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UFS BUSINESS SCHOOL
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Duration: 2 Week
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Course type: Online
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Course starts: 19 July 2020
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Course fees: R 6300
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Register before: 19 July 2020
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Registration Fees: Free
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UFS BUSINESS SCHOOL
The Business School was founded to: develop and deliver successful programmes; teach share our knowledge and convert learning into practice; coach in an on campus and online environment; empower individuals and organizations; maximize potential and achieve exceptional results.Operating under the banner of the Business School is The Centre for Business Dynamics (CBD), established to offer customised non-curricular training in assisting companies and individuals to bridge the gap between their existing skills and competencies, and by those required to ensure their future performance and competitiveness.
We create opportunities for the future.
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(+27) 082 900 1080
205 Nelson Mandela Drive
EMS Building, Block B, Second Floor
Bloemfontein
9301
South Africa
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & COST ACCOUNTING
To equip participants to grasp the concept of creating shareholders’ value through investment decisions, the financing decision, growth and operational decisions. Most business decisions impact directly on financial performance and cash flows.
It is important to analyse these decisions and its impact on the sustainable profitability of business, using actual problems and case studies.
Accreditation
After the successful completion of the programme, the student will receive a certifcate (NQF level 5) issued and endorsed by the UFS. Recognition to the Higher Certificate in Management Development is available.
All short learning programmes can be customised and offered on an in-house basis.
NQF level: 5
Credits: 20
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, participants should be able to:
• Read financial statements with an understanding of the basic accounting principles
• Compile a budget, understanding the importance of cost behaviour and the break-even analysis
• Analyse the financial statements using ratio analysis
• Perform cost-volume-profit and break-even analysis
• Integrate both financial and non-financial performance measures using balanced scorecards
• Evaluate capital investment projects using discounted cash flow techniques
• Compute the cost of capital, understanding the impact of risk on the required rate of return investors
• Comprehend the importance of sustainable growth and the impact of growth on the cash flows of the business
• Assess the performance of different divisions using economics value added (EVA)
Programme Outline
• Basic accounting
• Analysis of financial statements and cash flows
• Cost-volume-profit-analysis
• Budgeting
• Balanced scorecard
• Ratio analysis
• Cost of capital
• Debt versus Equity
• Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects using Nett Present Value (NPV)
• The management of growth
• Performance appraisal using EVA