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FINANCE
2017
FINANCE
2017
DEVELOPMENT
New managers or managers wanting a
refresher
Budget holders who want to create and
manage their budgets more effectively
FOR Operations managers who want to know
more about cost management and
NON-FINANCIAL projects
Sales and marketing employees who
MANAGERS
want to understand financial statements
Anyone who needs to understand key
accounting concepts, and improve
forecasting and cost management skills
Managers who are about to be
promoted into positions which require
financial literacy
Managers facing financial decisions or
expect to make a contribution to a wider
planning process
Learning Objectives
To introduce fundamental bookkeeping and accounting
concepts to course participants to enable them to manage
the financial aspects of their role more effectively.
To review the different approaches taken in the public and
private sector
To make sense of key financial statements and some key
ratios
To enable participants to manage financial aspects of
projects more effectively
To participate more knowledgeably in the budgeting
process.
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Key Financial Concepts and Management Accounting
Principles Financial accounting and
Bookkeeping versus accounting management accounting
Cash accounting versus accrual
Course Content accounting and use in private
compared
Types of management
and public sectors information prepared for internal
Types of accounts in the consumption
General Ledger, their purpose Financial information managers
and the chart of accounts need to manage the power of
Double-entry bookkeeping comparisons
concepts and implications Analysing costs, key ratio
Depreciation and amortisation calculations for management
and variance analysis, including
ROE, ROA and liquidity ratios
Reading Financial Statements,
Public and Private Sector Building an Effective Budget Managing the Finances and Costs
International standards in the Public sector v. Private sector of Projects.
private and public sectors, IFRS budgeting differences in Financial aspects of building
and IPSAS purpose, processes and motive. the business case and getting
Format and content of the Budgetary methodologies, approval for funding
statement of financial position incremental and zero-based Estimating project costs
(balance sheet) Budget and variance analysis different estimating techniques,
Format and content of the End of week quiz to appraise expert, analogous, parametric,
statement of profit or loss learning achieved. bottom up etc.
IPSAS principles of financial Project forecasts, cost variances
statements presentation for the and cost control
public sector Project risks and financial
Investor ratios implications
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Who should attend?
Those for whom finance is part of
their responsibility and need a greater
understanding of finance. They will be from
all sectors, including private, public and
not-for-profit including
& BUDGETING
for creating and managing their
departments budgets
Operations managers who want to know
Learning Objectives
Enable you to be able to interpret and apply financial
information in a business environment
Assist you to put together a budget enabling you to justify
expected expenditure
Develop skills of interpreting financial statements and
calculating selected key ratios
Enable you to measure budgetary performance
Provide skills to enable you to conduct effective investment
appraisals
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Concepts and Principles Investment Appraisal
Financial accounting and Defining the value generated
management accounting the and the required return the
Course Content differences
Cash and accrual accounting
hurdle rate
Return on capital employed
compared and when they are calculation methodology and
used interpretation
International accounting Payback period calculations
standards formats and content NPV and IRR calculations
Interpreting Financial Statements
The distinctive character of Non-financial aspects of
public sector accounting and investment appraisal and
The income statement (P & L)
budgeting decision making
statement, format, content and
key concepts Essential Budgeting Processes Measuring Financial Performance
Interpretation of key ratios Purpose and benefits, problems What is financial performance?
derived from the income and limitations of capital and Financial performance in the
statement; P/E ratio, Profit operational budgets and the public sector
margin important differences The importance of cash flow
The language and major Budget processes in the private how to measure and improve it
components of the balance sector Gross profit, operating profit,
sheet Budget processes in the public net profit margin
Business ratios derived from sector Key investor ratios
the balance sheet and P & Identification of risks to the
L together, liquidity, debt, budget and actions to mitigate
profitability etc. them
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Who should attend?
Those for whom finance is part of their
responsibility or are new to management
and need a greater understanding of
finance. They will be from all sectors,
including private, public and not-for-profit
including
& BUDGETING
Operations managers who want to know
more about cost management and
projects
FOR MANAGERS
Sales and marketing employees who
want to understand financial statements
Anyone who needs to understand key
accounting concepts, and improve
forecasting and cost management skills
Managers who are about to be
promoted into positions which require
financial literacy
Managers facing financial decisions or
expect to make a contribution to a wider
planning process.
Learning Objectives
Introduce fundamental bookkeeping and accounting
concepts enabling them to manage the financial aspects
of their role more effectively.
