Finance for Company Directors

Build your expertise in this Finance for Company Directors Workshop. Led by Caroline Kirrane, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

This workshop will provide an understanding of company accounts and evaluating financial performance. It will also include a look at the right questions to ask as a company director. 

This 'Finance for Company Directors' workshop fits under the Technical Knowledge and Skills Dimension of the IoD Ireland Continuing Professional Development Framework for Directors. It is eligible for 2.5 hours of Chartered Director CPD. This session may also be eligible for other professional body CPD, please check with your relevant professional body.

What People Say About This Workshop

"Finance for Company Directors packs in quite the punch for a one-day workshop. Despite having an accounting background and superficial familiarity with financial statements, this workshop helped me gain a more in-depth understanding of Balance Sheet nuances and the connectivity between the three main financial statements. Caroline is an excellent presenter of this workshop. She is knowledgeable, engaging and is able to make the discussions rich and interesting."

Abhijeet Arun Harolikar, Fintech Advisor and Investor, Ex-PayPal, and Board Member at Progressive Credit Union

This online workshop will cover the below key elements.

Financial Statements

Detailed review of the three main financial statements:

• Income statement (profit and loss account).
• Balance sheet.
• Cash flow statement (including recap on working capital mechanics).

Categories of Performance

Review of the four major categories of performance: profitability, operations, liquidity and solvency.

Corporate Finance

• Fundamentals of corporate finance.
• Understand the basic principles of corporate finance - time value of money, discounted cash flows, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return, capital structure decisions, cost of capital.

Case Study

Use all tools and techniques taught throughout the day to analyse a company and diagnose performance issues.

Workshop material is prepared by IoD trainers and produced by the IoD wholly and exclusively for use by workshop participants. Please note that workshop material is provided in soft copy to all participants.

Caroline Kirrane has over a decade of experience working in financial markets. After completing her undergraduate degree in France, Caroline began her career working in a hedge fund in Paris. She then returned to Dublin, working in US-based proprietary trading firm Susquehanna. She has held positions in Dexia and FinTech start-up Eagle Alpha and has also worked as an economist with the Central Bank of Ireland, advising senior policymakers on financial market developments.

Caroline has an undergraduate degree in European Business and French from Dublin City University. She also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Trinity College Dublin and is a CFA Charterholder.

CPD

This 'Finance for Company Directors' workshop fits under the Technical Knowledge and Skills Dimension of the IoD Ireland Continuing Professional Development Framework for Directors. It is eligible for 2.5 hours of Chartered Director CPD. This session may also be eligible for other professional body CPD, please check with your relevant professional body.

Booking

To attend this workshop, please book and pay via the ‘Book Now’ button above.

Workshop Costs

• IoD members - €275 ex VAT
• Non-members - €336 ex VAT

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Places can only be confirmed on receipt of full payment. Cancellations and a full refund will be accepted if received in writing to training@iodireland.ie by 5 pm on Thursday, 25th January 2024. After this date, no refund will be possible, and all fees will be forfeited in the event of a cancellation or non-attendance.

Group Bookings

If you would like to make a group booking, please contact the IoD Training Team on training@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.

Contact Information

For all queries relating to the IoD Training Programme, please contact training@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.

Accessing the Link to Join the Workshop

• When you register to attend, you will receive a confirmation email to confirm your booking. In this confirmation email, you can choose to add this workshop to your calendar, where you can then also access the direct link to join the workshop on its start date. Please note you will need to confirm your details when you click this link.
• All registered attendees will also receive a joining instruction email closer to the date of the workshop. This email will contain your registration link to access the workshop. Please note you will need to confirm your details when you click this link.

Workshop Platform Information: Zoom

• This Workshop will take place via the online platform Zoom. Please download Zoom to your system before the workshop to ensure you can view the webinar.
• We would ask all registered attendees to do a test of the Zoom platform in advance to ensure it works for them. To do this, please click on the following Zoom Test page. If you need any further support, please visit the Zoom support page for more information.
• Please note, before you join the workshop Zoom will prompt you for your email address before you can join, this is a required feature of the Zoom platform. For more information on this, please view: Zoom Video Communications GDPR Compliance.

Contact Information

For all queries relating to the IoD Training Programme, please contact training@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.