FACILITATOR
V G Narayanan
Head of the Accounting and Management
Thomas D. Casserly, Jr.
Professor of Business Administration
Accounting and Management
Harvard Business School
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Financial Management
for Senior Executives
“Don't be intimidated by
simple math, jargon,
and estimates”
Dates : 5th – 6th August 2015
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It is a widely accepted fact around the globe
that to be profitable and successful, the
executives running a company must have a
sound knowledge of finance. Specially
designed for senior managers whose
expertise is not in the finance area, this
Executive Education program builds all the
core financial analysis skills required at this
senior management level, including working
with financial institutions, capital markets,
performance management, and incentives.
Venue : Kuala Lumpur
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Juliana at 019 381 7085 / 03 2279 9199
juliana@smrhrgroup.com
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
As a result of this course
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Your company will be ideally positioned to be competitive in
the constantly evolving global marketplace
You will have the skill to implement optimal performance
plans, incentives, and strategic financial controls at all levels
of the organization
You will be able to employ trustworthy forecasting tools to
manage expectations and outcomes with increased
assurance
You will be able to identify and eliminate bias in your
company’s financial systems and structures
You will gain a sound knowledge of the workings of capital
structure thereby laying the foundation of informed
strategic decision making
You will learn about different techniques for evaluating
capital budgeting projects
You will work with greater efficacy with people in financial
job roles both within and outside your organization
THE PROGRAMME PLAN
This programme has a rigorous curriculum designed to provide
participants with a strong knowledge of the planning and
management of financial resources at all levels of their
organization. The program will provide an immersion in financial
management techniques through the multi-faceted teaching
methods of lectures, interactive classroom sessions, and formal
and informal group activities. As a result of this program, you will
gain financial acumen and strategic understanding of the
challenges facing managers, while simultaneously equipping
yourself with the complete range of skills required for routine
financial management and control.
CANDIDATES FOR THE
PROGRAM
Financial Management for Senior Executives is especially
relevant for senior managers of firms of any size SME’s and large
and whose specialty is not finance, but who are expected to
make strategic decisions based on financial data and reports.
These managers tend to manage functional verticals,
departments, or divisions such as human resources, research,
operations, IT, marketing, production, legal, or financial
administration at a senior executive level.
Usual participant titles include:
• President
• Chief executive officer
• Vice president
• Group manager
• Director
• General manager
• Head of department
The programme though intended largely for personnel who hold
non-financial responsibility in firms, is equally pertinent for
financial managers who want to reinforce their insight into the
principles of corporate finance and update their skills to be
competitive in today’s global workplace.
LEARNING
APPROACH
Each program module is communicated
with a practical, hands-on, and
collaborative approach and the learning
includes class discussions, interactive
exercises, and evaluations
OVERVIEW OF
SESSIONS
Day 1 Agenda:
• Fundamentals of Finance: Case study
Butler Lumber 1
• Accounting 1: Case study Urban Water
Partners
• Strategy & Finance: Case study Loewen
Group
• Dell’s working Capital
Day 2 Agenda:
• Accounting II: Case study Kansas City
Zephyrs
• Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
• Performance Evaluation at Citibank
• Project Evaluation: Tottenham Hotspur
SPECIFIC GOALS
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Learning to create, read, and interpret
financial statements
Utilizing the fundamental skills of
financial analysis and principles of
corporate finance
Understanding the difference between
cash and accrual accounting and the
implications of this difference for
performance measurement and
performance management
Managing working capital
Mastering techniques for capital
budgeting
Evaluating the performance of managers
and structuring incentives
Evaluating projects
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juliana@smrhrgroup.com
03 2279 9199
Suite 2A-23-1 Block 2A
Level 23 Plaza Sentral
Jalan Stesen Sentral 5
KL Sentral 50470
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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FACILITATOR
V G Narayanan
Head of the Accounting and Management
Thomas D. Casserly, Jr.
Professor of Business Administration
Accounting and Management
Harvard Business School
Professor Narayanan is the current Head of the Accounting and Management Unit
at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1994 and has taught
in several MBA, doctoral, and executive-education programs. He developed and
taught the online accounting course in HBX CORe. His research and teaching
interests include board of directors, executive compensation, audit committees,
and cost management. He studies health care delivery, financial services, and retail
organizations. He won the Greenhill award for outstanding contributions to the
HBS community in 2014 and the Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management
Accounting Education in 2002.
Professor Narayanan has published articles and papers in the Harvard Business
Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and
Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Cost Management, Journal
of Economics and Management Strategy, and the Management Science journal.
He has worked with many companies in a variety of industries and locations all over
the globe, and authored over seventy-five cases. He has been quoted by leading
newspapers on issues relating to compensation, supply chain management, and
accounting standards.
He is a member of the American Accounting Association, and the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India. He also serves on the board of directors of Leader
Bank, Arlington, MA, the board of trustees of Fessenden School in Newton, MA, and
the advisory board of SB International, Dallas, TX.
On these boards, Professor Narayanan Financial Management for Senior
Executives chairs two audit committees, and one governance and nomination
committee, and is a member of a compensation committee and a strategic
planning committee.
Professor Narayanan earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration, MA in Economics,
and MS in Statistics at Stanford University. He received his Diploma in Management
from the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad). He is a Chartered
Accountant from India. Professor Narayanan began his career in public accounting
at J. Gowrikanthan & Co., Chartered Accountants, Madras, India.
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