Advanced Financial Management and Modelling

Using Excel
Complimenting your existing financial knowledge with advanced modelling tools and
techniques for improved accuracy and efficiency

The principle is competing against yourself. It's

about self improvement, about being better than
you were the day before

Prince Hotel & Residence

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1st & 2nd December 2011

Steve Young
Sharpening your skillsets and commanding improved knowledge of the modelling
language for immediate development of simple and sophisticated financial models

Your distinguished course facilitator:

David Flynn BA (Stell); Bed (UCT); B Com (Hons)
(Natal); MBA (UCT); NCTD
Professor Finance
Rhodes Business School, South Africa
David received early training with Deloitte and Touche before moving
on to becoming the Head of Department of Accounting at the
University of Cape Town in South Africa for 7 years.
He then moved into practice as Head of Research at Old Mutual Asset
Managers, the global asset management group. He was later
appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Velocity
Asset Management, a boutique investment company listed on the JSE
Securities Exchange. He has authored and co-authored 7 texts in the
field of financial accounting and financial management.

Some of Davids clients include:

Testimonials from similar past events:

"Very informative, technical and conducted professionally"
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
"The course is a very good programme for engineers handling projects"
Carigali - PTTEPI Operating Co Sdn Bhd
"It was indeed good learning specially on typical financial terminologies
Descon Engineering Ltd
"Very succinct, informative and served my purpose for attending the course. Well done
David"
JTI
The content was well laid out, tools provided are practical for both professional and
personal use.
Infosys

Attend this informative event and gain pratical insights into:

Building on your existing modelling skills for increased functionality and reporting

Anglo American, Anglo Coal

Aztec, Malaysia
Euromatech, United Arab Emirates
Foschini Ltd
Glomacs, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Kuwait
Naspers Ltd
Nedbank Ltd
New Clicks Ltd
Nissan Plc
Syngenta International, Brazil
Telkom Ltd
Truworths Ltd
Woolworths Ltd

Incorporating financial statements and analysis for a more advanced reporting system
Mastering forecasting and projecting techniques for improved analysis
Applying effective budgeting for more informed decision making
Calculating the risks associated with utilising Excel for effective portfolio management
Making informed decisions with limited constraints whilst applying essential Excel functions
Ascertaining the level of organisational growth through business evaluation
Analysing capital investment projects through various modelling techniques and tools

marcus evans courses are thoroughly researched and

structured to provide intense and intimate professional
development applicable to your organisation. Benefits
include:
An in-depth tailored programme to address market concerns

Pre-course questionnaire

Pre-course questionnaires

To ensure that you gain maximum benefit from this course, a detailed
questionnaire will be sent to you to establish exactly where your needs
lie. The completed forms will be analysed by the course leaders. As a
result, we ensure the course is delivered at an appropriate level and that
relevant issues will be addressed. The comprehensive course material will
enable you to digest the subject matter in your own time.

Diverse real life case examples

Comprehensive course documentation

Course pre-requisite:
For this course, delegates are requested to bring their laptops loaded with
MS_Excel. The course will be conducted using Excel Version 2007, although
previous or later versions are fully acceptable and any of the minor differences
will be indicated throughout the course

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Day 1

Thursday 1st December 2011

Session One
Reviewing Excel functions and applications to financial
statements
Revising Excel worksheets, ribbons, functions and options
Analysing financial statements using General Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP)
Discussing actual and pro forma financial input and outcomes
Viewing a financial model as a quantitative representation or simulation
Incorporating financial statements and statement analysis
Working with income statements
Value inventories for the balance sheet
Working capital and cash flow analysis
Benchmarking corporate performance against peer groups and industry
statistics
Analysing an organisations annual report and identifying key
performance indicators

Session Four
Reviewing portfolio and risk management using Excel
Acknowledging the dual importance of risk and return in financial
markets
Addressing the probability theory and statistical theory for risk
measurements and management
Understanding the meanvariance framework and its importance in
modern portfolio theory
Calculating the risk associated with various instruments
- Credit
- Market
- Operational
Developing an economic value added model to see the organisation from
a shareholders perspective
Measuring management ability to convert the companys investment in
assets into shareholders return