Review the different approaches taken in the public and
private sector
Make sense of key financial statements and some key
ratios
Enable participants to manage financial aspects of
projects more effectively
Assist you to put together a budget which will enable you
to justify expected expenditure
Enable you to measure budgetary performance
Provide skills to enable you to conduct effective investment
appraisals
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Course Content Reading Financial Statements, Management Accounting
Public and Private Sector Financial accounting and
International standards in the management accounting
private and public sectors, IFRS compared
and IPSAS Types of management
Key Financial Concepts and Format and content of the information prepared for internal
Principles statement of financial position consumption
Bookkeeping versus accounting (balance sheet) Financial information managers
Cash accounting versus accrual Format and content of the need to manage the power of
accounting and use in private statement of profit or loss comparisons
and public sectors IPSAS principles of financial Analysing costs, key ratio
Types of accounts in the statements presentation for the calculations for management
General Ledger, their purpose public sector and variance analysis, including
and the chart of accounts Investor ratios ROE, ROA and liquidity ratios
Double-entry bookkeeping
concepts and implications Interpreting Financial Statements Investment Appraisal
Depreciation and amortisation The income statement (P & L) Defining the value generated
Managing the Finances and Costs statement, format, content and and the required return the
of Projects key concepts hurdle rate
Financial aspects of building Interpretation of key ratios Return on capital employed
the business case and getting derived from the income calculation methodology and
approval for funding statement; P/E ratio, Profit interpretation
Estimating project costs margin Payback period calculations
different estimating techniques, The language and major NPV and IRR calculations
expert, analogous, parametric, components of the balance Non-financial aspects of
bottom up etc. sheet investment appraisal and
Project forecasts, cost variances Business ratios derived from decision making
and cost control the balance sheet and P &
Essential Budgeting Processes
Project risks and financial L together, liquidity, debt,
Purpose and benefits, problems
implications profitability etc.
and limitations of capital and
Building an Effective Budget Measuring Financial Performance operational budgets and the
Public sector v. Private sector What is financial performance? important differences
budgeting differences in Financial performance in the Budget processes in the private
purpose, processes and motive. public sector sector
Budgetary methodologies, The importance of cash flow Budget processes in the public
incremental and zero-based how to measure and improve it sector
Budget and variance analysis Gross profit, operating profit, Identification of risks to the
End of week quiz to appraise net profit margin budget and actions to mitigate
learning achieved Key investor ratios them
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Who should attend?
Managers and executives from all sectors
who want to be able to assess investment
opportunities and/or the performance
of their own organisation or that of
competitors, including:
ANALYSIS competitors
Senior managers who require greater
financial literacy skills
Managers facing financial decisions or
expect to make a contribution to a wider
planning process.
Increased probability of investing in
successful organisations
Learning Objectives
Be able to go beyond the description of financial
performance to calculate and interpret key information
Interpret trends shown in each financial statement
Comment on their own and competitors liquidity, efficiency
and funding
Explain the links between cash flow and other statements
Be able to describe the framework and purpose of
analysing financial statements the importance and
drawbacks
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What Financial Analysis Can and Return on Investments and
Cannot tell you Making Sense of Trends
Comparison of analysis The building blocks of ROI
Payback method
Course Content techniques
Evaluation of performance - Net present value method (NPV)
comparisons Internal rate of return (IRR)
Income statement ratios, Historical comparisons and
common size, profit margin, industry benchmarks
return on equity etc. Introduction to Financial Analysis
Balance sheet ratios, quick and Financial Statements
More Ratios and Practical ratio, current ratio, debt to Short quiz exploring
Exercises equity and more participants knowledge
Price to earnings ratio, dividend Use of notes to the accounts What is financial analysis and
yield, dividend payout ratio Technical Analysis who uses it for what
The importance of cash flow What is technical analysis and Sources of information
how to measure and improve it why it works Efficient markets theory
Gross profit, operating profit, Crowd behaviour concepts International Financial reporting
net profit margin Behaviour economics standards the key statements
Key investor ratios Types of technical indicators explained
End of course quiz to re-inforce Drawing and interpreting trend Financial performance in the
learning lines public sector use of ratios
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Who should attend?
Managers and executives from all sectors
who input into strategic and financial
planning for their organisation, including:
Learning Objectives
Be able to go beyond the description of financial
performance to calculate and interpret key information
Assess the influential role of all stakeholders
Develop a business funding policy to manage financial
risk
Evaluate the growing influence of corporate finance on
strategy
Exploit the growing strategic role in developing competitive
advantage
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How The Shift from Shareholder Funding the Business
to Stakeholder Value is Driving Capital structure and the cost of
Strategy and Decision-Making capital
Value maximisation and Funding with equity
Course Content stakeholder theory Retaining profit dividend
The drivers of shareholder and policy
stakeholder value Funding with debt
Linking decision-making to The main instruments of the
shareholder value the long- capital markets
term perspective
Financial Statements, An Effective Treasury Function
Ethical dimensions of decision-
International Standards and Expanding strategic role of
making
interpreting them using Ratio treasury and its role in corporate
Analysis The Impact of PESTLE on decision making
International Financial Strategy and Risk Management Price to earnings ratio, dividend
Standards for Private and Public The components of PESTLE and yield, dividend payout ratio
Sectors the impact on corporate finance Leadership skills and training
The key statements, format and Porters generic competitive for treasurers
content strategies The areas where treasury takes
Financial Analysis the Mergers and acquisition a a lead role, including: bank
essential ratios based on the corporate approach relationship management; short-
income statement Managing financial risks term and long-term borrowing;
Financial Analysis the financial risk management
essential ratios based on the Defining treasury success
balance sheet and/or income KPIs, credit ratings etc
statement combined
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Who should attend?
