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Purpose: Forecasting, Budgeting and Financial Management

This two-day workshop aims to build financial management skills for personnel working in organizations. The course covers topics such as budgeting, cash flow management, procurement, and accountability. It teaches practical skills like preparing budgets and reports, setting up cash management systems, and establishing procurement procedures. The goal is for participants to feel more confident applying these tools in their work and appreciate the importance of good financial systems for managing resources effectively, especially during emergencies.

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Purpose: Forecasting, Budgeting and Financial Management

This two-day workshop aims to build financial management skills for personnel working in organizations. The course covers topics such as budgeting, cash flow management, procurement, and accountability. It teaches practical skills like preparing budgets and reports, setting up cash management systems, and establishing procurement procedures. The goal is for participants to feel more confident applying these tools in their work and appreciate the importance of good financial systems for managing resources effectively, especially during emergencies.

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Forecasting, Budgeting and Financial Management

Purpose
This two-day workshop aims to build the skills and confidence of financeprogramme staff to implement
accounting and financial skills in an accountable, controlled and cost effective way, for maximum impact.

Target Audience
This course is designed for financial and non-financial managers, Accounting personnel who are
currently working, or intend to work, in an organization.

It may also be useful for Head Office based staff who need to appreciate the financial management
challenges facing budgetary issues.

We recommend that you read this course outline carefully to make sure the content is relevant and
meets your learning requirements. If you have any questions please do contact us.

Course Content
The course includes the following key topics:

Responding to financial management challenges in emergencies including budgeting, banking


and cash security, managing cashflow and procurement.
Accountability in practice including keeping accounting records, monitoring budgets and
reporting to stakeholders.
Safeguarding assets during an emergency internal control in the field.
Emergency preparedness key financial management checklists
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Do: Prepare an activity-based budget based on a real world case examples


Manage a budget during a rapidly evolving emergency programme
Set up effective cash management systems, including cashflow forecasting
and cash security
Establish practical procurement procedures including a working advance
policy, to ensure effective use of funds
Maintain minimum accounting records, including keeping a register of
commitments
Prepare a budget monitoring report from the accounting records
Prepare a funding grid in a multi-donor funding situation
Know: Describe the key challenges of financial management in an emergency
response and evaluate projects.
Identify options for cash management where the banking system is in disarray
Identify and plan to obtain lowest cost of capital
Feel: More confidently use financial management tools in their work
Appreciate that good financial management systems are important to the
success of working capital management.

PROGRAMME GUIDE

Financial forecasting, planning Day 1 Notes: CBSL- PPT 1


and budgeting Session 1 1
Budgeting skills and presenting a Session 2 CBSL2 PPT 2
budget for approval
Managing and reporting budget Session 3 CBSL3 PPT 3
and financial results
Management of working capital Session 4 CBSL4 PPT 4
Capital budgeting and investment Day 2 CBSL5 PPT 5
decisions Session 1
Cost of capital, leverage and Session 2 CBSL6 PPT 6
capital structure
Comprehensive case study Session 3 and CBSL7 PPT 7
4

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