Rotterdam School of Business and Public Policy

Faculty of Business, Communication and Finance

Financial Planning & Forecasting

25th – 29th November 2024 – Rotterdam

3rd – 7th March 2025 – Rotterdam

Financial planning is a continuous process of directing and allocating financial resources to meet strategic goals and objectives.

This course provides a basic understanding of how to prepare a financial plan (budgeted financial statements). This course will also discuss some of the problems associated with budgeting along with “ best practices” in budgeting.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Direct and allocate financial resources to meet strategic goals & objectives
  • Plan operations and plan for financing

Target Participants

Ideal for officers who assemble budget or manage expenditure budgets. It is also designed for senior managers who have significant financial decision-making and resource responsibilities.

Outline

  • Strategic Planning
  • Sales Forecasts
  • Detail Budgets
  • Budgeting Financial Statements
  • Budgeting Processes
  • Concepts in Budgeting
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Techniques
  • Smoothing out the Numbers
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sensitivity Analysis
  • Financial Models
  • Making the Budgeting Process Work
  • Automation Process
  • Ten Best Practices in Budgeting

 

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