Financial Analysis in Excel Training Course

The course "Fundamentals of Financial Markets: Banking Overview" helps participants understand the structure of financial markets, retail banking, and investment banking. Participants will acquire basic theoretical knowledge useful in projects related to this area. The course covers key terminology, functions of financial markets, different types of banks, and financial instruments.

This intensive five-day programme equips participants with a hands-on grasp of corporate cash management, liquidity planning, and short-term treasury activities. Emphasizing practical business applications, the course empowers attendees to effectively track cash positions, create accurate cash-flow projections, optimize working capital, manage banking partnerships, reinforce payment controls, and make well-informed funding and investment choices.

Through interactive exercises, case studies, and realistic business scenarios, participants will acquire the essential knowledge and tools needed to enhance visibility into liquidity, strengthen financial control, and implement a structured cash management framework within their organizations.

Finance / Management

This instructor-led live training (online or onsite) is designed for manufacturing managers and engineers who wish to enhance their ability to evaluate investments, construct robust business cases, and present compelling narratives for capital projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to calculate and apply core investment appraisal metrics to manufacturing scenarios, build a complete CAPEX investment case including cash flow projections and sensitivity analysis, utilize templates and Capex Cards to streamline the approval process, and prepare clear executive-level narratives to justify capital expenditure requests.

In this instructor-led, live training held in Kenya, participants learn to configure cost centers and calculate BOM and product costs. The curriculum covers standard and activity-based costing, overhead allocation, and variance analysis to ensure precise period-end valuations and regulatory compliance.

This instructor-led live training, offered in Kenya (online or onsite), targets finance and legal professionals who wish to master the principles and practices of extrajudicial and judicial collection, enabling them to efficiently manage and resolve collection issues.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the advantages and disadvantages associated with extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Implement the core methods and techniques for both extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of extrajudicial and judicial collection processes.
• Address the legal and ethical issues pertinent to extrajudicial and judicial collection.
• Integrate extrajudicial and judicial collection approaches in a comprehensive and coherent manner.

This instructor-led live training in Nairobi (online or onsite) is designed for cloud administrators, cloud architects, technology leaders, and financial analysts who seek to record, manage, monitor, and process their organization's financial assets using cloud solutions.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to utilize FinOps practices within an organization to forecast costs, optimize processes, and perform financial management operations in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training in Kenya (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level finance professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive knowledge of FinOps principles and methodologies, including cloud financial management, optimization strategies, and collaboration among finance, engineering, and business teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the FinOps framework, principles, and phases.
• Manage cloud costs effectively through data analysis and governance.
• Collaborate between finance, engineering, and business units to align cloud spend.
• Use FinOps tools for cost allocation, forecasting, and optimization.
• Prepare for the FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst exam.

This instructor-led, live training in Kenya (online or onsite) is designed for advanced-level cloud financial management professionals aiming to validate their expertise in financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud cost management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Acquire the advanced knowledge necessary for the FinOps Certified Professional exam.
• Comprehend complex FinOps practices, such as cost optimization, budget management, and reporting.
• Develop practical skills for applying FinOps strategies in real-world scenarios.
• Prepare effectively for a successful pass of the FinOps Certified Professional exam.

This instructor-led live training (onsite or remote) is tailored for accountants and bookkeepers looking to utilize Xero for their bookkeeping needs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain real-time insights into cash flow.
• Link bank accounts to Xero to facilitate bank reconciliation.
• Prepare and verify VAT (Value Added Tax) returns within Xero.
• Generate reports for seamless sharing among team members.

This instructor-led, live training in Kenya (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level non-finance professionals who wish to have a foundational understanding of financial and accounting principles that are essential for effective decision-making in business.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic financial and accounting concepts that are essential for business decision-making.
• Interpret and analyze financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Apply key financial ratios to assess the financial health of a business.
• Develop and manage budgets and perform variance analysis to monitor business performance.
• Use break-even analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.