PwC Academy

1 W ww .pw PwC Academy Short review of seminars for 2015 3 Ron ald Voogdt Direc tor PwC A c ademy Dear c olleagues, We are pleased to present o ur PwC Academy Brochure fo r 2014. Our training program offers a unique range o f fo rmats fro m 'o pen' workshops to modularized training to specialized industry tailored seminars, which include: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Human Resource Services (HRS), Financial A nalysis, Internal Audit, as well as Pro fessional Development. We c an tailor any o f the courses in this brochure fo r your c ompany to address your individual business needs or design a specific training c ourse for you, if y ou have requirements that are not c overed in this brochure. These tailored c ourses c an be delivered at y o ur convenience and exclusively fo r your employees.

2 Mo reover, o ur PwC Academy offers c ourses fo r obtaining the fo llowing professional qualifications: A CCA qualification (the Association o f Charted Certified Accountants) in English; A CCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (ACCA DipIFR) in Russian; CIMA Diploma in Performance Management in Russian (Charted Institute o f Management Accountants); CIA qualification (Certified Internal Auditor) in both Russian and English; CIPD Fo undation Certificate in Human Resources Practice in English (Charted Institute of Personnel and Development); CHRP Fo undation Certificate in Human Resources Practice in English. Our A c ademy c onsists o f highly qualified specialists, who all have wide experience in delivering training seminars. Tutors are c ertified professionals with qualifications CPA, A CCA , CFA, CISA, CIA, CIPD, who successfully combine strong industry knowledge and practical experience with extensive subject matter expertise.

3 PwC A c ademy will help you to achieve personal goals and develop competitive advantage with higher knowledge and skills. We are ready to help your company develop your people. Any of the Academy s seminars are internationally recognised as qualification development. Each ho ur spent at a PwC Academy seminar is equal to o ne Continued professional Development ( CPD/CPE ) Unit (ie One Academy ho ur = 1 CPD/CPE Unit). 5 Content 1. IFRS and Financial analysis 2. Corporate 3. Executive Development Programme (EDP) and Executive 4. professional IFRS: Hot topics 1. IFRS seminars 1 day, 1 6 hours o r CPD ho urs, 14 CPE units A lm aty 18-19 November 20 1 5 A stan a 9-1 0 December 2015 Pric e 1 20,0 0 0 KZT+ V A T Description Objec tive o f the c ourse is to share practical experience with the participants, accumulated by PwC specialists in the area o f IFRS methodology and application upon a wide range o f issues, hav ing signific ant impac t o n the financ ial statements.

4 The seminar is o riented on trained specialists, having practical wo rk ex perienc e with IFRS, and is c ounted to wards the personal development training fo r the members o f pro fessio nal associations (АССА and other). Seminar content Underly ing ac c o unting c o nc epts and princ iples; Financial reporting documents: balance sheet, income statement, statement o f c ash flo ws; Pec uliarities o f management repo rting; Financ ial analy sis: Pro fitability ratio s Liquidity ratio s Business ac tiv ity ratio s Financ ial stability indic es; Budgeting framewo rk: Basic c o nc epts and definitio ns Financ ial respo nsibility c entres Consolidation of subdivisions budgets into consolidated budget of the c o mpany Basic c o nc epts o f management ac c o unting; Co st c lassific atio n used in management ac c o unting; Tac tic al dec isio n making based o n management ac c o unting data: Optimisatio n o f pro duc t range Consideratio n o f additio nal o rder Pric ing.

5 7 MS Excel 2010 for financiers and economists 1. Financial Analysis seminars 1 day , 8 ho urs or CPD ho urs, 7 CPE units A lm aty 1 9 A ugust 20 1 5 A m ou n t 5 0 ,0 0 0 KZT+V A T Description We offer a comprehensiv e MS Excel training for the financial and economic functions employees. The training objective is transfer of knowledge and skills necessary for more efficient work in Excel programme. In course of the workshop, the following issues will be considered: Programme setting according to user needs Application of in-build Excel functions Work with large v olumes of data Data analy sis including by means of spreadsheets Calculation accuracy control. Seminar Content Programme setting; Formula; Different reference ty pes; T ext functions; Look up and substitution functions; Logical functions; Error search Lists Sort and filter Master spreadsheet creation Master spreadsheet conv ersion Protection of cells, sheets and books Input v alidation Conditional formatting.

