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STRATEGIES FOR MEASURING AND DEVELOPING FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE (5 Days)
COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
• Understand the importance of financial and accounting performance measurement and its relevance to organizational success.
• Identify and apply key financial and accounting performance measures and indicators to evaluate organizational performance.
• Analyze financial statements and apply financial statement analysis techniques to interpret financial performance.
• Analyze cost accounting methods to evaluate accounting performance.
• Develop strategies to improve financial and accounting performance, including budgeting and forecasting, cost reduction, revenue growth, and asset management.
• Understand the importance of risk management and internal controls in financial and accounting performance.
• Analyze case studies of successful financial and accounting performance measurement and development to apply best practices in their own work.
Course Outlines:
• Identifying industry trends, opportunities, and threats.
Session Two: • Competitive analysis and benchmarking.
• Guest speaker or case study on external analysis in practice.
DAY THREE:
Session One: Internal Analysis
• Assessing organizational strengths and weaknesses.
• Reviewing financial and non-financial performance metrics.
Session Two:
• Conducting a SWOT analysis.
• Guest speaker or case study on internal analysis in practice.
DAY FOUR:
Session One: Strategy Formulation
• Defining the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Setting strategic objectives and goals.
Session Two:
• Identifying strategic initiatives and priorities.
• Developing an implementation plan and timeline.
DAY FIVE:
Session One: Strategy Execution and Evaluation
• Communicating the strategic plan throughout the organization.
• Establishing metrics to track progress and success.
Session Two:
• Monitoring and adapting the plan over time.
• Reviewing case studies of successful strategy execution and evaluation.
