Elevate your knowledge of business finance and add strategic value to your organisation.
8 weeks, excluding
orientation
6-8 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
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The ability to incorporate financial management data into strategic business decision-making.
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The understanding needed to assess the financial needs of a business and the impact of financing decisions.
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The skills to implement budgeting and forecasting techniques, helping you plan for your business’s future.
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The knowledge to use financial management tools within operational and strategic business processes.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work through the following modules:
MODULE 1 The Purpose and Process of Financial Management
Learn about the purpose and process of financial management in a business.
MODULE 2 The Systems of Financial Management
Discover the systems and processes of financial management.
MODULE 3 Financing the Business
Learn about the different sources of finance and how to evaluate your financing needs.
MODULE 4 Acquiring and Managing Business Assets
Discover how to acquire and manage assets in a business.
MODULE 5 Financial Viability of Operations
Learn about optimising operating profits in your business.
MODULE 6 Cash Flow Management
Making reasonable and efficient cash flow management decisions.
MODULE 7 Managing Key Financial Relationships
Examine how financial regulation and organisational relationships can impact a business.
MODULE 8 Budgeting and Forecasting
Discover how to plan for your business’s future.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Francois Toerien
Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Tax, UCT
Toerien lectures investment ethics, alternative investments, equity investments, and corporate finance at third- and fourth-year levels. In his study “The Impact of Aid and Public Investment Volatility on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Toerien investigated the effects of aid inflows and the volatility of public investment on economic growth in 26 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1992 to 2011. Alongside supervising postgraduate research, his interests lie in public equities, private equity and entrepreneurial finance, carbon credits and environmentally driven markets, developing market investments, and entrepreneurial finance.
This UCT online short course is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities and institutions, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.