Finance for Impact and Transformation
About This Course
Designed for professionals without prior finance knowledge, this course builds essential financial literacy for strategic business roles, allowing learners to make informed investment, financing and dividend decisions. Learners are equipped with the skills to calculate hurdle rates, Return on Investment (ROI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Net Present Value (NPV) to evaluate projects and create shareholder value. Additionally, they will explore optimal capital structures, dividend policies and valuation techniques from a practitioner’s perspective. Learners will gain a holistic understanding of corporate governance and financial strategies that drive sustainable growth, which are skills critical for cross-functional leadership and management positions.
As this micro-credential course is only offered in the FlexiMasters in Business Administration programme, learners are required to enrol into the programme and complete all required courses within this programme.
What You'll Learn
1. Identify the corporate governance issues that arise in businesses.
2. Calculate a “hurdle rate” for a company’s investments, serving as a benchmark for evaluating potential projects and deciding whether they create value for shareholders.
3. Estimate a company’s investment returns, which involves calculating metrics such as Return on Investment (ROI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Net Present Value (NPV), using digital tools such as comprehensive financial databases, to gauge how effectively the company is using its capital to generate value.
4. Estimate the optimal financing mix for a company, using digital tools such as databases of aggregated peer statistics, which includes balancing the benefits of debt with financial risk to maximise the firm’s value and ensure long-term financial sustainability.
5. Describe the considerations around a company’s dividend policy.
6. Implement various valuation methodologies for a real company, using digital tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) optimised valuation models.
Entry Requirements
Learners should possess mathematics and analytical skills and/or prior experience in financial calculations and modelling in business, finance, economics, or related discipline.
Note: Shortlisting will be conducted.