102 Accounting & Finance courses in Glasgow

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This training course will give participants a developed knowledge of credit analysis. Through a mix of lectures and interactive case studies, participants will be able to perform detailed credit analysis, including analysing market and environment, computing key financial ratios, interpreting cash flows and analysing financing needs. Key Topics * Financial needs and the business operating cycle * Review of financial statements * Financial ratio analysis * Corporate cash flow analysis * Cash flow projections for debt service * Key lending policy guidelines

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budgeting is the core activity of financial management used to make organisations effective and efficient in service delivery. Organisations deliberately strengthen their acts of budgeting, as part of their financial management, in order to enhance their effectiveness. This course has been designed to educate participants on how to prepare and use budgets in their organisations.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The course begins by introducing credit risk, its components and its drivers. The course then dives into business risk assessment and group structure risks. After examining financial statements, including accounting concepts and principles, the course concludes with a review of financial analysis and its four main risk areas.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This five-day workshop provides a detailed review of significant IFRS requirements for the upstream oil and gas sector, including regulatory reporting and the diverse accounting practices that arise from the many commercial and contracting arrangements which are unique to it. It includes coverage of IFRSs, hands-on case studies, examples, exercises, and benefits from the interactive participation of the attendees. The program includes the latest pronouncements, and participants are brought up-to-date on all topics. In addition, participants are provided with information to assist them in researching accounting issues and monitoring future changes.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For internal employees who want to understand and expand their roles related to financial reporting, as well as those who simply need a refresher on financial accounting, this course is the ideal way to get up to speed. By exploring concepts that go beyond basic accounting, this course will enable participants to approach financial auditing with renewed confidence. The programme will walk participants through an analysis of an organization's financial statements using case study exercises, where participants will calculate key ratios and analyze trends over time. Engaging in discussions on both historic and current fraud cases, participants will learn how to recognize “red flags” in financial statement reporting.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Having a detailed understanding of financial statements is critical to assessing financial risk, and the rate of change in financial statement standards makes this a continuing challenge for users. This course brings together the key elements of financial statement analysis to help participants develop their skills in this area and enable them to ask the right questions to really get under the skin and see the real risks facing businesses and investors in these challenging times. The reference reporting framework used will be IFS. 

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is particularly important for PPP projects where long-term commitments are made now based on bankability, value for money and risk allocation. During the course, participants will gain knowledge and skills on the frameworks, tools, and methodologies necessary to build quantitative models for financial decision-making in order to improve the financial viability and bankability of PPP projects. Participants will master modelling frameworks on capital budgeting, risk measurement, regression analysis and Monte Carlo Simulation among others.

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Objective * Understand why trade finance is generally low risk for credit losses - IF done properly * Appreciate the range of risks involved in trade finance * Understand the controls and mitigants available * Be able to categorise risk according to client size and strength * Appreciate the mechanisms of the working capital cycle * Recognise that structured lending facilitates easier and closer control

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Objectives * Analysis of current market practices and what products and structures are utilized, and why * Developing new products for your clients and markets * Entering the crypto and fintech space to serve the Islamic market * Structuring products from the building block of theory (Islamic law) through to the final end product * Impact on each group of stakeholders (Scholars, structurers, legal, marketing, operations, risk, execution etc)

OVERVIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By the end of this Fundamentals of Transfer Pricing Strategies training course, participants will be able to:   * Acquire basic technical knowledge of transfer pricing * Appreciate the importance of the arm's length principle  * Identify the different stages of a typical transfer pricing analysis * Developing a high-level appreciation of the transfer pricing including tax areas and opportunities for multinationals * Analyze the current transfer pricing legislative framework * Be updated on recent developments in transfer pricing