Programme Overview
Business Managers at any level of the organization - higher, middle or entry level, and Managers rendering responsibilities in any functional area - Marketing, Operations, Finance and Accounting, Strategy, or Human Resource, need to take key decisions towards managing their organizations. These decisions can be very critical not only for the success of their organizations but also for accelerating their own career growth. In order to make these decisions judiciously towards helping their organization beat the competition, a manager needs to understand and analyze loads of information bombarding him from various corners of today’s dynamic business environment. A basic grounding in the concepts of accounting and finance is essential and can give him the competitive edge that he needs to excel in his decision making.
Programme Objective
The objective of the course is to help all managers gain a competitive edge in their decision-making by providing them with basic knowledge and understanding of some of the critical areas in accounting and finance. At the end of the programme, the managers would be comfortable looking at the financial statements of any company and commenting on its financial performance and position. This would help them decide whether to engage with a company and on what terms.
A basic grounding in accounting and finance would make them ready for learning the tools and techniques of managing long-term and short-term investments and financing. Participants are expected to acquire a reasonably good understanding of the capital budgeting process by learning concepts such as Free Cash Flows, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal rate of Return (IRR); how to do a fundamental valuation for mergers and acquisition (M&A); and how to arrive at an optimal mix of debt and equity for companies with different business risks.
All these learnings are expected to make the managers more aware about the tool and techniques of finance and accounting and considerably improve the quality of their future decisions.
Key Topics
- Basics of Corporate Financial Reporting
- Understanding Financial Statements, namely Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and understanding their inter-relationships
- Analyzing Financial Statements – using tools like Trend Analysis, Vertical analysis and Financial Ratios - to assess a firm’s financial performance and health
- Process of Capital Budgeting/Project Evaluation
- Free Cash flows and Decision Rules: NPV, IRR, and Payback period
- Basics of valuation in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Optimal Capital Structure and Business Risk
- Issues and challenges in long-term and short-term financing decisions
Programme Directors
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Who May Attend
The programme is designed for managers at all levels and any vertical, who want an understanding of accounting and finance fundamentals, or need to refresh their knowledge. No prior knowledge of finance or accounting is required.
Programme Duration and Delivery
- From the morning of February 02, 2026 till the afternoon of February 05, 2026
- Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy
Delivery would be through a balanced mix of lectures, class-discussions, case analysis and exercises. Groups will be formed to work on practical assignments and will bring people from different functions (non-finance related) together to resolve real life problems.
How to Apply
- You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the “Apply Now” link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at: https://iimcal.ac.in/mdp/mdp-calendar
- Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
- Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
- Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate Executive Education Office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.
For further assistance, please connect with:
Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in
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