Financial Planning Control and Budgeting

Finance & Accounting · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

This Corporate Financial Planning, Budgeting & Control training course is designed to enable delegates to make corporate financial decisions in an increasingly volatile international marketplace with the view to increase profitability, maintain liquidity and reduce financial risk is a challenge for all organizations regardless of their size.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate the various methods of finance and make successful capital investment decisions
• Develop effective corporate financial plans aimed at maximizing return and minimizing risk
• Prepare, manage and control budgets to support the corporate financial plans
• Identify and manage financial risk effectively
• Measure and manage performance effectively
• Create opportunities for your personal development and increased financial awareness

Who Should Attend

This training program is suitable for: Non-financial and Financial Personnel Financial Decision-makers Professionals acting upon the financial decisions of others Analysts Managers involved in planning and decision-making Financial Planner Individual with very basic financial knowledge. Individual with ambitions to work in finance-related fields. Junior Managers involved in risk management Managers and those with financial responsibilities

• Non-financial and Financial Personnel
• Financial Decision-makers
• Analysts
• Managers involved in planning and decision-making
• Financial Planner
• Junior Managers involved in risk management
• Managers and those with financial responsibilities

Course Outline

Day 1 — Corporate Financial Planning

• Strategic Planning
• The Objective of the Firm – Meeting Shareholder & Stakeholder Objectives
• Agency Theory – The Relationship between Shareholders & Management
• Creative Accounting and the Case of Enron

Day 2 — Financing the Plan

• Sources of Finance – Long Term & Short Term
• Evaluation of the Types of Finance - Equity vs. Debt Finance
• Hybrid Finance & Financial Engineering
• The Dividend Decision

Day 3 — Preparing & Managing Budgets to Support the Financial Plans

• Definition of Budgets, the Budgetary Process and Budgetary Control
• Types of Budgets-Fixed, Flexible, Incremental and Zero Based
• The Purpose / Benefits & Problems / Limitations of Budgets
• Setting / Implementing Effective Budgets - Eliminating the Problems

Day 4 — Managing and Controlling Cash Flow to Support the Financial Plan

• Cash vs. Profit & The Cash Conversion Cycle
• Calculating and Managing the Cash flow Cycle
• Cash Flow Ratios
• Working Capital

Day 5 — Managing Financial Risk

• Risk Management & Types of Risk
• Identifying Risk – SWOT Analysis
• The Major Quantitative & Qualitative Risks Facing Companies
• Establishing a Risk Management Strategy

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
15–19 November 2026	Dubai, UAE	Public	5 days	3,900

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses cover?

The portfolio covers IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and IPSAS, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost and management accounting, accounts payable and receivable, internal controls and audit, and finance for non-finance managers.

Who should attend a finance and accounting course?

These courses suit accountants and financial analysts, finance managers and controllers, budgeting and planning staff, internal auditors, accounts payable and receivable teams, and non-financial managers who own a budget or read financial statements.

How long are finance and accounting courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can finance and accounting training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa finance and accounting course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.

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