Managers and executives from all sectors
who input into strategic and financial
planning for their organisation, including
those:
Learning Objectives
To go beyond the description of financial performance to
calculate and interpret key information
Interpret trends shown in each financial statement
Comment on their own and competitors liquidity, efficiency
and funding
Assess the influential role of all stakeholders
Develop a business funding policy to manage financial
risk
Evaluate the growing influence of corporate finance on
strategy
Exploit the growing strategic role in developing competitive
advantage
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What Financial Analysis Can and Return on Investments and
Cannot tell you Making Sense of Trends
Comparison of analysis The building blocks of ROI
Payback method
Course Content techniques
Evaluation of performance - Net present value method (NPV)
comparisons Internal rate of return (IRR)
Income statement ratios, Historical comparisons and
common size, profit margin, industry benchmarks
return on equity etc.
Introduction to Financial Analysis
Balance sheet ratios, quick
and Financial Statements Technical Analysis
ratio, current ratio, debt to
Short quiz exploring equity and more
What is technical analysis and
participants knowledge why it works
Use of notes to the accounts
What is financial analysis and Crowd behaviour concepts
who uses it for what More Ratios and Practical Behaviour economics
Sources of information Exercises Types of technical indicators
Efficient markets theory Price to earnings ratio, dividend Drawing and interpreting trend
International Financial Reporting yield, dividend payout ratio lines
Standards (IFRS) the key The importance of cash flow
The Impact of PESTLE on
statements explained how to measure and improve it
Strategy and Risk Management
Financial performance in the Gross profit, operating profit,
net profit margin
The components of PESTLE and
public sector use of ratios the impact on corporate finance
Key investor ratios
An Effective Treasury Function
End of week quiz to re-enforce Porters generic competitive
Expanding strategic role of strategies
learning
treasury and its role in corporate Mergers and acquisitions a
decision making How The Shift from Shareholder corporate approach
Price to earnings ratio, dividend to Stakeholder Value is Driving Managing financial risks
yield, dividend payout ratio Strategy and Decision-Making
Leadership skills and training Value maximisation and Funding the Business
for treasurers stakeholder theory Capital structure and the cost of
The areas where treasury takes The drivers of shareholder and capital
a lead role, including: bank stakeholder value Funding with equity
relationship management; short- Linking decision-making to Retaining profit dividend
term and long-term borrowing; shareholder value the long- policy
financial risk management term perspective Funding with debt
Defining treasury success Ethical dimensions of decision- The main instruments of the
KPIs, credit ratings etc. making capital markets
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Who should attend?
Delegates responsible for the prevention
and control of financial crime, money
laundering and fraud investigators, and
regulatory compliance specialists, or
COMBATING
professionals seeking to obtain specialist
skills within the modern financial crime
compliance (FCC) space.
FINANCIAL
C R I M E
Learning Objectives
To understand the background, nature and current trends
of economic crime from a vocational perspective
To obtain 360-degree experience of anti-money laundering
laws, regulations and FCC best practices
To understand clearly the reporting system, the exchange
of information, and financial intelligence
To take to the workplace realistic and proportionate action
plans for combating financial crime
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Anti-Bribery and Corruption Anti-Money-Laundering (AML)
(ABC) Proceeds of crime
ABC essentials explained Offences
UKBA 2010
Course Content UNCAC
The 4TH MLD
SAR and the Good Narrative
Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative
(StAR)
StAR Cases
Financial Crime Cyber crime Fraud
Transnational organised crime Phishing Identity crime
Interpols 18 crime areas Webcam manager Individual fraud
Terrorist financing and File hijacking Corporate fraud
Sanctions Keylogging Online fraud
FATF Screenshot manager Advanced fee fraud
The Egmont Group Distributed Denial of Service
(DDOS)
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Who should attend?
Delegates responsible for the prevention
and control of financial crime, anti-money-
laundering (AML), anti-fraud, anti-corruption
investigators, compliance officers, and data
protection officers, or professionals seeking
FINANCIAL
to enhance their financial crime compliance
skills.
C R I M E
COMPLIANCE
Learning Objectives
To bring delegates up to speed with the best practices in
their sector
To set out what should be looked out for when dealing
with clients
To understand what circumstances are suspicious and
how to deliver effective customer profiling
To understand how to handle data protection to the
degree required to conduct their work
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Advanced ABC Loadicator Business Unit and Customer
Tracing capital flight from Profiling
developing countries Linking clients with transactions
Sustainable development goals Fitting your FCC programme
Course Content in practice in the holistic risk-based
Illicit financial flows approach whose?
UNCAC and beneficial Transparency: internal
ownership transparency standards and controls
Beneficial ownership registries Data Protection for businesses
Scanning and profiling legal and the rise of the Data
entities and complex legal Protection Officer
arrangements
Connecting physical persons
Advanced AML Loadicator with legal entities best
FCC Re-tooling
What is not money laundering practices
Risk assessments why? which
What is money laundering AML Tools and where from?