Case Study: Modelling for benchmarking perfomance

Utilising financial models to ensure KPIs are met and performance of the
organisation is maintained

Case Study: Modelling share performance to forecast expected

return and risk
Delegates will be encouraged to exchange ideas and ask questions
pertaining to this example, after which the facilitator will then discuss
potential problems and solutions along with input from the group

Session Two
Combining business activities and financial statements
Highlighting the importance of correct financial planning and control
Budgeting and planning control
Forecasting and projecting
Reviewing investment decisions
Examining decision criteria for business case analysis
Creating a sensitivity analysis for a business case
Making investment decisions under uncertain conditions
Incorporating sales and marketing into your financial models
Revenue recognition and income determination
Practical Exercise: Budget preparation and reports
During this practical exercise, your facilitator will highlight the importance
of preparing budgets to enhance your financial models and ensure
effective and accurate reporting
Session Three
Budgeting and long term decision making using Excel
Developing the pro-forma budgeted balance sheet
Integrating the operating and capital budgets
Evaluating cash waterfalls and cash traps
How capital assets translate into profitability
Incorporating administrative expenses
Reviewing the benefits and risk of outsourcing
Determining resources requirements
Highlighting the importance of operating expenses vs. capital expenses
Case Study: Cash flow model
This session will highlight and enhance your understanding of budgeting
and forecasting through practical exercises and case study examples

Review and Discussion:

In this session, delegates will benefit from a question and answer exercise
on all topics discussed for the day. It will be interactive, allowing for analysis
of questions and answers

About your course facilitator

David Flynn BA (Stell); Bed (UCT); B Com (Hons)
(Natal); MBA (UCT); NCTD
Professor Finance
Rhodes Business School, South Africa
David Flynn has worked in academia and in practice during the course of his
career. Early training with Deloitte and Touche was followed by an academic
career. As Head of Department of Accounting at the University of Cape Town
in South Africa for 7 years, he was responsible for a school with over 3,000
students, preparing for business careers, staffed by circa 70 academia and
support staff.
David then moved into practice as Head of Research at Old Mutual Asset
Managers, the global asset management group. Here he developed experience
in the management of large pension fund portfolios with special focus on
equities. He was later appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of
Velocity Asset Management, a boutique investment company listed on the JSE
Securities Exchange.
During this time, David published articles in scholarly and popular business
journals. He has authored and co-authored 7 texts in the field of financial
accounting and financial management. David now spends his time as a visiting
professor at Rhodes Investec Business School, and as a facilitator and consultant
to organisations in Dubai, South America, Malaysia and China as well as in his
home country South Africa.
David is also the author of the following books:
"Understanding Finance and Accounting", First published 1997 (Lexis Nexis
Butterworths: 498 pages). Third edition: January 2010 and co-author of the
books
Financial Management, First published 1987 (Juta: 798 pages). Seventh
edition: January 2011
Fundamental Accounting, First published in 1987 (Juta: 959 pages). Fifth
edition: September 2009

About the Supporting Organisation

CIMA, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the
worlds leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants with
183,000 members and students working at the heart of business in 168
countries. CIMA works closely with employers, sponsors leading-edge research,
updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing
professional development to ensure it remains the most relevant international
accountancy qualification for business - where business + finance meets.

