Finance for Managers
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Finance for Managers at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Finance for Managers at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Finance for Managers at Coursera Course details
- When it comes to numbers, there is always more than meets the eye. In operational finance, you will learn how to read the ?story? that the balance sheet and income statement tells about the company?s operations. The insights you gain from this ?financial story? will then become a tool for short-term decision-making at the top management level relating to current assets, current liabilities and the management of working capital. Finally, by the end of the course you will understand the financial consequences of managerial decisions on operations, marketing, etc.
Finance for Managers at Coursera Curriculum
Course Overview & Week 1
Welcome to the Course: Intro Video
1.- Operational Finance: Course Outline
2.- Introduction: Operational Finance
3.- Polypanel Case: What to do?
4.- Polypanel Case: What to do? (continued)
5.- Business Analysis Part 1: Sales
6.- Business Analysis Part 1: Sales, (continued)
7.- Business Analysis Part 2: Strategy and Management
8.- P&L Analysis Part 1: Sales and Gross Margin
9.- P&L Analysis Part 1: Sales and Gross Margin, (continued)
10.- P&L Analysis Part 2: OPEX, EBITDA and Financial Results
11.- P&L Analysis Part 2: OPEX, EBITDA and Financial Results, (continued)
12.- What is a Balance Sheet?
13.- Polypanel's Balance Sheet
14.- Polypanel's Balance Sheet, (continued)
15.- Brief Recap
Course Overview & Syllabus
About Week 1
Required Reading Week 1
Optional Reading
Financial Terms & Definitions
Quiz Week 1 Solutions & Explanations
Quiz 1
Week 2: Operational Ratios and Forecasting
1.- Recap from Week 1
2.- Recap from Week 1, (continued)
3.- Operational Ratios: Days of Collection
4.- Operational Ratios: Days of Collection, (continued)
5.- Operational Ratios: Days of Inventory
6.- Operational Ratios: Days of Inventory, (continued)
7.- Operational Ratios: Days of Payment
8.- Operational Ratios: Days of Payment, (continued)
9.- Forecast of the P&L
10.- Forecast of the Balance Sheet (Theory)
11.- Forecast of the Balance Sheet (Theory), (continued)
12.- Forecast of the Balance Sheet (Polypanel)
13.- Forecast of the Balance Sheet (Polypanel), (continued)
14.- Brief Recap
About Week 2
Required Reading Week 2
Optional Reading
Quiz Week 2 Solutions & Explanations
Quiz 2
Week 3: Diagnosis and Action Plan
1.- Recap from Week 2
2.- Recap from Week 2, (continued)
3.- Diagnosis (I)
4.- Need of Funds (NFO) and Working Capital (WC)
5.- Need of Funds (NFO) and Working Capital (WC), (continued)
6.- Diagnosis (II)
7.- Action Plan (I)
8.- Action Plan (I), (continued)
9.- Action Plan (II)
10.- Action Plan (II), (continued)
11.- Sustainable Growth
12.- Sustainable Growth, (continued)
13.- Brief Recap
About Week 3
Required Reading Week 3
PolyPanel Balance Sheet and P&L with Forecast & Solutions to Quiz 3
Quiz 3
Week 4: Negative NFO and DuPont Analysis
Course Conclusion & Congratulations
1.- Recap from Week 3
2.- Recap from Week 3 (Part 2)
3.- Sensitivity Analysis
4.- Sensitivity Analysis (Part 2)
5.- An Example of Sustainable Growth
6.- Minimum Cash and Other Elements in the NFO
7.- Seasonal Companies
8.- Building up the ROE (Part 1)
9.- Building up the ROE (Part 2)
10.- Building up the ROE (Part 3)
11.- Blind Financial Statements
12.- Blind Financial Statements (Part2)
13.- Blind Financial Statements (Part 3)
14.- Brief Recap
15.- Course Conclusions
About Week 4
Considerations for Final Exam Parts I & II - Week 4
Final Quiz Week 4 Part I Solutions
Quiz Week 4 - Part 1
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