6 Financial Modeling in MS Excel 1. Financial Analysis seminars 1 day , 8 ho urs o r CPD ho urs 7 CPE units A stan a 23 A pril 20 1 5 A m ou n t 75,0 0 0 KZT+V A T Description T he seminar is designed for professionals working in finance, economics, and analy sts responsible for economic calculations and supporting management decisions. Participants should hav e basic proficiency in MS Excel. Objectiv es if the seminar are to help participant to clearly understand the methodology for effectiv e analy tical modeling, understand the univ ersal tools used in financial modeling and acquire the skills needed for constructing reliable and transparent financial models. Seminar Content Financial modeling best practices; Cash flow model structure in MS Excel; Rules of entering and processing financial data, presenting analy tical results; Working with ranges: required settings, restrictions and recommendations for the use of range names, specifics of using named ranges in formulas; Step-by-step model construction in MS Excel; Model quality control and audit; Sensibility analy sis: matching tables.

7 During the seminar participants work on a detailed practical task in MS Excel on for cash flow modeling. 9 Investment Planning and Appraisal 1. Financial Analysis seminars 2 day s, 1 6 hours o r CPD ho urs, 1 4 CPE units A stan a 12-13 February 20 1 5 A m ou n t 1 20 ,0 0 0 KZT+V A T Description Financial modeling as a tool to ev aluate the rationale for, and the return on inv estments; leasing as financial tool; risk analy sis for flexible inv estment project management. Seminar Content T he significance of strategic inv estment; Inv estment characteristics: form of inv estments, ty pe of inv estment, inv estment process; Cash flows: relev ant cash flows, integrated and separate projects, basic issues on cash flow determination, impact of changes in working capital, VAT calculations, inflation and depreciation; Inv estment project cost efficiency methods: net present v alue (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), profitability index (PI), discounted pay back period (DPP), independent and mutually exclusiv e projects, capital rationing; Funding sources: definition of capital cost, capital structure, leasing as an alternativ e for debt capital.

8 Risk analy sis methods: sensibility analy sis, scenario analy sis, decision tree, Monte- Carlo simulation, real option method; Inv estment project business case. Financial Analysis 1. Financial Analysis seminars 2 day s, 1 6 ho urs or CPD ho urs, 1 4 CPE units A lm aty 25-26 November 20 1 5 Pric e 1 20 ,0 0 0 KZT+V A T Description T his course is dev eloped to prov ide an understanding of financial analy sis methods as well as key financial indicators required to perform analysis of a company s activ ity . Seminar Content Financial analy sis objectiv es and methods; Aggregated financial statements presentation easy for analy sis purposes; Profitability analy sis: return on sales, return on inv estments, return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), rev iew of factor affecting ROE, DuPont model, return on operating inv estments (ROI), way in rise of ROI, funding profitability and structure, comparing operating and other activ ities, considering returns on capital employ ed (ROCE) indicators; Financial stability analy sis, capital structure indicators; Indicators of operating, financial and full lev erage; Solv ency analy sis: analy tical v alue of cash flow statement, cash flow from operating activ ities, Biv er ratio; Relationship between financial stability and liquidity.

9 11 2. Corporate training Cnfy 2. Corporate seminars Financial Reporting Standards: I FRS IFRS: Theory and practical application; IFRS: Ho t topics; Wo rkshops on preparation o f financial statements in accordance with IFRS; Co mplexities o f IFRS application; Financial reporting in Oil&Gas industry; IFRS: Latest updates; Co nsolidation o f financial statements; Statement of c ash flo w. Strategy, Finance, and Management tools Co rporate finance; Management reporting; Co rporate governance; Wo rkshops fo r executives; Pro ject management; Co mpany valuation; Investment planning and appraisal; Financial modeling; Financial analysis; Finance fo r non-finance managers; Management accounting. Seminar for financial institutions Challenges o f IFRS application; IFRS updates; Industry-specific IFRS application; IRFS financial statement analysis.

10 HR Management Co mpensation and remunuration; Talent management; Personnel assessment. General trainings Ppresentaiton skills; Mic ro so ft Ex c el training. These training programmes are tailored to each c lient enc o mpassing the subjec t area, inc luding Financ e, A c c o unting and HM management. 3. Executive Development Programme (EDP)and PwC Executive Masters 3. Executive Training Executive Development Programme (EDP): Module 1: Participants will learn how to assess a company in an industry context, identifying external factors that have impact on investment into assets, funding and profitability. Focus on: I ndustries (business environment, varying industry revenues, rivals, industry KPI , legal framework, industry specifics); Module 2: Participants will understand market risk and the extent at which instability has impact on company profitability.