The ‘Business Financial Management: Energy Sector’ course offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into a booming sector, where the demand for skilled professionals is constantly growing. With a focus on the accounting principles and the balance sheet, You will learn how to analyse and manage the profit and loss account, as well as how to to carry out a thorough analysis of the annual accounts. We will equip you with the skills you need to to develop effective financial strategies and make informed investment decisions, which are essential in a sector as dynamic as the energy sector. This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of business management, preparing you to successfully tackle the challenges of the future. The online format offers you the flexibility to study at your own pace, from anywhere, without compromising on the quality of the training. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and become a leading figure in a sector that is key to economic and sustainable development.
Corporate Financial Management – Finance for Non-Financial Professionals. Energy Sector
Energy
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the logic behind accounting in order to interpret balance sheets business matters properly.
- Analysing the profit and loss account to assess the profitability of energy companies.
- To develop the skills required to carry out a thorough analysis of companies’ annual accounts.
- IIdentify effective financial strategies to improve the performance of companies in the sector.
- Assessing investment decisions based on a detailed analysis of business management.
- Apply accounting and financial knowledge to optimise resource management in the energy sector.
- Summarise financial information to improve strategic decision-making in energy companies.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. ACCOUNTING LOGIC AND THE BALANCE SHEET
Accounting logic
The Balance Sheet
The Journal and the General Ledger
Accounting principles
The most common balance sheet accounts (I)
The most common balance sheet accounts (II)
TEACHING UNIT 2. THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Income and expenditure
The profit and loss account
The most common accounting entries for income and expenditure (I)
The most common accounting entries for income and expenditure (II)
The Cash Flow Statement
TEACHING UNIT 3. ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL STRATEGY
Analysis of changes in the balance sheet
Strategy for ensuring liquidity
Strategy for ensuring solvency
Leverage and Financial Return
Analysis using economic and financial ratios
TEACHING UNIT 4. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS
The financial system
Financial mathematics
Investment Decisions. Net Present Value (NPV)
Investment decisions. The IRR
APPENDIX 1. ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
Electricity generation
Transmission, distribution and supply of electricity
Grants, subsidies and incentives in the energy sector
Taxation in the energy sector
Financing of energy projects
Project valuation techniques applied to the energy sector
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