Finance & Financial Feasibility For Non-Financial Managers In The Built Environment

Who should attend?

• Construction Health Safety Manager
• Health and Safety officers
• Health & Safety Representatives
• Construction Health and Safety Agent
• Risk Management Specialists
• Risk Assessors
• Construction Industry Professionals
• Candidates-in-training
• Quality Managers
• Construction & Project Managers
• Contractors
• Design Engineers, Engineers
• Local Government Groups
• Environmental Groups
• Community Groups
• Regulatory Agencies
• Stakeholders in the Construction

Course Overview

Day 1

Financial Accounting

• Basic Accounting Principles
• Profit and Loss Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Examples of Financial Analysis of these documents
• Legal Implications
• Auditing
• Financing: Debt vs Equity

Day 2

Management Accounting

• Budgets
• Product Costing
• Product Mix
• Inventory Planning and Control
• Cost Centres vs Profit Centres
• Examples of the use of Management Accounting

Day 3

Other Topics

• Ratio Analysis
• Micro Economics – Theory of the Firm, Profit Maximisation
• Capital Budgeting: Net Present Value, Payback, ROI
• Determination of the Firm’s Cost of Capital
• Project Feasibility Evaluation
• Mergers and Takeovers
• Future Developments: Human Capital Calculations

Accreditation Details

This course is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) with 2 CPD Points and by the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) with 1.6 CPD Credits.