Business Financing – Tools and Techniques – E-learning [FHFINE]

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    Target audience

    - Financial analysts
    - Bankers / Account managers
    - Financial directors and controllers
    - Chartered accountants, statutory auditors
    - Financial members of management committees
    - Treasurers

    1 day

    With Tutoring

    Online training Company financing

    Prerequisites

    A basic understanding of corporate finance is required. It is recommended that you have completed the online course “Fundamentals of Corporate Finance” [FHBUMO].

    Objectives

    ◗ Analyze the company's financing needs.

    ◗ Compare the various existing financing methods, their terms, the parties involved, and the associated risks.

    ◗ Assess the impact on the financial statements to make decisions in this area.

    Training program

    ◗ 12 interactive e-learning modules organized into 3 tracks

    ◗ Track 1 – Background and Key Issues (4 modules – 2 hours)

    – Introduction: Risks Associated with Financing
    – Overview of Different Financing Methods
    – Key Players in Financing
    – The Banker: A Mystery—Get to Know Them Better to Collaborate More Effectively

    ◗ Track 2 – Common Financing Techniques (4 modules – 3 hours)

    – Financing Investments: Bank Loans, Leasing and Financial Leasing, Asset-Backed Loans, Bpifrance and the EIB
    – Financing the Operating Cycle: Trade Receivables Financing, Dailly, Receivables from the Government, and Factoring
    – Bank Financing
    – Other Financing Methods

    ◗ One-on-one remote tutoring session (1 hour)

    ◗ Track 3 – Advanced Financing Techniques (4 modules – 3 hours)

    – Financing investments: sale-leaseback, long-term leasing, business acquisition and transfer, Public-Private Partnerships
    – Financing the operating cycle: inventory pledging, reverse factoring, export insurance, securitization of receivables
    – Hedging interest rate risk: controlling financing costs, hedging tools (FRA, cap, collar, swap)
    – Unsecured commitments: surety bonds, credit guarantees, independent guarantees

    Why choose this course?

    This 100% online course, inspired by the in-person [FHFIEN] course described above, allows each participant to progress at their own pace, concept by concept, for a more effective learning experience.

    Track 3 delves deeper into financing techniques for experts.

    Teaching and assessment methods

    This training is 100% online on the FinHarmony Digital platform. Its content is equivalent to 1 day's face-to-face training.

    The modules are divided into several interactive segments to engage the learner. They include voice-over narration and animations, as well as “pitfalls to avoid” and “worst-case scenario” segments. Each module concludes with an assessment quiz to ensure that the key points have been retained.

    Learners can spread their learning over the 3-month period. Modules are released as the learner progresses. Once completed, they can be used again and again until the end of the subscription period.

    Technical and pedagogical support :

    – At the end of Course 2, a tutoring session is scheduled with the instructor to discuss the learner’s professional context and guide them in acquiring the necessary skills.

    – A forum allows learners to communicate with the instructor.

    – A study guide is available for download in each module to help you remember the key points of the lesson.

    – A glossary (with definitions and acronyms) is always accessible from the menu.

    A FinHarmony certificate is awarded to the learner upon completion of all the courses

    Price

    750 € (excluding tax)