- 1 – Financial diagnosis and planning
- 2 – Budgeting & Financial Planning in Excel
- 3 – Management Control & Cost Analysis
The “ Financial diagnosis and planning » training is the first of the 6 modules of our “Finance for Managers” program in Luxembourg.
The English version is taught from March to June 2025.
Financial diagnosis and planning : module 1/6 – 3 days
English
March 10, 11 and 12, 2025
Luxembourg-city
20 participants max.
2.400 € EXCL. VAT
2.472 € TVAC
VAT rate : 3%
Training objectives
Master the basics of financial management and put
them into practice.
Learn how to analyse financial statements to better manage your company's resources, and how to present your figures clearly.
- Introduce executives and managers to the basic notions of financial management,
- Know how to analyse financial statements, manage cash flow,
- Edit and present a financial report.
Module content | Financial diagnosis and planning
Interpret a company's financial statements
- Balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
- Working capital, working capital requirements and cash flow
- Critical analysis of commonly used ratios
- The sources of performance
- Understand the difference between accounting and financial analysis
- Why can a profitable company from an accounting point of view be loss-making and go bankrupt?
Plan your cash flow needs
- Assessment of financial flows and cash flow needs
- Financial forecasts
- To what extent is the company generating money or not (not synonymous with generating profit)?
Carry out a financial analysis
- Real business case studies
- Sustainable growth threshold in terms of financial resources. Impact of growth on company turnover.
Your teacher
Mathias Schmit
- Professeur de finance et directeur académique à la Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Doctorate in Management Science
- Founder of Sagora, a financial training platform
- Intervenant ou ayant intervenu à l’INSEAD, TiasNimbas, l’Amsterdam Institute of Finance, et aux universités d’Aix-en-Provence Marseille, Hanoi, Hô-Chi-Minh...
- Administrateur et membre de conseil de gestion de plusieurs sociétés
Doctor in management sciences, Mathias is a part-time Professor of Finance at
the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
For more than 20 years, Mathias has shared his career between the academic world and the business world. Mathias is also founder of SAGORA, a consulting and training company specialising in financial management, microfinance, risk management governance and the impact of Basel II/III banking regulations on business conduct.
Also, he intervened or intervenes in
numerous institutions such as INSEAD, TiasNimbas, the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, the universities of Aix-en-Provence Marseille, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh etc.
He is also a company director.
Registration | Financial diagnosis and planning
Next training dates in Luxembourg :
- March 10, 11 and 12, 2025
-> Next module :
2 – Budgeting & Financial Planning in Excel
- Master budgeting tools.
- Learn how to use Excel to model your company's finances,
- Manage your budget and plan with precision.