Course : Learn About Financial Instruments in the Public SectorUnderstanding the mechanisms, ensuring the security of accounting processes, and analyzing risks
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. IFB
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 | Identify the main financial instruments used by public entities |
| Explain their accounting treatment and their impact on the financial statements |
| Apply accounting treatments for equity investments, loans, investments, and borrowings |
| Calculate the main interest and cash flows at the end of the period |
| Verify the consistency of financial information and identify the main discrepancies |
| Assess the impacts of financial transactions within the framework of the CFU |
| Developing simple measures to improve reliability and control |
Intended audience
Financial directors and managers; executives in the financial departments of local governments and public institutions
Prerequisites
None
Course schedule
1 Classifying Financial Instruments Within the Public Accounting Framework
- Identify the main applicable standards
- Identify the main categories of financial instruments
- Identify Transactions in the Financial Statements
- Analyze the Impact of the CFU
Compétences visées
- Based on various scenarios involving public entities, identify the applicable accounting standards and classify the financial transactions in the relevant financial statements
Activités pédagogiques
2 Accounting for Equity Investments, Loans, and Advances
- Classify a financial transaction
- Apply the appropriate accounting treatments
- Calculate Simple Depreciation
- Monitor the status of a financial receivable
Compétences visées
- Calculate payments and interest, monitor the outstanding balance, and identify any potential collection issues
Activités pédagogiques
3 Securing Investments and Cash Flow
- Identify the key rules governing investments
- Compare Several Investment Options
- Calculate a financial product
- Assess the Main Risks
Compétences visées
- Analyze a non-compliant placement situation and propose measures to ensure compliance
Activités pédagogiques
4 Mastering Routine Debt Management Operations
- Identify the characteristics of a loan
- Record Key Transactions
- Calculate Interest
- Analyzing the Cost and Risk of Debt
Compétences visées
- Identify the elements in a contract that could affect the cost and level of risk
Activités pédagogiques
5 Analyze risks related to debt, guarantees, and hedges
- Identify the main financial risks
- Analyzing a Loan Guarantee
- Distinguishing Between Risk Coverage and Risk-Taking
- Assessing the Impact of a Rate Change
Compétences visées
- Compare the cost of a loan under two interest rate scenarios and analyze the benefits of hedging
Activités pédagogiques
6 Perform year-end closing procedures for financial instruments
- Identify the controls required for year-end closing
- Calculate the main deductions
- Detect anomalies
- Justify the corrections
Compétences visées
- Identify, correct, and explain the errors in a sample balance sheet that contains six errors
Activités pédagogiques
7 Improving the Reliability of Financial Information Under the CFU Framework
- Identify information related to financial instruments in the CFU
- Compare the balance sheet, financial statements, and accompanying notes
- Identify inconsistencies
- Analyze the causes of a problem
- Creating a Priority Checklist
Compétences visées
- Using simplified excerpts from a CFU, compare the information, identify three inconsistencies, and suggest corrections or additional checks
Activités pédagogiques
8 Securing a Local Government's Financial Instruments
- Analyze an overall financial situation
- Classify financial transactions
- Monitor the main treatments
- Prioritize Risks
- Make recommendations
Compétences visées
- Conduct a comprehensive analysis: A local government has two equity investments, a loan, investments, several bonds, and a guarantee. The file includes a balance sheet, amortization schedules, and year-end financial information.
Activités pédagogiques
PARTICIPANTS
Financial directors and managers; executives in the financial departments of local governments and public institutions
PREREQUISITES
None
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Financial directors and managers; executives in the financial departments of local governments and public institutions
PREREQUISITES
None
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.