Activities
04:47
5.4
Cash Flow Investing Activity
01:14
5.5
Cash Flow Financing Activity
01:16
5.6
Procedure in preparation of Cash Flow Statement
03:07
5.7
Treatement of Special items in Cash Flow Statement
03:53
5.8
Case 1 Cash Flow Statement
17:33
5.9
Case 2 Cash Flow Statement
12:05
5.10
Fund Flow Analsyis Introduction
06:57
5.11
Fund Flow Analysis Example
07:33
5.12
Uses of Fund Flow Statement
01:55
5.13
Case Study Fund Flow Statement
20:33

Section 6 : Why Profit is Important and What Should be the Real Profit?
6.1
Cost of Capital
03:10
6.2
Cost of Capital and its Variations
01:52
6.3
Cost of Capital Example
02:41

Section 7 : Why Company Suffers Despite Earning Profits
7.1
Liquidity Management
03:06
7.2
Examples – Liquidity Management
13:47

Section 8 : How to take Business Financing Decisions
8.1
Business Financing Decisions
02:02
8.2
Leverage and its Types
03:43
8.3
Leverage Concept Example
06:11
8.4
Leverage Analysis and Sales Movement
07:22

Section 9 : Debt vs Equity Financing For Business
9.1
Debt Vs Equity Financing
06:26
9.2
Good Time and Bad Time for Debt Equity Financing
08:56

Section 10 : How to take Investment Decisions
10.1
Introduction and Importance of Capital Budgeting
03:29
10.2
Capital Budgeting Process
01:36
10.3
Types of Capital Investment Decisions
02:04
10.4
Capital Budgeting Techniques
00:44
10.5
Principles for Measuring Project Cash Flows
02:01
10.6
Project Cash Flows
04:32
10.7
PayBack Period
06:33
10.8
Accounting Rate of Return
04:11
10.9
Net Present Value
20:51
10.10
Internal Rate Of Return
11:14

Section 11 : Various types of Financing
11.1
Difference between Finance Lease and Operating Lease
01:27
11.2
Financial needs and sources of Finance of a Business
07:00
11.3
Classification of Sources of Finance
03:03
11.4
Equity Capital
04:38
11.5
Preference Share Capital
07:35
11.6
Retained Profits
01:30
11.7
Debentures or Bonds
07:13
11.8
Loans from Commercial Banks
06:08
11.9
Commerical Paper
01:27
11.10
Venture Capital Financing Introduction and Methods
03:01
11.11
Factors evaluated by VC in a Project
03:14
11.12
Financing of Export Trade by Banks
04:13
11.13
Debt Securitisation
03:28
11.14
Leasing
01:50
11.15
Various Types of Lease
03:03

About the Author

CA Raja Natarajan
Chartered Accountant

CA Raja is a practicing Chartered Accountant with a passion for teaching. His teachings are widely for students in Financial Management & Strategic Financial Management for Chartered Accountancy, Cost and Management Accountancy and Company Secretary. He has worked for 4 years in State Bank of India as Assistant Vice President. He has a wide range of experience in Financial Analysis, Risk Assessment, Viability Study, Evaluating business models, Project Finance, Working Capital Management, etc.

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