Strategic Financial Management

Strategic financial management provides the essential ingredients for achieving a sound budget preparation and execution system. This course focuses on the issues and challenges likely to impede the seamless operation of management and financial accounting processes and examines the techniques and tools needed to address them. It will underline what constitutes strategic financial management and effective budget execution within the context of achieving their strategic and operational objectives.

The Strategic Financial Management intensive 5 days course picks up on the more advanced aspects of financial management to further develop the skills and confidence to manage the strategic aspects of finance.

The objective of this course is to enhance learners' skills in applying techniques and making value-added decisions related to corporate strategy and finance, grounded in solid theoretical concepts. It also aims to elevate their contribution to business strategy formulation and the development of comprehensive business plans, integrating their specialized accounting and finance expertise with the strategic management concepts covered in the course.

Objective

• Understand the principles and framework of strategic financial management in organizations
• Analyze financial statements to assess organizational performance and sustainability
• Apply financial planning and forecasting techniques to support strategic decision-making
• Evaluate investment opportunities using capital budgeting and risk assessment tools
• Develop strategies to optimize capital structure, cost of capital, and funding decisions
• Implement financial controls and performance measurement systems to monitor strategic objectives
• Integrate financial management with overall organizational strategy to enhance value creation
• Assess financial risks and develop mitigation strategies to support long-term organizational goals