When it comes to numbers, there is always more than meets the eye. In operational finance, you will learn how to read the 鈥渟tory鈥 that the balance sheet and income statement tells about the company鈥檚 operations. The insights you gain from this 鈥渇inancial story鈥 will then become a tool for short-term decision-making at the top management level relating to current assets, current liabilities and the management of working capital. Finally, by the end of the course you will understand the financial consequences of managerial decisions on operations, marketing, etc.



Finance for Managers
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Welcome to Operational Finance: Finance for Managers. In this course you will learn the basics of operational finance to help you make sound financial decision or to run a robust business! Before you get started with this week's video content, please have a look at the course syllabus. In this first week, we'll discuss what operational finance is all about by looking at a business case. What do the numbers on the Balance Sheet and P&L Statement tell us about its performance and future prospects? If you were a bank, would you approve a half million euro loan for this business? Why or why not? Course objective: To get an overview of operational finance and the types of analyses necessary to develop solid financing decisions.
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In week 1, we looked at Polypanel鈥檚 Balance Sheet and P&L Statement. In the Balance Sheet, we noted that receivables increased from 鈧188,000 in 2004 to 鈧649,000 in 2007. We left off with the question: Is this difference due to an increase in sales or delays in payments from customers? In week 2, we will introduce operational ratios, the tools we need to disentangle both effects and understand what鈥檚 going on below the surface. We will also conduct a forecasting exercise of Polypanel to understand how well it will be positioned to pay back a potential credit line in the future. Objectives: By the end of the session you will understand the different types of operational ratios (Days of Collection, Days of Inventory and Days of Payables) in order to analyze how well a business is performing. You will also learn how to use forecasting to support financing decisions.
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By now you have a pretty good grasp of the Polypanel case and the main issues that could impact聽future financing. This week, it鈥檚 time to roll up our sleeves and work out a diagnosis for these issues. We鈥檒l discuss Need of Funds for Operations (NFO) and Working Capital (WC), two concepts that will help us better understand the company鈥檚 problems. Finally, with a solid diagnosis we can develop an action plan that will lead to sustainable growth. Objectives: By the end of the session you will have a framework for diagnosing a company鈥檚 financial health. You鈥檒l also gain insights into how to develop an action plan to address its problems.
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In this final week, we will introduce the final pieces of the puzzle to give you a complete overview of operational finance. We鈥檒l discuss tools like sensitivity analysis that will help you consider the potential outcome of a decision given different variables. In this session we will also look at other crucial concerns for the firm and its shareholders like sustainable growth and ROE (Return On Equity) plus revisit NFO (Need of Funds for Operations) and other topics. Objectives: By the end of this session, you should have a complete overview of the key aspects of operational finance. You will also understand what tools financial professionals use in order to make decisions to strengthen a company鈥檚 position.
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Amazing course, the questions posed are very insteresting and you actually have to think to be able to solve them. The best course of the first 4 courses of this specialization.
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The course is very well designed and brilliantly taught. Very useful for anyone wanting to develop insight into how organizations finance their daily operations.
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This course allowed me to use the knowledge i gained from the previous course (accounting principles)and i will recommend for all start ups or SME owners.
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