This course is designed to give an overview of the main concepts covered under the CMA2 exam. Relatively difficult topics are explained in simple terms and summarized in a way that makes the information easy to retain.

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Analyze financial statements using different performance metrics and financial ratios
• Apply advanced profitability analysis including DuPont analysis
• Define financial risk and return and calculate cost of capital
• Explain current assets management and the different alternatives in raising capital
• Demonstrate cost volume profit analysis, breakeven and marginal analysis, and pricing strategies
• Calculate and apply the different techniques in evaluating capital and investing decisions, e.g. net present value, internal rate of return, payback period, etc.

Finance Professionals, Finance Managers, Senior Accountants, Accounting & Budgeting Personnel, Corporate Controllers, Financial Controllers, Treasury Professionals, Chief Accountants, Accounting Managers, Accounting Professionals, Financial Executives, Auditors, Financial Analysts, Bankers, Investment Bankers, Senior Accountants, Banking Professionals, Corporate Business Professionals, Professionals in the field of finance and accounting, managers, supervisors, and finance professionals who are involved in accounting and finance function in their organizations who wish to sharpen their skills in the field of financial decision making.

Financial Reporting, Planning, Performance and Control

• External Financial Reporting Decisions
• Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
• Performance Management
• Cost Management
• Internal Controls

Financial Statement Analysis

• Basic financial statement analysis
• Financial ratios
• Profitability analysis
• Income measurement analysis
• Revenue analysis
• Cost of sales, and expense analysis
• Variation analysis

Corporate Finance

• Risk and return
• Long term financial management
• Raising capital
• Working capital management
• Corporate restructuring
• International finance

Financial Decision Making

• Financial Statement Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Decision Analysis
• Risk Management
• Investment decisions
• Professional Ethics

Decision Analysis

• Cost volume profit analysis
• Marginal analysis
• Pricing

Risk Management

• Enterprise risk
• Types of risk
• Risk identification and assessment
• Risk mitigation strategies and managing risk

Investment Decisions

• Capital budgeting process
• Discounted cash flow analysis
• Risk analysis in capital investment

Professional Ethics

• Ethical considerations for management accounting and financial management professionals
• Ethical considerations for the organization

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.