Offence 1: Concealment Tool 1: KYA (Know Your Assets) FATF, Basel AML Index and
Offence 2 Arrangements Tool 2: KYB (Know Your ESMA reloaded
Offence 3: Acquisition, use and Business) Risk-based approach
possession Tool 3: KYC (Know Your Putting it all together in the
SAR Narrative Review internal Customer) SYSC context
reporting Tool 4: CDD (Customer Due Trade-based ML misinvoicing
SAR lodging external reporting Diligence) and third-party risk
Tool 5: EDD (Enhanced Due management
Diligence) Financial sanctions: EU,
Tool 6: SDD (Simplified Due International, and U.S.
Diligence) Proliferation financing
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Who should attend?
Delegates responsible for the prevention
and control of financial crime, anti-money
laundering officers and fraud investigators,
ADVANCED and regulatory compliance specialists,
or professionals seeking to build a highly
FINANCIAL
advanced FCC toolkit.
C R I M E
COMPLIANCE
Learning Objectives
To understand the background, nature and evolving
trends of financial crime compliance from a professional
perspective
To obtain 360-degree experience of anti-money laundering
regulation and international financial crime compliance
standards
To master the reporting system, the collection and
exchange of information, and make effective use of
financial intelligence
To take to the workplace proportionate and sophisticated
action plans and processes for combating financial crime
and fraud
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Cyber crime AML Tools
Phishing Tool 1: KYA (Know Your Assets)
Webcam manager Tool 2: KYB (Know Your
Course Content
File hijacking
Keylogging
Business)
Tool 3: KYC (Know Your
Screenshot manager Customer)
Distributed Denial of Service Tool 4: CDD (Customer Due
(DDOS) Diligence)
Tool 5: EDD (Enhanced Due
Diligence)
Tool 6: SDD (Simplified Due
Financial Crime Diligence)
Transnational organised crime
Fraud Business Unit and Customer
Interpols 18 crime areas
Identity crime Profiling
Terrorist financing and
Individual fraud Linking clients with transactions
Sanctions
Corporate fraud Fitting your FCC programme
FATF
Online fraud in the holistic risk-based
The Egmont Group
Advanced fee fraud approach whose?
Transparency: internal
standards and controls
Data Protection for businesses
Anti-Bribery and Corruption and the rise of the Data
(ABC) Protection Officer
ABC essentials explained Advanced ABC Loadicator
UKBA 2010 Tracing capital flight from FCC Re-tooling
UNCAC developing countries Risk assessments why? which
Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative Sustainable development goals and where from?
(StAR) in practice FATF, Basel AML Index and
StAR Cases Illicit financial flows ESMA reloaded
UNCAC and beneficial Risk-based approach
ownership transparency Putting it all together in the
Beneficial ownership registries SYSC context
Scanning and profiling legal Trade-based ML misinvoicing
Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) entities and complex legal and third-party risk
Proceeds of crime arrangements management
Offences Connecting physical persons Financial sanctions: EU,
The 4TH MLD with legal entities best International, and U.S.
SAR and the Good Narrative practices Proliferation financing
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Who should attend?
Delegates who have some experience of
auditing, either directly as an auditor or from
within the financial services sector seeking
to develop a professional and best practice
approach to the development of the internal
audit function in private and public sector
organisations and enterprises.
INTERNAL
AUDITING
LEVEL 1
Learning Objectives
To gain in-depth understanding of the internal audit
function
To promote the conduct of effective audits and reporting
To control financial crime risks in the organisation
To engage effectively with stakeholders
To ensure objectivity of the audit team
To promote and enhance internal audit structures
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Course Content
Audit Structures Audit Report Writing
The audit committees role Ensuring objective comments
The Role and Function of Developing the audit charter Ensuring use of constructive
Internal Audit The external auditors role language
Key goals of the internal audit Developing and improving best Financial crime compliance
function practices terms and abbreviations for
Ensuring auditor objectivity Financial Crime Risks internal auditors
Avoidance of conflicts of Money laundering, terrorist Improvement recommendations
interest within auditing financing and sanctions risks Continuous improvement
Auditor skillset Sanctions controls matches techniques
Conducting Effective Audits Trade-based money laundering
Pre-audit planning risks
Effective audit sampling Consideration of money
techniques laundering risks in practice
Recording findings during evidenced by the organisation
auditing Beneficial Ownership
Effective stakeholder Transparency individuals and
engagement entities
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Who should attend?
Delegates who have some experience of
auditing, either directly as an auditor or from
within the financial services sector seeking
to develop a professional and best practice
approach to the development of the internal
audit function in private and public sector
organisations and enterprises.
