Training Course
Syllabus:
This seminar is designed for presidents and vice presidents, CFOs, controllers, business owners and managers, lending professionals, credit managers, financial planners, bankers, consultants, CPAs, insurance and real estate professionals, and attorneys.
Positive cash flows are indeed the lifeblood of any organization. In an economy marked by uncertainty and intense competition, cash flow analysis is the single most essential survival tool of any business – large or small. This seminar will provide owners and managers with a greater understanding of the crucial role that cash flow and working capital management plays in the successful operation of any organization be it private, public, profit or not-for-profit.
Attendees will learn:
• Techniques Of Cash Flow And Working Capital Analysis And Management
• The Preparation And Use Of Cash Flow Statements
• Applications Of Funds Needed Analysis And The Concept Of Free Cash Flow
• Using The Statement Of Cash Flows To Better Understand Operating Results And To Effectively Plan And Control Business Growth
8:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
I. Introduction To Cash Flow Principles And Concepts
A. General Introduction
B. Cash Flow And The Small Business
C. Working Capital And Business Failures
D. The Cash Conversion Cycle
E. The Evolution Of The Statement Of Cash Flows
F. Case Study: Using The Statement Of Cash Flows Effectively
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
II. Techniques Of Cash Flow Analysis And Management
A. Basic Cash Flow Analysis
B. Operating, Investing And Financing Cash Flows
C. Analyzing Operating Cash Flows
D. Cash Flow And Working Capital Ratios
E. Case Study: Effective Management Of Working Capital
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
III. Techniques For Executive Compensation
A. Use Of 162(a)(1) Bonus Program
B. Taxation To Business vs. Executive
C. Reward And Retain Executives
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
IV. Reporting Cash Flows
A. Introduction To Preparation Of The Statement Of Cash Flows
B. Cash Flows From Operations
C. Cash Flows From Financing Activities
D. Cash Flows From Investing Activities
E. Noncash Investing And Financing Transactions
F. Understanding And Using The Statement Of Cash Flows
2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Break
2:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
V. Techniques Of Management, Planning And Control
A. Introduction To Funds Needed Analysis
B. Using The Funds Needed Concept For Financial Statement Analysis
C. Case Study: Effective Application Of Funds Needed Analysis
D. Cash Management And The Cash Budget
E. Managing Accounts Receivables And Short-Term Borrowings
F. Managing Cash Flow For Business Growth |