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FIN-105 Financial Modeling in Telecommunications

Description

*This course is also available as a live distance learning course*

Financial models are a key element in most major business decisions. They are useful tools that allow business options and risks to be evaluated in a cost-effective manner against a range of assumptions, identify optimal solutions in evaluating financial returns and understand the impact of resource constraints to make the most effective business decisions.This 4-day Training Course provides participants with the fundamental concepts, principles, tools and best practices of financial modeling as it applies to the telecommunications sector in order for them to:

  • Gain a true grasp of financial modeling and;
  • Learn how to apply it on-the-job while linking it to the strategic plan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the key concepts of financial analysis
  • Demonstrate a true grasp of the link between the strategic plan and financial modeling
  • Identify the type of financial models applicable to different situations
  • Identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in financial results
  • Develop more complex best practice based financial models
  • Build short clear chart-based executive management reports on financial results
  • Use excel to perform more complex financial modeling operations
  • Efficiently build the financial representation of complex business cases

Topics

The Training Course covers the following topics:
DAY 1

  • Basic principles of accounting
    • Fundamental concepts of financial statements
    • Financial statements
    • Exercise - Financial statement build-up
    • Financial ratios
  • Financial modelsWhat is a financial model?
    • Types of financial models
    • Main components of financial models
    • Annex: Telecom financial model characteristics
    • Exercise - NPV/IRR
  • Price setting
    • Setting the optimal price
    • Pricing methodologies
    • Best practices
  • Capital project/product introduction evaluation
    • Definitions
    • Typical process
    • Business case
    • Methods for evaluating projects
    • Investment project - a practical illustration

DAY 2

  • Case Study - TopTelecom
  • Strategic planning process
    • The strategic planning process
    • Financial planning and budgeting
  • Variance analysis on financial results
    • Performance management process
    • Implementation / Execution
    • Performance measurement tools
    • Performance evaluation
    • Variance analysis steps
DAY 3
  • Project / product evaluation - Practical aspects
    • Positive cash flows
    • Incremental cash flows
    • Size of the project
    • Strategic projects
    • Risk analysis
    • Alternative solutions
    • Prior to the capital committee /board meeting
    • At the capital committee / board meeting
    • Importance of following up project after approval
  • Capital project/product introduction evaluationDefinitions
    • Business case
    • Methods for evaluating projects
    • Cost of capital
    • Case study: Networksoft
  • Exercise - Excel functions

DAY 4

  • Financial planning best practices and componentsFinancial planning and budgeting
    • Financial planning best practices
    • Main components of financial plans
  • Exercise - Budget preparation - ZapChat
  • Variance analysis for financial and non-financial resultsPerformance management process
    • Implementation / Execution
    • Performance measurement tools
    • Performance evaluation
  • Case Study - TopTelecom bonuses and salary increases

Target Audience

  • Telecommunications managers and personnel responsible for financial analysis, financial modeling and business valuation
  • Managers looking to complement their skill-set by gaining a good understanding of financial modeling

Methodology

A combination of engaging activities and dynamic presentations to stimulate and maximize participants' learning.

Methodology

Location

A selection of Neotelis' training courses is held in various cities around the world. Please contact us at training@neotelis.com for the complete Yearly Training Calendar.

Locations




Neotelis can also deliver in-house sessions of this course specifically for your organization. Please contact us at training@neotelis.com for more information and a Proposal.



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