Equip with finance and accounting knowledge is no longer an option in today’s fast business world. There is a growing trend to work in multi-disciplinary teams where knowledge of core finance, accounting and cost concepts is necessary to achieve common level of understanding and communication in relation to shared objectives and corporate drivers. Those who need to make presentations to boards or committees will benefit from knowing some of the key financial concepts in order to present ideas to the senior management.

Programme Outline

1. Myth of "Profit"

2. Cashflow vs Profit
- Reconciling between profits and cashflow figures
- Auditors' report and intrepretations

3. Linking Financial Statements
- The link between balance sheet, profit & loss account and cashflow statement

4. Preparing Cashflow Statement

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

Training Methodology

This workshop uses practical exercises to demonstrate the development of cashflow budgets and to conduct a comprehensive analysis of an organisation’s performance using cashflow statements

Who Should Attend

Managers and head of departments 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 business decisions

Trainer’s Profile

LIM KAIM SOON
CA(SINGAPORE), EMBA(HELSINKI), FCCA (UK), BBA (HONS), NUS

Lim Kaim Soon graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelor degree (honours) in Business Administration, majoring in finance and investment. He is also a fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, UK. He obtained his Executive MBA at the Helsinki School of Economics (now Aalto University), Finland.

Lim Kaim Soon also regularly conducts workshops, seminars, and in-house training to management and staff of statutory boards and business corporations on financial and management accounting, corporate investment and financing, as well as corporate due diligence.

Administrative Details 

- Please log on to https://login.sbf.org.sg/SBFPortal/Sign_In.aspxwith your Username and Password to register. Please create an account for registration if you do not have an existing account with Singapore Business Federation (SBF).
- Upon registration, you can make payment using credit card via our online payment platform. An auto e-acknowledgement and invoice will be sent to your registered email.
- No cancellation is allowed upon registration but attendance by a replacement delegate from your company is welcomed. Please notify SBF of the change giving at least 3 days’ prior notice to event date to enable logistical arrangements for the replacement to be made.
- Full payment is required with registration and must be received prior the workshop to guarantee your place. Participants will only be admitted if payment/proof of payment has been received prior to the workshop or on event day.
- Participant will still be liable for full payment in the event of no-show on actual day of the workshop.
- SBF reserves the right to cancel or make any adjustments to the workshop.

Payment Details

1) Electronic Payment
Internet banking services with UOB or DBS via Billing Organization.

2) VISA/MASTERCARD Terminal
Payment can be made via our VISA/MasterCard terminal in our office

3) Cheque Payment
Please cross your cheque payable to Singapore Business Federation and mail it to 160 Robinson Rd #06-01, SBF Center, Singapore 068914
Indicate the Invoice number, Company and Participant name at the back of the cheque.

If you have registered less than 5 working days before the event date, please bring along the cheque on the day of workshop.

For more information, contact Josephine Lin at [email protected]    l    6701 1131

Note : To safeguard the well-being of all participants, we advise members who are feeling unwell to refrain from attending the workshop.

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