Our programme " Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals "is a short, modular course in corporate finance delivered in Luxembourg! 5 major challenges in financial management, divided into 5 modules to learn the language of finance and progress in the world of business.
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Introduction | Financial analysis for non-financial professionals
Becoming a director or manager is not just a promotion, but also a role that requires specific skills and knowledge. That's why Sagora has developed "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals", a high value-added corporate finance training course delivered in Luxembourg and specially designed for non-financial executives and managers. The aim of the programme is to help these professionals understand the financial challenges facing their organisation. Our aim is to provide rigorous training based on practical case studies, so that financial issues can be tackled from a helicopter's viewpoint. It's better to be roughly right than precisely wrong: a key virtue for decision-makers.
Public
This course in financial management is aimed at working professionals who need to master the financial analytical mechanisms of a company. This course is for decision-makers, directors, managers, executive committee members, investors, marketing directors, business lawyers, project managers and others.
Programme Content
Our "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals" programme is flexible and modular.
You can register for one or more modules, depending on your specific needs. If you don't want to start with the first module, your teacher will contact you to make sure you have the necessary prerequisites. Find out more about the content of each module, download the brochure presentation of our corporate finance course or contact us.
Financial Diagnostics and Planning
Day 1: Interpreting 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
- Understanding the difference between accounting and financial analysis
Day 2: Planning Your Cash Requirements
- Assessment of cash flows and cash requirements
- Financial forecasts
Day 3: Carrying Out a Financial Analysis
- Notion of value creation vs. profit
- Sustainable growth threshold for financial resources
Module 1/5 | 21, 22 and 23 October 2024 in Luxembourg
Budgeting and financial planning in Excel
Day 1: Modelling and interpreting the 3 financial statements
- Introduction to financial modelling
- Creation of interactive models based on financial models
- Modelling techniques: financial functions, graphs, formulae
- Structuring data
- Building integrated models: linking financial statements
- Sensitivity and scenario: analyses of the impact of changes
Day 2: Mastering budgeting and reporting tools
- Presentation of a budget and financial plan
Module 2/5 | 25 and 26 November 2024 in Luxembourg
Management control and cost analysis
Day 1: Understanding the different types of costs in a company and how they relate to the company's level of activity
- Fixed, variable and semi-fixed costs
- Direct and indirect costs
- Production and distribution costs
Day 2: Analysing the profitability of a product, service, activity or customer
- Cost allocation method: traditional or ABC
- Definition of cost centres
- Analysis of variance
- Link with corporate strategy
Day 3: Performing a Cost-Volume-Price (CVP) analysis
- Calculating an equilibrium point, a margin contribution or a desired profit
- Defining a pricing policy
- Link with corporate strategy
Module 3/5 | 20 and 21 January 2025 in Luxembourg
Investment Criteria and Decision-Making
Day 1: Getting to grips with updating and capitalisation
- Understanding the time value of money
- Introduction to the concepts of risk and inflation
- Valuing equities and bonds
Day 2: Understanding investment criteria
- Understanding the rules and criteria for investments in a business context: payback period, internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), certain equivalent revenue/cost, profitability index, ROI, etc.
- Understanding investment criteria and rules: NPV, IRR, Payback, ROI, etc.
- Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different methods
Day 3: Undertaking project analysis
- Analysis of information included in a project
- Selecting a project where there are budgetary constraints
- Introduction of real options
Module 4/5 | 10 and 11 March 2025 in Luxembourg
Company Valuation and Financing
Day 1: Discovering the different types of company financing
- Types of financing
- Impact on value
Day 2: Assessing the company
- Multiples approach
- Discounted cash flow method (adjusted present value)
- Discounted cash flow method (wacc)
- Company valuation guide
Day 3: Starting a successful negotiation
- The difference between value and price
- Creating value for all parties
- Valid or fallacious arguments: how to respond?
Module 5/5 | 24 and 25 April 2025 in Luxembourg
Training Objectives
Our aim is to help you master the main areas of financial management. By the end of the programme, you will have acquired a wide range of skills. Thanks to a programme with unique teaching content and a team of experienced teachers with international expertise, financial management will hold no secrets for you, whatever your personal or professional context. What's more, you'll have access to your teacher's private library (before and after the corporate finance course) so that you can easily find all the training material used during your lessons and exchanges. By taking part, you will have acquired the knowledge you need to understand your company's financial situation, and to evaluate, finance and sustain your business. You will also be able to be confident in front of your contacts and a convincing leader in front of your teams, during presentations.
"Company managers need to have a global view of the business, and that includes the ability to talk to the CFO. Not understanding finance can lead to costly yet avoidable decisions. Our programme helps our participants gain the confidence to navigate the financial world."
Faculty
Four experienced teachers from both the private and public sectors will take turns teaching you financial management in 5 modules. Find out more about their skills and international experience by clicking here.
Mathias SCHMIT
- Professor of finance, doctor in management science and founder of the Sagora platform
- Professor for module 1 (Financial Diagnostics and Planning) of the programme in "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals"
Ghadi KAHIL
- Lecturer in financial valuation and accounting and consultant in corporate finance
- Teacher for module 2 (Financial budgeting and planning in Excel) of the programme in "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals"
Benjamin LORENT
- Professor of finance, doctor in management science, finance and insurance consultant
- Teacher for module 3 (Management control and cost analysis) and 5 (Company Valuation and Financing) of the programme in "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals"
Laurent GHEERAERT
- Professor of finance, academic director, doctor of Economics and Management Science
- Teacher for module 4 (Investment Criteria and Decision-Making) of the programme in "Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals"
Practical Details
When? The next edition will take place between October 2024 and April 2025. 1TP5Finance training luxembourg
How do we do it? The 5 modules of the corporate finance training course will be organised over 5 blocks of 2 to 3 days during this period. You therefore have the choice of attending the course in its entirety, or only the module(s) of your choice.
By whom? Each module will be presented by one of the 4 faculty members presented above.
Who is it for? Courses are limited to 20 participants in order to guarantee the quality of interaction with the teachers.
Where? The course will be held at Tero 17 (19 Rue du Nord, 2229 Ville-Haute Luxembourg)
| N° | Module | Professor | Date | Price excl. | Price incl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Diagnostics and Planning | Prof. Mathias SCHMIT | 21/10/24 – 23/10/24 | €2.100 | €2.163 |
| 2 | Budgeting and financial planning in Excel | Prof. Ghadi KAHIL | 25/11/24 – 26/11/24 | €1.400 | €1.442 |
| 3 | Management control and cost analysis | Prof. Benjamin LORENT | 20/01/25 – 21/01/25 | €1.400 | €1.442 |
| 4 | Investment Criteria and Decision-Making | Prof. Laurent GHEERAERT | 10/03/25 – 11/03/25 | €1.400 | €1.442 |
| 5 | Company Valuation and Financing | Prof. Benjamin LORENT | 24/04/25 – 25/04/25 | €1.400 | €1.442 |
Did you know? We are INFPC accredited. As a Luxembourg company, you can therefore benefit from substantial co-financing of your continuing training via Luxembourg Lifelong Learning. For further information, please contact us, click here.
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Registration | Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Professionals
To register for our "Financial analysis for non-financial professionals" course in Luxembourg, please click on the button below and complete the application form. Please note that your registration will only be confirmed once we have received written confirmation from one of our Sagora members.
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