The Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China, the French Chamber of Commerce, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Beijing are pleased to invite you to a 2-day training on November 8-9 2011:
Strategic Financial Management
Designed for non-financial mid- and senior-level professionals
The Strategic Financial Management Course is intended for managers to maximize their contribution to the achievement of financial objectives, developing a finance-oriented mindset and working effectively with the finance function to deliver results.
Knowing how to read financial statements will be invaluable throughout your career, in analyzing financial performance, assessing financial risks, communicating your targets to others, and dealing with the real business decision tools.
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand the language of finance and manipulate accounting information
• Analyzing and interpreting financial statements within the context of industry analysis and macroeconomic fundamentals
• Know the fundamentals of finance calculations
• Implement and using financial management tools including forecasting techniques
• Monitoring financial performance: implement actions and follow up on results
• Communicate objectives and results to headquarters
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• General Managers, Directors, Vice President and Top Executives
• Business Managers, Department Heads & Managers
• Sales & Marketing Managers
• Consultants
Please click here to read the COURSE OUTLINE
LEARNING TECHNIQUES: Lectures, exercises and cases, role play
REQUIREMENT: one laptop/trainee
TRAINERS:
Jean Yves Le Corre, Msc, Sloan Fellow, Ing.Dipl.
Jean Yves is a regular speaker and facilitator for finance programmes in China and Vietnam where he delivered over 12 sessions since 2008 to non-finance executives.
Prior to his role as a coach and independent consultant, Jean-yves gained extensive experience in finance and internal audit roles in large corporations (Lafarge, Cogema, Heineken Group. N.V). He was in charge of the corporate planning for the mining activities of Cogema where he prepared the 10-year strategic and financial plan of a major business unit, implementing the financial modeling tools for financial planning, consolidated balance sheet and P&L accounts estimates and cash flow analysis.
Jean Yves is Certified Internal Auditor, a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and holds a Master of Science in. Auditing (ESCP Europe). He is a graduate from London Business School (Msc. Management) where he more specifically studied international corporate finance in 2005.
Francois Bernard, Coach & Consultant, Financial & Risk Advisory
Francois has more than 35 years experience in providing audit services and due diligence assistance to multinationals.
He started to work with China in January 1995. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman of the first French-Chinese joint venture in audit. In 2005, he joined KPMG France as a partner and was seconded to KPMG China in 2006.
In February 2009, François set up FJA & Partners. This new company headquartered in Beijing is focusing on risk management issues considered as a way to develop business and improve business performance. FJA & Partners cooperates with InterauditAsia Co. Ltd in the field of professional education to design and co-deliver finance and accounting course in Mainland China.
He is also the Senior Advisor to RSM China CPA's firm (Zhongrui Yuehua).
Francois is regularly invited by industry associations to speak on the investment environment in China.