Strategic Financial Management


buy Strategic Financial Management online course

Online Course on Strategic Financial Management

Can you contribute to the making and monitoring of strategic decisions?

Can you augment the traditional accounting model so as to provide information relevant to an increasingly dynamic world? In Strategic Financial Management David Allen argues that, if accountants concentrate on looking backwards, they will find it difficult to play their rightful part at the strategic level of management.

Less functional approaches to management have had a big impact on control systems and have left the traditional accounting model looking inappropriate and even misleading.

Strategic Financial Management brings together financial management and strategic management and provides the financial criterion for all management decision making – maximising the net present value of projected cash flows – focusing in particular on the two key ingredients: cash flow and net present value.

Always provocative and stimulating, David Allen will challenge your assumptions and encourage you to think again about the role of accountancy in a new dynamic world

Strategic Financial Management enables learners to

 

  • Understand the limitations of traditional accounting models in an increasingly
    dynamic and fast changing world
  • Contribute more effectively to corporate strategy by taking a more proactive and
    forward looking approach
  • React to conditions of rapid change through enhanced awareness, anticipation
    and adaptation
  • Understand and use alternative expressions of profit that start with a recognition
    of the impact on cash flow of the various stakeholders in a company
  • Understand the different relationships between profits, expansion and cash flow
    model in the traditional accounting and financial management models

 

Rating: 5 Stars for online course 87.5% of learners thought this course met their cpd needs
Reviews:
“Very accessible, and easy to get further information on each topic.”
“It was an interesting subject that I had never come across before, so it will certainly make me think in the future.”
“Refreshing and interesting.”
“Thank you so much for the programme. I really enjoyed this programme and I have learnt important things at a strategic level which I will apply in my day to day at the workplace and help me to solve different task and risk at a strategic level. I really enjoyed it.”
“That is an excellent approach and I must say it has given me a lot of understanding about how funds are used.”
You can review this course using the questionnaire in the course completion area.

Learning outcomes for Strategic Financial Management

Strategic management

  • What is causing the increased rate of change in the business environment?
  • How is the philosophy of management responding to these pressures?
  • What effect is this having on control systems?

Financial management

  • What is financial management?
  • How is financial management controlled?
  • What are the objectives?

Cash flow

  • What are the cash flow basics?
  • What are the different points of view?
  • How is the flow of funds managed?

Net present value

  • How do we arrive at NPVs?
  • What is the arithmetic of discounting?
  • What is the purpose of budgetary control?
  • How does this all fit together?

Target audience for Strategic Financial Management

Accounting and finance professionals in practice and in industry.
Corporate planners, strategists and senior managers

About the author of Strategic Financial Management

David Allen is a past president of CIMA and a past chairman of the Management Accounting Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. He was associated for many years with Cadbury Schweppes group holding directorships with various subsidiary companies, most notably Cadbury Ltd.

During his time at Cadbury Schweppes, David Allen coined the phrase “Strategic Financial Management” to describe an approach that enabled the finance function to play a proactive role in the formulation and monitoring of strategies, and offered an antidote to short-termism.

Flexible learning

Learners take their own route through the topics covered in the course. They will learn at their own pace through a variety of activities designed to accommodate a range of learning styles.

You might also be interested in

Dynamic Budgetary Control
Business Performance Management
Key Performance Indicators
Activity Based Management
Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions

Register now for free module

To purchase a course or to try a free module please register. Registration is free and there is no obligation to purchase. Just click the button below:

Please review our Frequently Answers Questions (FAQs) for answers to the most common questions we receive (opens in a new window).

Buy Strategic Financial Management Online Course

Register for a free demonstration.

Pay online
Purchase the course now for £62.50 (+VAT*) using Google Wallet**
 

Pay by phone, email or invoice (BACS / Online Banking)

Alternatively, you can pay by phone (+44 (0) 207 193 1920), email enquiries@financialfluency.co.uk, or invoice (online banking / BACS), if required.

Access

You can access each course as many times as needed for 12 months from the date of first access.

Length of courses

Each course takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

CPD points

Once you've completed the course you will be able to claim 4 verifiable CPD hours, if required. CPD points are claimed by the registered user, who can be someone different to the person who pays if required.

*VAT

VAT is applicable at the prevailing rate for UK customers. For customers outside the UK, where UK VAT is non-applicable, the checkout will automatically detect your location and VAT will not be added.

**Google Wallet

It’s quick and easy to register with Google Wallet. We chose Google from the hundreds of alternative payment systems on the web as it was a trusted secure brand and simple to use.

Google Wallet securely stores your payment information and makes purchasing fast both online and in-store.

If you’ve used Google Wallet or Google Checkout before, all you need to do is login with your Google username and password to buy from us.

If you’re using Google Wallet for the first time, just fill out the single page of information when you make your purchase. After that, you’ll only need your Google Wallet login to make a purchase. There’s no need to re-enter your information or create multiple usernames and passwords each time you buy.

Receipts

You will automatically be emailed a receipt after your purchase. You can also logon to Google Wallet anytime for a record of your purchases or to print further copies of receipts.

Any more questions?

For any questions, please see our frequently asked questions or send an email to support@financialfluency.co.uk.