CFO Guidebook
Lead the finance function with authority and strategic insight. This course delivers detailed guidance on every dimension of the CFO role, from budgeting, fundraising, investments, and going public to investor relations and share management. It then expands into strategic planning, risk management, control systems, and information technology oversight. By integrating traditional finance responsibilities with modern leadership demands, the course equips you to manage financial structure and drive organizational performance at the highest level.
Format
PDF Course
Course Lists
Duration
22 Hours
Course Information
Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: FN1002
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The CFO Position
Chapter 2. Strategic Planning
Chapter 3. Risk Management
Chapter 4. The Control Environment
Chapter 5. Performance Measurement
Chapter 6. Mergers and Acquisitions
Chapter 7. Budgeting and Forecasting
Chapter 8. Product Pricing
Chapter 9. Capital Budgeting
Chapter 10. Cash Management
Chapter 11. Investment Management
Chapter 12. Fund Raising with Debt
Chapter 13. Fund Raising with Equity
Chapter 14. Credit Rating Agencies
Chapter 15. Going Public and Going Private
Chapter 16. Stock Exchanges
Chapter 17. Investor Relations
Chapter 18. Public Company Financial Reporting
Chapter 19. Share Management
Chapter 20. Information Technology
Learning Objectives
- Identify the key responsibilities of the CFO position, and key aspects of CFO relations with the controller and CEO.
- Specify the stages in strategy development, strategy types, and the role of the CFO in strategy.
- Cite the methods for identifying and mitigating risks, especially in regard to foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk.
- Identify the types of controls, when they should be used, and the characteristics of better controls.
- Recognize the characteristics of the cash conversion cycle.
- Identify the strategies under which acquisitions are made, the steps in the due diligence process, the characteristics of a strong acquisition candidate, and the various methods for valuing an acquisition candidate.
- Specify the advantages and disadvantages of budgeting, types of budgets, and how to operate without a budget.
- Itemize the different types of product pricing, and the situations in which they are most useful.
- Identify the methods and concepts used to evaluate capital budgeting proposals, as well as the alternatives to fixed asset acquisition.
- State the methods used to construct and update a cash forecast, as well as the methods employed to concentrate cash for investment purposes.
- Cite the available cash investment strategies and the more common investment instruments.
- Identify the types of debt funding, and associated covenants.
- Specify the types of equity funding, the investor rights associated with these instruments, and the types of investors who may invest in them.
- Identify the main credit rating agencies, the types of credit ratings, and the process for obtaining and appealing a credit rating.
- Specify the processes by which a company can go public or take itself private, and the reasons for going public or private.
- Cite the reasons for being listed on a stock exchange, and the qualifications for listing on the various exchanges.
- Identify the participants in and topics covered by an earnings call, the use of guidance, the topics covered in a road show, and the regulations governing investor relations.
- Identify the major public company reports, key reporting concepts, and the method by which reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Specify how float can be increased, as well as alternative methods for selling shares.
- State how competitive advantage can be gained from the use of information technology (IT), as well as how to manage risk with IT.
Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Finance
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: July 2024
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