INTERNAL
AUDITING
LEVEL 2
Learning Objectives
To develop the role of the audit function
To contribute effectively to organisational audit strategy
and implementation
To engage continuous improvement and quality
assessment within the organisations audit function
To present information effectively at the auditing committee
and senior management
To embed new technology and financial crime controls
into the audit function
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Course Content
Review of Key Audit Function Conducting Effective Audits Engaging with the Audit Structure
Foundations The auditors role as a Making effective
Review of key action points consultant recommendations and business
Develop organisational specific Utilising audit reporting to cases
risk matrices inform organisational policy Presenting information
Global best practice case development effectively
studies lessons learned Continuous improvement OSCOLA (Oxford University
analysis initiatives and supervision Standard for the Citation of
Key action points delegate Measuring improvement toolkit Legal Authorities) for internal
and manage action plan for objective measurement and auditors
development demonstration of audit output Contributing meaningfully to the
Risk Based Auditing improvements development of the long term
Identifying areas of risk Financial crime compliance audit strategy
Identifying new areas of risk Record keeping procedures Upgrading the profile of internal
Classification and quantification Controls to identify potentially audit within the organisation
of risk areas suspicious activities
Identifying potential interface of Trade finance transactions
existing and new areas of risk Red flagging procedures
Developing audit and re audit Escalations
frequency in alignment with risk
Overview of emerging and
evolving threats
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Who should attend?
Delegates who have experience of auditing,
either directly as an auditor or from within
the financial services sector seeking to
develop a professional and best practice
approach to the development of the internal
audit function in private and public sector
organisations and enterprises.
INTERNAL
AUDITING
LEVEL 3
Learning Objectives
To develop further the role of the audit function
To contribute effectively to refining organisational audit
strategy
To engage continuous improvement and quality
assessment within the organisations audit function
To present with high impact before the auditing committee
and senior management
To manage the integration of new technology and test
embedded financial crime systems and controls into the
audit function
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Audit reports Working with Effective Linkage of
Stakeholders Organisational Systems
Effective post audit de-briefing Overview of core organisational
Root cause analysis and
Course Content remediation recommendations
systems Finance, HR,
Governance, CSR
Developing departmental Closing the loopholes to assist
action plans with stakeholders: in legal prosecution case
contributing to the delivery of efficiency
compliance 2.0 Ensuring good staff policy
Managing conflict situations compliance
Establishing and managing
staff register of interests and
conflicts of interest
Review of Key Audit Function Use of technology in combating Engaging with External Auditors
Foundations financial crime and cyber crime The key role and objectives of
Review of key action points Overview of the digitalisation of external audit
Develop and test alignment risk management Ensuring availability of evidence
of organisational systems and The holistic approach to risk through defensible in court
controls to prevent and mitigate management: effectiveness procedures for situations faced
financial and cyber crime risks efficiency scalability Detecting severe but plausible
Global best practice case oversight scenarios
studies lessons learned Enterprise Risk Management Overcoming organisational
analysis (ERM): customising and cultural challenges
Key action points delegate consolidating automated Capturing and maximising
and manage action plan manual processes earning and growth
development opportunities from the external
audit
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Who should attend?
Delegates who have some auditing
experience, either directly as auditors or
from within the quality assurance sector
seeking to develop further their auditing
skills and best practice approach to the
STRATEGIC
development of the internal audit function in
private and public sector organisations.
INTERNAL
AUDITING
Learning Objectives
To ensure their reports integrate risk for decision making
processes
To identify and assess financial crime risks within the
control environment
To engage effectively with stakeholders and deliver
assurance standards on the culture of the Organisation
To integrate effectively the consideration of risk into all
business processes and decisions
To promote and enhance the function of the Organisations
Chief Risk Officer
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Course Content
The Role and Function of Audit Report Writing Financial crime compliance
Internal Audit Ensuring objective comments Record keeping procedures
Key goals of the internal audit Ensuring use of constructive Controls to identify potentially
function language suspicious activities
Ensuring auditor objectivity Financial crime compliance Trade finance transactions
Avoidance of conflicts of terms and abbreviations for Trade processing controls by
interest within auditing internal auditors processing staff
Auditor skillset Improvement recommendations Red flagging procedures
Conducting Effective Audits Continuous improvement Pre-determined thresholds
Pre-audit planning techniques systems and controls
Effective audit sampling Escalations
techniques Risk Based Auditing Actions taken by senior
Recording findings during Identifying areas of risk management
auditing Identifying new areas of risk Evidence and awareness of
Effective stakeholder Classification and quantification senior management evidencing
engagement of risk areas how crime risks evolve in
Identifying potential interface of organisational type of business
Audit Structures
existing and new areas of risk
The audit committees role Developing audit and re audit
Developing the audit charter Engaging with the Audit Structure
frequency in alignment with risk Making effective
The external auditors role Overview of emerging and
Developing and improving best recommendations and business
evolving threats cases
practices
Presenting information
Financial Crime Risks Conducting Effective Audits effectively
Money laundering, terrorist The auditors role as a OSCOLA (Oxford University
financing and sanctions risks consultant Standard for the Citation of
Sanctions controls matches Utilising audit reporting to Legal Authorities) for internal
Trade-based money laundering inform organisational policy auditors
risks development Contributing meaningfully to the
Consideration of money Continuous improvement development of the long term
laundering risks in practice initiatives and supervision audit strategy
evidenced by the organisation Measuring improvement toolkit Upgrading the profile of internal
Beneficial Ownership for objective measurement and audit within the organisation
Transparency individuals and demonstration of audit output
entities improvements
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Who should attend?
