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Advanced Cash Flow Analysis: Counterparty Credit Analysis

  • Finance & Investment
Next Intake: 15 Sep 2025 (Mon)
  • Intermediate
  • SkillsFuture
  • Short Courses

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
15 Sep 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD3,270* (as low as SGD381 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

3 Full Days (Weekdays)

Level
Intermediate

Who Should Attend

  • Working professionals in the banking and finance industry with an understanding of accounting and financial statements
  • Credit and IB analyst, Commercial Lender, and Investor who is looking to deepen understanding in cash flow analysis

Overview

How to Manage Cash Flow Effectively?

This workshop aims to bring participants through a comprehensive review of the entire structure of obligor credit analysis, with emphasis on the factors underpinning stable corporate cashflows and their relationships to sustainable debt levels. The material is built around global best practices, however, local relevancy is maintained by drawing on regional insights and experiences particularly from the recent Asian credit downturns. Live case studies, group presentations will be used to maximise learning and participant engagement. Several techniques will be taught, including aides and “tools” for decision making, to help participants in immediate application in the workplace.

Learning Objectives

  • Perform industry and macro characteristics analysis
  • Perform quantitative review of companies to determine financing requirements
  • Define types of cash flows and their characteristics
  • Familiarity with indirect cash flow statements
  • Analyse liquidity cushions and financial leverage
  • Acquire advanced techniques of financial forecast models and debt capacity tools

Topic/Structure

Introduction

  • Credit Risk Management
  • Appropriate Need for Credit by Companies
     

Economic Implication for Sector & Industry Performance

  • Sector Classifications
  • Structure Analysis Tool for Industry
     

Cash Flow: Structure & Analysis

  • Types of Cash Flow Statements & Terminology
     

Cash Flow Drivers & Business Risks

  • Revenue – Sustainability and Stability
  • Cost Structure - Margin
  • Working Capital Management
     

Capital Structure: Impact on Financial Risk & Cash Flow Adequacy for Solvency

  • Appropriateness of Company’s Funding Structure
  • Financial Flexibility due to Liquidity
  • Long term Sources of Capital
  • Debt Servicing Ability
  • Tools of Debt Sculpting

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Zahid Faruki
Chief Credit Officer, APAC
American Express Bank
Zahid Faruki
Chief Credit Officer, APAC
American Express Bank
Zahid Faruki has over 20 years of experience in senior risk roles at global multinational financial institutions, like Bank of America, VISA Inc, and American Express Bank. For the main part of his career, he was the Chief Credit Officer, APAC based in Singapore for American Express Bank. He has been training across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa on all aspects of corporate credit and corporate finance for 12 years.

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