Grasping Financial Management
Making the right investment decisions
in Open Executive Education in Belgium and #27 worldwide
To create value, you need to invest. But make the wrong decisions and you could have a negative impact on the balance sheet. On this two-day programme, you’ll live and learn the frameworks you need to weigh up risks – so you can take the leap into making informed decisions. You’ll cover concepts including cash flow, net working capital, payback and net present value (NPV).
This programme gives you the ability to better manage the net capital in your company – and to assess the profitability of your investment projects with more accuracy. You’ll make informed decisions about all aspects of investment. And you will always maintain an equilibrium in the management of investment-linked risks.
Module 1: Raising financing and working capital management
- Discover the key concepts in financial management: cash flow, net working capital, payback and net present value (NPV)
- Develop and implement a financial plan
- Learn to manage working capital
Module 2: Investment decisions
- Explore front-to-end analysis of the investment process
- Carry out in-depth examinations of various selection methods: Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), etc
- Learn about feasibility and financing of investments and their related risks
- Assess the profitability of investment projects
Interested in all the basic principles of financial management? ‘Grasping Financial Management’ is part of the 7-day programme ‘Finance for Non-Financial Managers’.
- Master all key concepts such as cash flow, net working capital, payback and net present value (NPV)
- Learn different methods for developing an investment policy
- Learn to draw up a financial plan like an expert
- Develop a deep understanding of the complete investment process
- Professionals
- Functional managers outside finance
- General managers with little prior knowledge of finance
Success stories
Karel Schatteman
Project Manager at Herbosch-Kiere
Using interesting case studies, the key principles of financial management are explained in a clear and practical manner. This provides people with limited or no financial background with an exceptionally good foundation!
Wouter De Maeseneire
Professor of Corporate Finance
Wouter De Maeseneire is passionate about explaining financial management principles by linking finance to business models and strategies.
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