Some of Davids clients include:

Anglo American, Anglo Coal
Euromatech, United Arab Emirates
Glomacs, Saudi Arabia
Naspers Ltd
New Clicks Ltd
Syngenta International, Brazil
Truworths Ltd

Aztec, Malaysia
Foschini Ltd
Woolworths Ltd
Nedbank Ltd
Nissan Plc
Telkom Ltd
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Kuwait

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Friday 2nd December 2011

Session One
Applying and utilising tables of data within Excel
Dealing with data in tables
Writing a Macro for downloaded data
Filtering and using Pivot tables
Collecting data from one table for inserting in another
Exploring the Lookup functions
Introducing checks on accuracy of model output
Practical Exercise: Writing a macro, using pivot tables and VLookup
During these practical exercises, your facilitator will show in detail how to
use the following Excel functions in order to improve accuracy and filter
information
Session Two
Making informed decisions with limited constraints whilst
utilising essential Excel functions
Understanding the principles of forecasting
Listing, applying and changing assumptions in models
Using Trendline functions and charting
Reviewing the basic application of Solver when there are limiting
factors
Determining the behaviour of costs Fixed and variable
Determining the break even point and margin of safety in planning
Case Study: Using a solver where there are limiting factors and
building a break even model
These two practical examples will ensure delegates have a full
understanding and working knowledge of Excel limitations in order to
improve forecasting
Session Three
Addressing the time value of money, loans and business
valuation
Understanding the principles of time value: The 4 tables in the
mathematics of finance
Assessing lump sum and annuity calculations
Conducing debt repayment schedules for improved payment processes
Highlighting basic business valuation principles
Using listed company data to value private companies
Addressing growth models and discounted cash flows
Case Study: Discounted cash flows to value a business
Whether, you are planning a merger or acquisition or just developing a
strategy for different holding companies, this practical information will
assist with this type of future planning and forecasting

Session Four
Reviewing the cost of capital and analysing capital
investment projects
Uncovering the principles of cost of equity, cost of debt and weighted
average cost of capital
Establishing the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Incorporating discounted cash flows in capital investment appraisal
Establishing the Net Present Value (NPV) of a project
Establishing the payback period of a project
Comparing the hurdle rate with the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of a
project
Comparing sunk costs and opportunity costs
Dealing with inflation in forecasting
Addressing the application of scenario analysis to capital investment
appraisal
Practical Exercise:
This session will focus on making full use of forecasting cash flows,
determining NPV and IRR to incorporate into your financial models for
efficient and effective use
Question and Answer Session:
In this highly interactive and concluding practical session, delegates will
benefit by writing down their questions, which will be collected before the
afternoon tea. These questions and other issues will be discussed and
clarified by your facilitator

Why you cannot miss this event

In todays increasingly competitive financial world, successful risk management
and financial structuring demand more than up-to-date financial know-how.
They also call for quantitative expertise, including the ability to effectively apply
mathematical modelling tools and techniques.
Cash flow evaluation of strategic business decisions is a critical function of any
organisation. This course takes you through the most efficient ways of building
efficient cash flow analysis models in Excel to answer critical questions provided
in what-if analysis and comparison of different scenarios.
This interactive course has been designed for delegates using Excel for financial
modelling and serves as a comprehensive step-by-step guideline towards
building and improving your financial models.
Throughout the course many examples and case studies will be woven into
discussion, and this, together with the hands-on style of your course facilitator,
promises to make this course a valuable and realistic learning experience. Your
facilitator will combine theory sessions with practical exercises and case studies
to reinforce what has been covered in these sessions.
Do not miss this opportunity to study integrated and logical approaches
to help you successfully navigate decision-making based on financial
modelling in todays dynamic business world.

Programme schedule
Day one & two

Who should attend

This course is applicable to individuals from the following job functions
who use Excel as a financial modelling tool:
Financial Managers
Chartered Accountants
Management Accountants
Cost Accountants
Technical Accountants
Financial Accountants
Heads of Strategic Development
Financial Officers
Financial Planners
Financial Controllers
Financial Project Administrators
Finance Supervisors
Financial and Business Analyst
Across all industries

marcus evans would like to thank everyone who has helped with the research and
organisation of this event, particularly the trainer, who has kindly committed and supported
the event.

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Morning coffee & registration

Course begins
Morning refreshments and networking break
Course commences
Networking luncheon
Course commences
Afternoon refreshments and networking break
Course re-commences
Course concludes

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