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Finance & Accounting

Corporate Finance · Practitioner Workshop

公司金融 · 实务工作坊

Code FN10-PFormat Practitioner WorkshopDuration 5 or 10 days

Overview

Corporate Finance · Practitioner Workshop is part of our Finance & Accounting portfolio (Practitioner Workshop). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind Corporate Finance.
  • Apply Corporate Finance methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Practise on exercises, simulations and field data.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Technicians and engineers who apply the method daily

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Foundations and framework

  • Course objectives, pre-assessment and scope of Corporate Finance
  • Key terminology and core concepts
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Cost behaviour and management accounting
  • Roles, responsibilities and interfaces
Day 2

Principles and methods

  • Cash flow and working capital
  • Risk, controls and compliance
  • Methods, procedures and documentation for Corporate Finance
  • Worked examples and guided practice
Day 3

Tools, analysis and performance

  • Investment appraisal: NPV and IRR
  • Reporting and decision support
  • Calculations, checklists and decision tools
  • KPIs and performance measurement
  • Group exercise on a realistic scenario
Day 4

Hands-on workshop

  • Simulation and field data exercises
  • Financial statements and IFRS principles
  • Troubleshooting drills
  • Practical skills check
Day 5

Case study, assessment and action plan

  • Case study: Corporate Finance on a Middle East or African project
  • Lessons learned and good practice
  • Final assessment and feedback
  • Personal and team action plan

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Advanced topics

  • Advanced topics in Corporate Finance
  • Latest standards, editions and industry trends
  • Ratio and performance analysis
  • Complex cases and non-routine problems
  • Expert panel discussion
Day 7

Digital tools and data

  • Software and digital tools for Corporate Finance
  • Data analytics and dashboards
  • Applying AI and automation
  • Hands-on lab
Day 8

Integration and management

  • Integration with management systems and ISO standards
  • Risk, cost and budget considerations
  • Working with contractors and vendors
  • Building the business case
Day 9

Regional case studies

  • Gulf case studies: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
  • African case studies: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Angola
  • European benchmarks and regulations
  • Peer review of participants’ own cases
Day 10

Capstone project and certification

  • Capstone project preparation
  • Team presentations and expert feedback
  • Final examination
  • Certificate award and 90-day implementation plan

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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