Foundation & Structure: Introduction to the purpose and structure of financial reports.

Deep Dive into Statements: Using a “Think Business “mindset to do a detailed exploration of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Analytical Techniques:

• • Ratio Analysis: Liquidity, solvency, activity, and profitability ratios. Du Pont Model.
  • Trend Evaluation: Horizontal analysis to identify trends and growth patterns over time to uncover information beyond numbers.
  • Comparative Techniques: Vertical analysis (common-size statements) to compare items as a % of a base figure.
  • Cash Flow sustainability : Analysis of the working capital and free cash flow position to evaluate it liquidity sustainability.

Practical Application: Case studies to provide practical exposure to both sound analytical practices and decision-making.

As part of our commitment towards minimizing carbon footprint and contributing to a healthier planet, we will only be issuing the soft copy of the training materials.

The training materials will be emailed to you 2 days before the workshop. Charging points are available in the training room to charge your digital device.

• Analysts who would like to speed up their career progression by mastering advanced evaluation techniques
• Accountants and Auditors
• Directors & Managers who want to make data-backed and high-stakes decisions with absolute confidence

Siew Min leads a team in providing financial consultancy and training to banks, MNCs and management institutes in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to possessing a degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore, she is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA, USA).

Siew Min was in the adjunct faculty with the Nanyang Technological University, teaching Commercial Bank Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. She was also in the adjunct faculty with the NUS Business School, teaching the module on Financial Statement Analysis in the NUS MBA Program. She also teaches treasury risk management, corporate risk management and the use of derivatives in various Institutes of Higher Learning.

Drawing from her broad exposure in various management roles in the banking sector, Siew Min regularly delivers training to share her expertise with fellow participants. She is bilingual in English and Chinese and also conducts programs in Mandarin for China participants in a variety of banking subjects. She brings to her training programs a unique blend of academia and practical industry experience in banking and finance gleaned from years of research, teaching and business management in the sector.