Business Finance for Better Decision Making
Course Description
Business Finance includes the essentials of acquiring and allocating the resources a company needs to operate at present and to scale up its operations in the future. It will explain what family business owners/ members need to know to be an intelligent consumer of financial information, to plan, and to use financial concepts in making better business decisions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon studying and completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Course Coverage
Overview of Financial Management
Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
Cash Flows & Budgeting: A Blueprint for Better Money Management
Basics of Capital Budgeting: Acquisition of Long-Term Assets for Company Expansion
Financial Priorities of a Company for the New Normal (Covid-19 / Times of Uncertainty)
Business Finance includes the essentials of acquiring and allocating the resources a company needs to operate at present and to scale up its operations in the future. It will explain what family business owners/ members need to know to be an intelligent consumer of financial information, to plan, and to use financial concepts in making better business decisions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon studying and completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Use Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis to Measure the Financial Health of the Family Business
- Understand Cash Flows and Develop an Effective Budget for the Operation of a Family Business
- Apply the Cost/Benefit Analysis to Determine whether to Invest in a Particular Initiative
- Assess the Budget and the Performance of an Investment
- Focus on the Financial Priorities of a Family Business for the New Normal (Covid-19 Quarantine Period / Times of Uncertainty)
Course Coverage
Overview of Financial Management
- Five Principles that Form the Foundation of Finance
- Key Areas of Business Finance & Essentials of Business
Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
- Differences and Interconnection of Financial Statements
- Evaluating the Company’s Financial Health & Operating Performance
Cash Flows & Budgeting: A Blueprint for Better Money Management
- Understanding Cash Inflows & Outflows of the Company’s Operations
- Four Steps to Developing an Effective Budget and Monitoring of the Budget for Informed Decisions
Basics of Capital Budgeting: Acquisition of Long-Term Assets for Company Expansion
- Introduction to Time Value of Money Concepts
- Evaluating Projects with Capital Budgeting Tools and Monitoring Project Performance
Financial Priorities of a Company for the New Normal (Covid-19 / Times of Uncertainty)
- Building a Strong Cash Culture Across People / Structure / Process Dimensions
- Embedding Cash Excellence Measures in On-going Operations
Resource Person: Ms. Alice Ann Parlan
A Program Director for Management Honors Program and an Assistant Professor at the Finance and Accounting Department of the John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM) under the Ateneo de Manila University; Taught undergraduate students various finance courses such as Introductory Course on Fundamentals of Finance (FIN 101), Principles of Corporate Finance (FIN 103), Financial Management (FIN 105), Personal Finance (FIN 199.1), and Entrepreneurial Finance (FINN 117) since 2012 up to present; taught Green Accounting (ACCT 240) for graduate students of M.S. Sustainability Management last 2018
A Finance Professional with over 35 years of corporate work experiences in various areas of financial services such as treasury and funds management, trust investment services, investment banking-distribution, investment management, retail banking, foreign currencies trading and commodity futures trading, credit analysis, corporate planning and research with both government and private sectors of the Philippines
A Financial Consultant with over 17 years of client engagement (specifically for individuals, corporate and institutional clients) in financial advisory services on financial planning, investment management, personal risk management, retirement planning, and estate & tax planning; with active speaking engagements in financial management, investments, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy
Academic Credentials: Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) – Top 10% Rank (1980) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics (BSBE) – Cum Laude, both from the University of the Philippines and a High School Salutatorian & Math Gold Medalist at the St. Theresa’s College, Manila.
Professional Credentials: Registered Financial Planner (RFP) from the Philippine Registered Financial Planning Institute (A Chapter of the U.S. Registered Financial Planning Institute); as Certified Investment Solicitor from the Philippines’ Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); as Certified Trust Advisor from the Trust Institute Foundation of the Philippines (TIFP)’s Trust Operations and Investment Management; with Certification Authority for Life and Non-Life Insurances from the Philippines’ Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) from 2004 up to present.
A Program Director for Management Honors Program and an Assistant Professor at the Finance and Accounting Department of the John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM) under the Ateneo de Manila University; Taught undergraduate students various finance courses such as Introductory Course on Fundamentals of Finance (FIN 101), Principles of Corporate Finance (FIN 103), Financial Management (FIN 105), Personal Finance (FIN 199.1), and Entrepreneurial Finance (FINN 117) since 2012 up to present; taught Green Accounting (ACCT 240) for graduate students of M.S. Sustainability Management last 2018
A Finance Professional with over 35 years of corporate work experiences in various areas of financial services such as treasury and funds management, trust investment services, investment banking-distribution, investment management, retail banking, foreign currencies trading and commodity futures trading, credit analysis, corporate planning and research with both government and private sectors of the Philippines
A Financial Consultant with over 17 years of client engagement (specifically for individuals, corporate and institutional clients) in financial advisory services on financial planning, investment management, personal risk management, retirement planning, and estate & tax planning; with active speaking engagements in financial management, investments, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy
Academic Credentials: Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) – Top 10% Rank (1980) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics (BSBE) – Cum Laude, both from the University of the Philippines and a High School Salutatorian & Math Gold Medalist at the St. Theresa’s College, Manila.
Professional Credentials: Registered Financial Planner (RFP) from the Philippine Registered Financial Planning Institute (A Chapter of the U.S. Registered Financial Planning Institute); as Certified Investment Solicitor from the Philippines’ Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); as Certified Trust Advisor from the Trust Institute Foundation of the Philippines (TIFP)’s Trust Operations and Investment Management; with Certification Authority for Life and Non-Life Insurances from the Philippines’ Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) from 2004 up to present.