Delegates who have some auditing
experience or professionals from within the
financial services sector seeking to develop
an advanced strategic auditing toolkit and
ADVANCED refine their best practice approach to the
STRATEGIC
enhancement of the internal audit function
in private and public sector organisations.
INTERNAL
AUDITING
Learning Objectives
To focus on critical enterprise risks and emerging risks
from the audit function side
To contribute effectively to addressing ongoing
Organisational business management risks on an outlier
basis
To ensure that risk reporting is linked to the Organisations
business objectives
To use effectively risk reporting in order to advance
dialogues around risk appetite
To integrate risk reporting with performance reporting
To assess and report on whether changes in the external
environment affect the critical assumptions underlying the
Organisations strategy.
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Course Content Financial crime compliance Use of technology in combating
Record keeping procedures financial crime and cyber crime
Controls to identify potentially Overview of the digitalisation of
suspicious activities risk management
Trade finance transactions The holistic approach to risk
Review of Key Audit Function Red flagging procedures management: effectiveness
Foundations Escalations efficiency scalability
Review of key action points oversight
Develop organisational specific Enterprise Risk Management
risk matrices (ERM): customising and
Global best practice case Engaging with the Audit Structure consolidating automated
studies lessons learned Making effective manual processes
analysis recommendations and business
Effective Linkage of
Key action points delegate cases
Organisational Systems
and manage action plan Presenting information
Overview of core organisational
development effectively
systems Finance, HR,
OSCOLA (Oxford University
Risk Based Auditing Governance, CSR
Standard for the Citation of
Identifying areas of risk Closing the loopholes to assist
Legal Authorities) for internal
Identifying new areas of risk in legal prosecution case
auditors
Classification and quantification efficiency
Contributing meaningfully to the
of risk areas Ensuring good staff policy
development of the long term
Identifying potential interface of compliance
audit strategy
existing and new areas of risk Establishing and managing
Upgrading the profile of internal
Developing audit and re audit staff register of interests and
audit within the organisation
frequency in alignment with risk conflicts of interest
Overview of emerging and
Engaging with External Auditors
evolving threats
The key role and objectives of
Conducting Effective Audits Audit reports Working with external audit
The auditors role as a Stakeholders Ensuring availability of evidence
consultant Effective post audit de-briefing through defensible in court
Utilising audit reporting to Root cause analysis and procedures for situations faced
inform organisational policy remediation recommendations Detecting severe but plausible
development Developing departmental scenarios
Continuous improvement action plans with stakeholders: Overcoming organisational
initiatives and supervision contributing to the delivery of cultural challenges
Measuring improvement toolkit compliance 2.0 Capturing and maximising
for objective measurement and Managing conflict situations earning and growth
demonstration of audit output opportunities from the external
improvements audit
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Who should attend?
Managers and executives from all sectors,
IFRS particularly those using or planning to use
IFRS and want to acquire the tools needed
INTERNATIONAL to understand and apply the standards:
FINANCIAL
Those who are newly appointed into a
senior financial role and want to find
their way around the key standards
Those who work in the private sector
Learning Objectives
To be able to describe the role, benefits and purpose of
IFRS
To engage with all key stakeholders
To ensure compliance with financial reporting obligations
To identify the key steps in implementing the standards
and develop a plan for migration
To leverage the benefits to the organisation of IFRS
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Course Content IFRS Key Statements, Content Effective IFRS Project
and Format Management
The income statement key Choosing your approach Big
features, issues and content Bang or project management
The balance sheet key Scoping the project
Financial Statements, features, issues and content Project team structure and roles
International Standards and how The cash flow statement key Milestone planning
they have Evolved features and content Managing issues and
The background and evolution Disclosure and transparency communications
of financial standards around aspects
the world
International Financial First Time Adoption of IFRS IFRS Issues
Standards for Private and Public (IFRS 1) Comparison with US GAAP
Sectors compared Critical Success Factors (CSF) are they converging?
Underlying financial and in implementing IFRS IFRS for Small to Medium
accounting principle Overview of the most important Enterprises (SMEs)
Benefits to the organisations features of IFRS 1 IFRS enforcement
and investors The opening IFRS statement of Statement of cash flows
Application of standards world- financial position operating, investing and
wide Effective project management financing
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Who should attend?
