During this 1-day session, participants will be guided on the following in accounting practice :

1. Myth of "Profit" explained

2. Cashflow vs Profit

• Reconciling between profits and cashflow figures
• Auditors' report and interpretations

3. Linking Financial Statements

• The link between balance sheet, profit & loss account and cashflow statement
• Structure of cashflow statement (operating activities, investing activities and financing activities)

4. Preparing Cashflow Statements

5. Analysing Business Performance Using Cashflow Statements

• Using published listed financial statements of listed companies to demonstrate and interpret the financial operating performance of these enterprises in terms of liquidity, solvency, profitability financing and investing.

6. Cashflow Budgeting

• Planning and developing an annual budget
• Forecasting and projecting future activities (operating, investing and financing)
• Preparing operating activity budgets

7. Cashflow Strategies for Your Business

• Key consideration in cashflow management
• Factors to be considered when designing an effective cashflow system

Participants are expected to perform calculations using their own calculator during this workshop

At the end of the workshop, participants would be able to :

• demonstrate the development of cashflow budgets and to conduct comprehensive analysis of an organisation's performance using cashflow statements
• be familiar and comfortable with analysing and looking at cashflow statements

“The trainer simplified the delivery of heavy stuff in accounting. Highly recommended !" ----- Cherryl Julian Del Rosario, Finance Director

“The case studies divided the session into bite-size learning which benefitted the participants.” ----- Valarie Ang, Head of Finance

This workshop is for managers and departmental heads who do not work in accounting and finance but who need to know how basic accounting and finance work, in order to apply accounting and finance related techniques when making crucial business decisions.