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Online Professional Certificate in Corporate Finance
Learn about the role of corporate finance in making financial decisions – the foundation for everything from credit analysis to merger and acquisition activity.
CPE : 27 ICB : 36.25 ICPAS : 4.5 CFA/CE : 11 Credits
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Duration : 20.5 hours
Introduction to Accounting
Accounting Process
Finalization of Accounts
Financial Statements Analysis I
Financial Statements Analysis II
Reconciliation of Books
Petty Cash Accounting
Inventory Accounting
LongLived Assets The Capitalization Decision
Depreciation Accounting
Analysis of Financing Liabilities
Leases and Off BalanceSheet Debt
Analysis of Income Taxes
Financial Reporting Standards
International Standards Convergence
Duration : 7 hours
Management of Cash
Management of Receivables
Management of Inventory
Overview of Working Capital
Financing Working Capital
Estimation of Working Capital Requirements
Duration : 5 hours
Introduction to Corporate Credit Analysis
Industry and Company Forecasting
Financial Analysis
NonFinancial Analysis
Credit Ratings and Credit Scoring
Duration : 5 hours
Introduction to Corporate Finance
The Time Value of Money
More Time Value Applications
Capital Budgeting Overview
The Financing Decision
Duration : 6 hours
Introduction to Business Valuation
The Foundations of Free Cash Flows
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Terminal Value
The DCF Approach to Business Valuation
The Limitations of the DCF Approach
Duration : 3 hours
Overview of Project valuation
Project Valuation Methods
Project Valuation Special Cases
Duration : 5 hours
Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions
Risk Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuing the Acquisition Candidate
Financing the Acquisition
Integrating the Acquisition
Duration : 8 hours
Scope and Importance of Treasury Management
Overview of Risk Management
Short Term Financing
Long Term Financing
Money Markets
Capital Markets
Portfolio Management
Real world knowledge to help you in your profession Identify elements of corporate investment projects. Recognize elements and sources of corporate financing. Identify factors affecting the flow of corporate funds. Relate the Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) to corporate financial decision making. Understand the impact of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 on corporate finance decisions. Define the present value of money. Recognize the formulas involved in solving for different examples of present value. Recognize the formulas involved in solving for different examples of future value. Use a financial calculator to practice solving present and future value problems. Evaluate investments by calculating interest rates, annual bond yields, and stock prices. Discuss the factors that affect interest rates and borrowing costs for financing projects. Recognize factors influencing a financing decision and characteristics influencing the associated debt/equity mix. Recognize the significance of the debttoequity ratio to the financing decision and why firms may choose debt. Recognize the effects of leverage and its relationship to cost of equity (how financing decisions affect the value of a firm). Calculate the cost of equity under various leverage ratios. Identify the rationale and scenarios for doing business valuations. List the roles played by the public markets in business valuation. Recognize the different methods used to value businesses. Describe the difference between cash flow and free cash flow. Recognize the value drivers of free cash flows. Define leverage in terms of its influence on the WACC. Recognize the elements of the CAPM formula. Describe the role of beta in determining the cost of equity. Calculate the expected cost of equity and WACC.
Individuals in credit, investment banking, corporate finance, and sales and trading.