Managers and executives from the public
sector, particularly those using or planning
IPSAS to use IPSAS and want to acquire the
tools needed to understand and apply the
INTERNATIONAL standards:
Learning Objectives
To be able to describe the role, benefits and purpose of
IPSAS
To engage with all key stakeholders
To ensure compliance with financial reporting obligations
To identify the key steps in implementing the standards
and develop a plan for migration
To leverage the benefits to the organisation of IPSAS
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International Public Sector Preparation of IPSAS Compliant
Accounting Standards Board Financial Statements
Objectives of financial reporting IPSAS 1 presentation of
Course Content by public sector entities
Qualitative characteristics of
financial statements
Review of current IPSAS
financial statements standards general purpose
The conceptual framework financial statements
The elements of financial Comparison with budgets
statements Overall considerations fair
Examples of statements presentation, going concern,
Key Principles of International consistency, materiality and
Standards for the Public Sector aggregation
The background and evolution
of financial standards around Measurement of Assets and Effective IPSAS Project
the world Liabilities in Financial Statements Management
Different users of public sector Entry values, exit values, Choosing your approach Big
financial information historical cost, market value, Bang or project management
Underlying financial and replacement cost, net selling Scoping the project
accounting principle price or value in use Project team structure and roles
Benefits to the organisations Liability assumption price, Milestone planning
and investors liability cost of release Managing issues and
Application and adoption of The basis on which the communications
standards world-wide measurement decision might be
made
Treatment of extraordinary items
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Who should attend?
Those who have a direct input into the
treasury function in their organisation or
have some responsibility for finance and
financial strategy. They will be from all
sectors, including private, public and not-
for-profit including
Learning Objectives
To contrast and compare the treasury function in the
private and public sector
The role objectives and functions of the treasury
department in an organisation
To evaluate the increasing strategic role of the treasury
function
To identify financial risks in treasury management
To learn how to optimise working capital
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The Role and Function of Building an Investment Portfolio
Treasury Management Establishing investment criteria
Overview of the main activities and objectives
Investment strategies; passive,
Course Content of treasury management in the
private sector and public sector active, matching, outsourcing
Treasury management activities and risk-reduction
in the private sector Balanced diversification across
Treasury management activities asset classes, geographic
in the public sector spread, currencies etc.
Introduction to Treasury risks Risk appetite
Strategic Treasury Management Practical Treasury Management Managing Treasury Risks
How treasury has evolved since Preparing cash flow statements Risk management frameworks
the financial crisis Using ratio analysis and the control environment
Aligning treasury strategy with Raising finance - debt versus Market risk
organisational goals equity Liquidity risk
Treasury as strategic financial The weighted average cost of Currency risk
advisers to the organization capital (WACC) Effective internal controls and
Areas where treasury takes a governance in the treasury
leading role, including bank function
relationship management; short
and long-term borrowing and
financial risk management
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Who should attend?
CAPITAL
Those who use or plan to use the capital
markets and want to broaden their
knowledge of raising finance and/or
investing using capital market instruments.
M A R K E T S They will be from all sectors, including
private, public and not-for-profit including
Learning Objectives
To contrast and compare the treasury function in the
private and public sector
To differentiate between primary and secondary markets
and the roles of the markets
To develop skills of calculating the fair value of equity and
bond instruments
To develop an understanding of primary and secondary
markets
To develop skills in assessing the performance of stocks
and shares
To learn how derivative instruments can be used to protect
against pure risks
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Capital Markets Role and Capital Market Instruments
Regulation Types and characteristics of
Functions of the capital markets, equity
Course Content compared with money markets
Role of the primary market
Equity valuation methods
Fixed income (debt) instruments
Role of the secondary market government and corporate
Aims, objectives, players and bonds
structures of market regulation Valuing fixed income
Effective Financial Analysis instruments
The main sources of information Derivative Instruments and Review of Treasury Management
for financial analysis purposes Hedging Concepts Treasury management activities
The main financial statements Hedging concepts for financial compared between public and
according to International risks private sector
Financial Reporting Standards Standardisation and settlement How treasury management has
(IFRS) of exchange-based derivatives evolved since the financial crisis
Income statement ratios; Exchange-based futures Treasury as strategic financial
common size, profit margin, contracts those for hedging advisers to the organisation
return on equity etc. currency and interest rate risks Introduction to treasury risks
Balance sheet ratios; quick Options contracts principles
ratios, current ratios, debt to of calls and puts building a
equity and more simple hedge
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Who should attend?
Those in treasury who use or plan to use
the capital markets and want advanced
knowledge of raising finance and/or
investing using capital market instruments.
They will be from all sectors, including
private, public and not-for-profit including
Learning Objectives
The role objectives and functions of the treasury
department in an organisation
Increase the strategic role of the treasury function
To learn how to optimise working capital
To contrast and compare the treasury function in the
private and public sector
To differentiate between primary and secondary markets
and the roles of the markets
To develop skills of calculating the fair value of equity and
bond instruments
To develop skills in assessing the performance of stocks
and shares
To learn how derivative instruments can be used to protect
against pure risks
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Course Content
Practical Treasury Management Effective Financial Analysis
Preparing cash flow statements The main sources of information
Using ratio analysis for financial analysis purposes
Raising finance - debt versus The main financial statements
The Role and Function of equity according to International
Treasury Management The weighted average cost of Financial Reporting Standards
Overview of the main activities capital (WACC) (IFRS)
of treasury management in the Income statement ratios;
private sector and public sector Building an Investment Portfolio
common size, profit margin,
Treasury management activities Establishing investment criteria
return on equity etc.
