Immerse yourself in the world of finance
Nowadays, great emphasis is placed on adhering to established practices, guidelines and legislation in the area of finance, taxes and accounting. PwC experts are ready to help you to gain the necessary knowledge. Our teams have extensive experience in and they can offer to you, which is why we are able to offer you knowledge and skills proven in practice.
Our trainings are highly interactive – you will be solving a number of case studies and practical exercises that will help you to understand the issue in detail.
Our trainings
- M&A Expert Manager
- Fundamental insight into the world of finance
- Non-Financial Reporting
- Insight into the world of taxes
- Budgeting & controlling: a comprehensive roadmap at strategic, tactical and operational level
M&A Expert Manager
This training course is recommended for business owners and decision-makers who are planning a sale or an acquisition transaction, as well as for experts who work in the finance, tax and legal fields, especially for players in the investment, banking and capital markets sectors. Course participants will familiarise themselves with the legal, taxation and accounting aspects of M&A processes.
The training consists of three different parts.
1. Deals
Topics covered in the training:
Types of M&A transactions, process, and transaction “map”,
Parties to the M&A transaction, the role of advisers,
Major documents associated with the M&A process (teaser, NDA, info memo, indicative bid, term sheet, binding bid, SPA),
Due diligence: purpose, process, possible outcomes, and common pitfalls,
Pricing the transaction, main types of purchase price accounting, pros and cons,
Transaction agreement, closing the transaction,
- Integration.
2. Tax and Legal
Topics covered in the training:
Structuring the transaction and viewing the process from a legal perspective: share vs. asset sale and purchase
Legal due diligence and its effects on the transaction
Main issues concerning the SPA: civil law and other problems,
Common law background of the transactions: key English law considerations, terminology and their use in contracts,
Competition law and compliance during transactions: confidentiality in due diligence, “clean teams,” reporting and consultation with the authorities,
Labour law aspects: consultation with employees and representative bodies, and legal succession under labour law,
National reporting and authorisation rules, specific procedures for regulated industries,
High-level taxation-related challenges of M&A transactions (tax due diligence, structuring matters).
3. Finance and Accounting
Topics covered in the training:
- Overview of acquisition accounting,
Accounting for acquisitions in the standalone financial statements,
Accounting for acquisitions in the consolidated financial statements,
Key accounting issues, tips and hints,
Group reorganisations,
- Post-implementation matters.
Dates and price
Module 1 – Deals: Autumn 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Module 2 – Tax & Legal: Autumn 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Module 3 – Finance and Accounting: Autumn 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Price for the training (3 modules): 15,950 CZK + VAT
Price per one module: 6,150 CZK + VAT
Fundamental insight into the world of finance
This one-day training provides a basic overview of the world of finance. The course focuses on financial statements, corporate finance, business operations and taxes.
After completing the course you will:
Learn more about financial information: types of financial statements, parts of financial statements, balance sheet, balance sheet conformity, profit and loss statement (by nature/function), accounting policy, regulations, accounting information system (general ledger, sub-ledger, accounting documents), the impact of economic events, year-end closing, preparing and analysing financial statements,
Understand corporate finance: identifying and managing financial risks, liquidity, economic/operational risks, cash handling, funding a business,
Get familiar with business operations: dividend payment, providing loans to shareholders and related entities,
Get an overview of tax matters: income taxation of companies, value added tax.
Non-Financial Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting is considered globally as a common standard in the communication of biggest companies across various sectors. It focuses on environmental impact, diversity as well as activities towards communities, employees and other stakeholders. Non-Financial information is regularly published on the internet as a social responsibility report or as part of an annual report. The course is designed for people who deal with annual reports as well as social responsibility issues and want to effectively connect these areas together.
After completing the course you will:
Have information about new Czech legislation, which was adopted in accordance with EU regulations, and its relevance to your company,
Utilise certain methods and principles to draft the main thematic areas of reports,
Gain best practices from different sectors in the Czech Republic as well as foreign countries,
Become familiar with available methods as well as instruments, and you will know how to choose the correct solution for your company,
Understand the fundamentals of the most commonly used methodology (Global Reporting Initiative, Integrated Reporting) and its relation to EU legislation,
Identify the benefits of reporting for your company and target audience.
Insight into the world of taxes
Business leaders and managers who have a good understanding of corporate tax matters can make qualified and tax efficient business decisions. This course is designed to provide in-depth understanding of important aspects of corporate income taxation.
After completing the course you will:
Be introduced to the principles of the corporate income tax calculation,
Know how to legally optimize the company's income tax liability,
Get an overview of tax-deductible and non-deductible cost,
Learn when and how to tax distribution of dividends and payment of interest and royalties,
Become familiar with tax implications of doing cross-border business and related international taxation matters.
Budgeting & controlling: a comprehensive roadmap at strategic, tactical and operational level
Our 2-day course focuses on deepening knowledge, skills and professional judgment in the selection and application of accounting methods for strategic management in various business contexts. It also concentrates on the evaluation of organisation performance and strategic development, application of accounting techniques in the processing of quantitative and qualitative information for planning, decision making, evaluation and monitoring of the company performance.
The main topics of the course:
The role of strategic planning, at corporate and business level,
The rational model of strategic planning, including a wide range of qualitative models,
The concepts of value and cost. Definitions and a wide range of examples, including traditional and modern costing techniques: marginal, absorption, activity based,
The concept of budgeting in the strategic process,
Challenges imposed by applying traditional budgeting models, and how these may be overcome,
Types of budgets: flex, rolling, zero based, beyond, activity based,
The role of critical success factors and KPIs in strategic planning and performance management and measurement,
What is performance management and the difference to performance measurement,
The role and usability of financial and non-financial KPIs,
Variances: the concept. The role of basic and advanced variances,
Kaizen costing: a snapshot at an alternative business performance philosophy,
Transfer pricing: a comprehensive roadmap to decision making.
| Date | Course | CPD points | Language | Place |
Price (excl. VAT)* | Registration |
Autumn 2024 |
9 | ENG |
Online |
15,950 CZK |
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| Autumn 2024 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Module 1 – Deals | 3 | ENG | Online | 6,150 CZK | Register |
| Autumn 2024 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Module 2 – Tax and Legal | 3 | ENG | Online | 6,150 CZK |
Register |
| Autumn 2024 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Module 3 – Finance and Accounting | 3 | ENG | Online | 6,150 CZK |
Register |
