Finance For Non Finance Managers and Executives

FINANCE FOR NON FINANCE MANAGERS & EXECUTIVES
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This programme is designed to facilitate Managers and Executives understand and be equipped with sound financial management knowledge to better understand financial reports; helping them become better leaders and managers in their daily work and professional relationships.

OBJECTIVES

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Read and comprehend annual reports
• Understand the difference between Profit and Cash
• Analyze Financial Statements and assess business performance
• Make smarter business decisions using Financial Tools
• Read the financial pages of the Business Dailies
• Participate effectively in Management Meetings
• Know what questions to ask and whether they are getting the right answers
• Eliminate decision-making guesswork to deliver results
• Create initiatives to optimize business to meet short and long-term goals
• Build a more productive relationship with Top Management
• Become a rejuvenated team-player in achieving Corporate and Financial Goals
• Better manage part, or even the whole of any business they are involved in
• Understand how to plan and control their business operations
• Apply their knowledge to enhance profit for the corporation

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

1. General Managers with Profit Responsibility
2. Head of Departments, Branch and Divisional Managers
3. All Managers, Executives and Technical Specialists
4. Professionals such as Doctors, Architects and Lawyers
5. Entrepreneurs & People who intend to set up a Home-Based Business
6. Investors & Company Directors
7. People who want to work smarter in creating wealth

WORKSHOP LEADER
PROFILE OF MR YOGA THEVAN
Mr. Yoga Thevan is a Chartered Management Accountant by training. He holds an MBA from Strathclyde University Graduate School of Business in United Kingdom. Yoga has served in many positions in a wide range of industries. Starting out as an Accounts Assistant in 1987 after his completing first part of CIMA, he later furthered his studies in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1992. Upon his return, he joined a Merchant Bank as an Audit Officer. Subsequently he moved to a Japanese Manufacturing company where he left the role as Head of the Finance Function of a Factory producing Air-Con Compressors and Motors in 2002 to endeavor on his own.

Few have ever had their hands in both a Bank and a Manufacturing company. Besides auditing the banking operations, he was also seconded to their Stock Broking subsidiary during his stint at the Merchant Bank. This enhanced his hands-on knowledge in the back room operations of the financial services sector. No doubt, the manufacturing industry is the most challenging arena for accountants and Yoga had proven himself right from the initial phase of starting up the finance department of a new factory, doing the rudiments of stock check and material flow planning to the setting up of a new MRP System a few years later. He is very thorough with the Business Planning process and chaired the Monthly Financial Review Meetings. During his tenure, he was also selected to attend an International Financial Management Programme in Osaka, Japan.

The good thing about Yoga is that he is multi-talented and participates in very diverse subjects. In March 1997, on behalf of CIMA, he provided AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) Final Year Students with a half-day Information Management workshop to help them to prepare and answer their toughest paper in their final level. He was highly commended by the then Divisional Director, Mr Benedict Morais due to the excellent feedback. He was also called upon to host Strategic Business Review Videos for CIMA members whilst being a committee member of the Management and Professional Development committee in CIMA Malaysia during 1999-2001. Besides this, he also reviewed Exposure Drafts of accounting standards for MASB (Malaysian Accounting Standards Board) before it was converted for the accounting standard.

He gained tremendous insight and cross-functional skills from his MBA as participants came from 20 different countries and even more diverse career backgrounds. While at Strathcylde, he was part of the Student/Staff Liaisons Committee of the MBA course providing feedback in updating and reviewing the content of the MBA programme. Yoga is also a founding member of the Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers in year 2000, and is currently the President-Elect.

The participants for his in-house programmes have come from fine reputed companies such as Panasonic, Star Publications, Luvata Malaysia, Felda Pro-Data, MTDC, Sunzen Corporation, Finisar Corporation, Mataitech Corporation, Titan Petrochemicals, Bertam Group, EPF, Salcon, EP Power, IIUM College, Transocean; and many more for his public programmes.

What you can expect from Yoga in his programmes are thorough, exciting, knowledge enhancing sessions filled with action learning divulged in a simple manner. His diverse background and experience enriches participants’ knowledge and increases their aptitude for appreciating the intricate subject of Finance.
Finance For Non-Finance Managers & Executives
Date 17 & 18 April 2009 – Emperor Hotel Melaka
Day 1
Time Topic/Activity
0900 – 1030 I. UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The importance for Managers to value Accounting
Accounting Concepts & Rules
1030 – 1045 Coffee Break
1045 – 1300 The Accounting Process
The Contrast between Financial and Management Accounts
Key Financial Statements
Profit Distribution & Dividend Policy
Reading the Profit and Loss Statement & Balance Sheet
Off Balance Sheet Items and its impact
1200 – 1300 Group Activity – Classify Assets, Liabilities, Capital, Income & Expenses
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1530 II. CASHFLOWS AND BUSINESS FLOWS
Demystifying the Financial Jargon & Key Terminologies
The Operating Cycle, Working Capital, Depreciation
Comprehending the difference between Cash and Profit
1530 – 1545 Tea Break
1545 – 1700 Case Study – Reconciling Profit to Cash

Day 2
Time Topic/Activity
0900 – 1030 III. CORPORATE FINANCIAL PLANNING
The basis for Corporate Control
Capital & Revenue Budgets and its link
1030 – 1045 Coffee Break
1045 – 1300 Case Study - Preparation of Financial Statements
Planning for Profit & Cash
- Budgeted Profit and Loss Account
- Budgeted Balance Sheet
- Budgeted Cash Flow Statement
- Budgeted Cash Flow Plan
- Sales Budget, Purchases Budget, Inventory Budget
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1530 IV. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Vertical and Horizontal Analysis
Ratio Analysis as a Tool to Measure Business Performance
- Performance Ratios
- Liquidity Ratios
- Efficiency Ratios
- Solvency Ratios
- Stock Market Ratios
“How to Read The Financial Pages?” - PE, DY, NTA, EBIT
“How to Read between the Lines?”
“Creative” Accounting & “Window Dressing”
1530 – 1545 Tea Break
1545 – 1700 Case Study – How to Review and Analyze an Annual Report
Participants are reminded to bring along their own calculators.

Administrative details

1. Cheque should be made payable to Alpha Consultants (M) Sdn Bhd
2. No cancellation is allowed but a replacement delegate may be sent
3. An acknowledgement for the registration will be sent to you
4. Reservation can be made by telephone.
5. The organizer of the course reserves the right to cancel the course or make any changes to the venue due to unavoidable circumstances
Organised by

ALPHA CONSULTANTS (M) SDN BHD
No.1141, 11th Floor,Block A3,Pusat Dagangan Setia Jaya
No.9, Jalan PJS 8/9
46150 Petaling Jaya
Tel : 069527515, 0356384645, 0136309280
Fax : 0356310577 , 069528208
Email : alphapj@gmail.com