Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA)

Financial insights for non-financial directors_14 May 2015

This session is designed to assist directors that do not have a financial background to a well-grounded understanding of the financial concepts that underpin the preparation and presentation of financial statements. The session specifically focuses on analyzing and interpreting the financial information presented to directors, and the financial statements in particular, in order to assess the company’s financial position, performance and cash flow.

	2015/05/14
When:	14 May 2015 Registration starts at 08h30 and course starts promptly at 09h00
Where:	IoDSA Training Room 144 Katherine Street, Sandown, Sandton Grayston Ridge Office Park, Block B, 1st Floor Johannesburg, Gauteng 2196 South Africa
Presenter:	Mr Joe Lesejane
Contact:	011 035 3000

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Key focus areas

Your responsibility as a director with regard to the financial statements
The conceptual framework -
Objectives
Assumptions
Characteristics
Elements of financial statements.
Understanding the various components of financial statements, namely the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement accounting policy and other notes.
The requirements of certain accounting standards that directors should be aware of.
Ratio analysis -
Who to relate the various components of the financial statements with each other.
Interpretation of financial ratios through a case study.