in the private sector and objectives
Investment strategies; passive, Balance sheet ratios; quick
Treasury management activities ratios, current ratios, debt to
in the public sector active, matching, outsourcing
equity and more
Introduction to Treasury risks and risk-reduction
Balanced diversification across Derivative Instruments and
Strategic Treasury Management Hedging Concepts
asset classes, geographic
How treasury has evolved since Hedging concepts for financial
spread, currencies etc.
the financial crisis risks
Aligning treasury strategy with Risk appetite
Standardisation and settlement
organisational goals Capital Markets Role and of exchange-based derivatives
Treasury as strategic financial Regulation Exchange-based futures
advisers to the organization Functions of the capital markets, contracts those for hedging
Areas where treasury takes a compared with money markets currency and interest rate risks
leading role, including bank Role of the primary market Options contracts principles
relationship management; short Role of the secondary market of calls and puts building a
and long-term borrowing and Aims, objectives, players and simple hedge
financial risk management structures of market regulation
Managing Treasury Risks Capital Market Instruments
Risk management frameworks Types and characteristics of
and the control environment equity
Market risk Equity valuation methods
Liquidity risk Fixed income (debt) instruments
Currency risk government and corporate
Effective internal controls and bonds
governance in the treasury Valuing fixed income
function instruments
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Who should attend?
Those who have a direct or indirect
responsibility for financial risk management.
They will be from all sectors, including
private, public and not-for-profit including
R I S K
work in market, credit or operational
risk.
Anyone wanting to find out more about
risk management in finance
Learning Objectives
To introduce frameworks for managing risks
To identify key classifications of financial risks
To explore how derivative instruments can be used to
protect against pure risks
Review risk mitigation techniques
Establish the need for strong internal controls requirements
To link up Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
To gain a better understanding of the role of directors
and senior executives in overseeing, understanding and
leveraging risk management
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Exploring Market Risk Credit Risk
The main types of market risk Types of credit risk
- Equity risk Default risk (counterparty) and
Course Content - Interest rate risk impact
- Currency risk Concentration risk
- Commodity risk Gearing risk
Market risk mitigation strategies Credit risk mitigation strategies
Liquidity Risk Linking Governance, Risk and
Defining liquidity risk and how it Compliance (GRC)
Types of Financial Risk arises The role of the board in setting
Risk management frameworks Market liquidity the tone at the top and agreeing
Key areas of financial risk Asset liquidity risk appetite
The main families of risk and Funding liquidity Integrating GRC to eliminate
risk classification Liquidity risk mitigation duplicated efforts
The four Ts of risk treatment strategies Development of financial risk
audits
Compliance with Codes of
Corporate Governance
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Who should attend?
Financial practitioners who are looking
to develop their financial modelling skills
Managers seeking to explore the
benefits of financial modelling for their
organisation
FINANCIAL
MODELLING
Learning Objectives
To appreciate the key concepts of financial modelling and
techniques
To examine the importance, implications and uses of
financial modelling in both organizational decision making
and strategy implementation
To appreciate the analytical tools available within financial
modelling
To provide hands-on model design and construction
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Practical Financial Modelling Financial statements
Developing the base model Integration of budgets &
Identification, creation and forecasting within financial
linkage of sub models models
Course Content Ensuring formulae accuracy Linking budgets with financial
Key analysis tools within statements
financial modelling Utilising financial modelling for
forward prediction
Developing a bespoke financial
management information model
Role & Function of Financial Ratio Analysis Effective Risk Management
Financial Modelling Integration of financial ratio Overview of risk factors within
The use and impact of financial analysis within financial models financial modelling
models within the public sector Capital structure models Developing effective risk
Financial modelling and Return on investment (ROI) management strategies
scenario planning models Testing of financial models as
Key features and benefits of Budget and forecasting models a contribution to effective risk
financial models management
Global best practice Case study analysis
applications of financial
modelling
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Who should attend?
Effective insurance portfolio management
is designed for delegates from within the
insurance sector with direct responsibility
for overall commercial and risk
management, including underwriting staff,
INSURANCE
risk managers, and compliance managers.
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
Learning Objectives
To understand the key financial portfolio dynamics
To appreciate and manage concentration risk
To measure and monitor liquidity position
To effectively rebalance and manage the insured portfolio
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Effective Portfolio Legal Aspects of Portfolio
Risk Management Management
Understanding the concept of Overview of global regulatory
Course Content risk
Concentration risk
frameworks
Management of client premiums
Geographic risk Anti-money laundering
Fraud risk regulatory compliance
Case study review and analysis
Robert Maxwell Media Group
Key Insurance Practical Portfolio Stress Testing Continuous Improvement
Portfolio Dynamics Multi-variate scenario planning Use of technology including
Overview of insurance portfolio concepts financial modelling and fraud
dynamics Monte Carlo stress testing detection
Premium vs. risk exposure Root cause analysis techniques Enhancing the underwriting
Effective liquidity measurement Financial ratio analysis process to reduce risk
Measuring on-going profitability methodology Enhancing the claims validation
process
The impact of the loss adjuster
role
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