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Financial Literacy for
Business Leaders
Become financially fluent with SP Jain’s 12-hour live online learning program
Learn the concepts, tools and techniques of finance and accounting to make better business decisions
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Finance plays a crucial role in managerial decision-making – even for executives who are not in a financial role. Build your understanding, skills and confidence in accounting and finance with SP Jain’s 12-hour online program designed exclusively for non-finance professionals.
In this live learning program, SP Jain’s Assistant Professor SPR Vittal will introduce you to the fundamentals of finance and accounting and help you develop your financial acumen. On completing the program, participants are expected to understand the key concepts, tools and techniques used in finance and accounting which are relevant to business decision-making and communicate comfortably with financial executives.
Key Highlights
Date
(TBA)
Duration
12 hours
Mode of Delivery
Live online
(Accessible worldwide)
Maximum Batch Size
25 students
(Benefit from personalised learning)
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Program Fee
INR 16,500
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Learning Outcomes
- Learn the fundamental principles of accounting which are essential in financial reporting, compliance, governance and risk management
- Understand the financial statements published by various organisations
- Get the working knowledge of investment, financing and working capital decisions
- Learn the various project appraisal techniques and apply spreadsheet models to test the sensitivity of the project to its various inputs
- Understand different types of costs, cost behaviour, cost and volume implications on profits, budgeting and variance
- Bring in a decision-making perspective in each of the learning areas to address the decision dilemmas of managers in their respective domains
Curriculum
Our carefully crafted program content makes your learning practical, relevant and contemporary.
| Session | Topic |
| 1 |
Introduction to the field of Finance
|
| 2, 3 and 4 |
Understanding Financial Statements and Financial Statement Analysis
Accounting Standards
Decision-Making I:
|
| 5 |
Financial Management: An overview of decision areas
Mathematics of Finance
|
| 6, 7 and 8 |
Capital expenditure planning & appraisal
Decision-Making II:
|
| 9 |
Capital Structure Planning and Policy
|
| 10 and 11 |
Cost & Management Accounting
Decision-Making III:
|
| 12 |
Accounting and Financial Information Systems
|
How You Will Learn
The program uses all the contemporary pedagogical tools of management education. The methodology includes:
- Pre-session readings provided in the course pack
- Interactive lectures and case discussions
- Problem solving and exercises
- Management games
- In-class and take-home assignments
- Individual and group projects
- Program-end assessment
Meet the Faculty
DR SMITHA RANGANATHAN
Assistant Professor
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Smitha Ranganathan has over 18 years of experience as a key account influencer and brand communication specialist with a keen interest in focused marketing communications. She has donned various hats in agency environments ranging from account management, brand strategising to business development. She has also been an enthusiastic contributor to some of the popular media publications and has over 46 publications as a columnist in Indian business dailies such as The Economic Times, Hindustan Times and The Brand Equity, and reputed international journals.
Besides brand strategy and writing, Dr Ranganathan has a vast expanse of experience encompassing project management, process definition and consulting across domains. She holds a PhD in Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics with Emphases on Marketing and Human Resource Management. She was the recipient of the AIMS International Outstanding Young Management Teacher Award in 2019.
Student Reviews
Dharamvir SinghProduction/Quality Engineer, SOLVAY
The course was well organized and structured towards achieving the PMP® certification. It helped me boost my confidence to pass this exam and become a certified Project Management Professional. Dr Vanita Bhoola has been a great trainer because of her interactive teaching skills and years of project management experience. She shares many real-world case studies in class, clears even the smallest of doubts and offers prompt support even after the class.
Rolan D'costa Executive Director, Silver Global Services
Dr Vanita Bhoola’s teaching style is practical and based on her years of study and expertise in all the knowledge areas of project management. She is pleasant and active in her teaching sessions, and I always looked forward to her classes. She is an educator par excellence and a great mentor for life.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program is suitable for all executives at middle and senior manager levels.
OR
- A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
- 60 months leading projects
- 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
Take the Next Step
For more details, or to schedule a personalised consultation, please get in touch with us.
We look forward to working with you towards achieving your learning goals.
About SP Jain
SP Jain School of Global Management is an Australian business school that provides modern, relevant, and practical global business education. With campuses in the dynamic business hubs of Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney, SP Jain is renowned for offering multi-city undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Year after year, the School has been ranked by reputed international publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Times Higher Education–Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Financial Times. Globally intelligent and culturally agile, an SP Jain graduate is empowered with the skills and confidence to drive decisions and take on the global challenges of the 21st century.
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