Hundreds of executives have chosen our Financial Skills program for its concentrated coverage of financial management techniques uniquely tailored to the complexities of their industry.
This intensive three-and-a-half day program uses a hands-on approach to help you understand and master the energy sector's financial essentials. Your instructors are all Cox faculty with significant experience in executive development, consulting and financial management.
You'll share ideas and discuss industry issues with participants from around the world in small discussion groups and lively classroom sessions. You'll connect with mid-level to senior-level professionals from many segments of the energy industry and a variety of functional areas within their companies. In a series of information-packed class sessions, you'll develop essential financial acumen skills for the energy industry. You'll also have a group dinner hosted by the Maguire Energy Institute for additional networking opportunities. By the end of the program, you'll have a working knowledge of the key areas of financial management. After completing this executive energy program, you will receive a certificate.
3/30/2020 8:30:00 AM - 4/2/2020 12:00:00 PM
James M. Collins Executive Education Center
CPE Hours: 28
$4,995; Group discounts available when multiple attendees from the same organization register together. Register 30 days before the program starts for a $200 early registration discount.
Participants should bring their own laptop and be comfortable with Excel.
To learn more about the program, contact us at 214.768.3335 or exed@smu.edu
Value creation
Focusing on the creation of value rather than operational measures of success; how managerial decisions affect the firm's value
Capital investment and project evaluation
Basic discounted cash flow concepts; estimating cash flows and determining the appropriate cost of capital; comparing capital expenditure techniques—payback, IRR, NPV, etc.; reappraising the project decision—some "softer" issues to consider after the numbers have been run.
Financial accounting techniques
Understanding the three primary financial statements—income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement; distinguishing between reported profit and cash flow; analyzing published oil and gas company annual reports; reporting the results of oil and gas firms—full-cost vs. successful-effort vs. standardized-measure data required by the SEC
Financing large energy projects
Comparing project financing to internal financing; creating value by efficiently allocating risk; understanding how capital markets evaluate risk and return in infrastructure projects; assessing bond rating process
Financial engineering
Demystifying derivatives; understanding forwards, futures, swaps and options; weighing the benefits and risks of hedging programs
Mid-level and senior-level non-financial managers wishing to achieve financial literacy in an energy-industry setting
Financial managers wishing to sharpen their skills, broaden their base of knowledge and relate their functional skills to a broader, general management context
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| 8:00 a.m. – Noon |
Program Introduction: Why Value? The Manager's Guide to Financial Statements |
Capital Investments Analysis |
Financial Analysis of Large Projects Energy Projects as Real Options |
Capital Raising and Cost of Capital Value Creation in the Energy Industry |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
How Do Oil & Gas Markets Function? |
Financial Engineering: Hedging Commodity Price Risk Oil & Gas Accounting Group Dinner |
Hands-On Practice in Project Evaluation |
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