Corporate Governance Training Course

Audience

Senior management professionals who require a practical understanding of AML and CTF principles, their preventive measures, and an awareness of current and relevant financial crime issues.

Course Format

The course is delivered through a blend of:

• Guided discussions
• Slide presentations
• Real-world case studies
• Practical examples

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe methods for preventing AML and CTF violations.
• Grasp the key aspects of AML and CTF as they relate to their organizations, along with national and international efforts to combat these crimes.
• Outline how companies and their employees should safeguard against the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Explain how organizations may become targets for money laundering and terrorist financing, and identify the "red flags" that aid in detecting, preventing, and reporting suspicious or actual criminal activity.
• Gain insight into other prominent areas of financial crime.

This instructor-led live training, available online or on-site, is designed for managers seeking to identify and reduce the fraud risks affecting eCommerce merchants.

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Understanding the mechanisms behind eCommerce fraud.
• Analyzing vulnerabilities within their company’s eCommerce platform and operational processes.
• Evaluating the organization's readiness to implement new anti-fraud measures.
• Effectively communicating and integrating appropriate anti-fraud policies.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

Customization Options

• To request a tailored version of this course, please contact us to arrange.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the key features of financial markets and how trading takes place in these markets. We start with an overview of financial markets and terminologies, trading lingo, and conventions used to describe their activities. Then we look at the why and how of investing in various types of financial instruments. Some of the specific topics include trading strategies, risk management and real-world case studies to examine the persons, institutions and strategies behind the investments in the financial markets.

Audience

• Business managers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, and hands-on exercises

This foundational course offers participants a comprehensive and practical understanding of essential financial markets, including their objectives, functions, core activities, and regulatory frameworks. Designed to serve as both a refresher and an educational challenge, the program ensures that all attendees gain maximum value from the experience. Active feedback and discussion are encouraged throughout the sessions, which are crafted to be interactive and engaging rather than merely reactive or factual.

Upon completion, delegates will be significantly better equipped to address client needs effectively and to contextualize the services and markets in which they operate and participate.

This instructor-led live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is designed for cloud administrators, cloud architects, technology leaders, and financial analysts who wish to record, manage, monitor, and process their organization's financial assets within the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to implement FinOps practices to forecast costs, optimize processes, and perform financial management operations in the cloud.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level finance professionals who wish to gain a comprehensive knowledge of FinOps principles and methodologies, including cloud financial management, optimization strategies, and collaboration among finance, engineering, and business teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the FinOps framework, principles, and phases.
• Manage cloud costs effectively through data analysis and governance.
• Collaborate between finance, engineering, and business units to align cloud spend.
• Use FinOps tools for cost allocation, forecasting, and optimization.
• Prepare for the FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst exam.

This instructor-led, live training conducted in Mexico (online or onsite) targets advanced-level cloud financial management professionals who want to validate their expertise in financial operations (FinOps) related to cloud cost management.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Acquire the advanced knowledge necessary for the FinOps Certified Professional examination.
• Comprehend complex FinOps practices, such as cost optimization, budget management, and reporting.
• Develop practical abilities in applying FinOps strategies to real-world situations.
• Prepare effectively to successfully pass the FinOps Certified Professional exam.

GnuCash is an open-source, cross-platform, double-entry accounting system designed for personal and small business finance management. It supports comprehensive accounting features including invoicing, expense tracking, reconciliation, and financial reporting. GnuCash integrates with online banking, supports multiple currencies, and allows exporting and importing in various data formats such as QIF, OFX, and CSV.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business professionals who wish to manage and automate accounting, billing, and reporting processes using GnuCash effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install, configure, and customize GnuCash for business use.
• Set up business accounts and manage transactions using double-entry principles.
• Generate financial statements and reports for analysis and auditing.
• Integrate GnuCash with banks, external systems, and online data sources.
• Automate recurring transactions and manage multi-currency operations.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Practical exercises and real-world business examples.
• Hands-on configuration and data entry in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Structured Products

This course is designed to give participants an overview of the structured products utilized in investment banking. Upon finishing the program, attendees will gain practical knowledge of the topic and be equipped to address the following key questions:

1. What defines a structured product?
2. What are the reasons for issuing them?
3. How do both issuers and investors derive value from them?
4. What is the process for structuring and pricing various derivative products?
5. What risks and costs are associated with creating structured financial instruments?
6. What constitutes embedded derivatives?
7. What are exotic options?
8. What considerations apply to pricing and hedging?

This instructor-led live training (onsite or remote) is tailored for accountants and bookkeepers who wish to utilize Xero for bookkeeping purposes.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain real-time visibility into cash flow.
• Connect bank accounts to Xero for bank reconciliation.
• Prepare and review VAT (Value Added Tax) returns within Xero.
• Generate reports for sharing among team members.

This instructor-led live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is designed for non-finance professionals at the beginner level who wish to gain a foundational understanding of financial and accounting principles essential for effective business decision-making.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic financial and accounting concepts that are essential for business decision-making.
• Interpret and analyze financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Apply key financial ratios to assess the financial health of a business.
• Develop and manage budgets and perform variance analysis to monitor business performance.
• Use break-even analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Open Bank Project API to develop and test decentralized applications that can be integrated easily with digital banking systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing applications with OBP API.
• Understand the Open Bank Project architecture, technology, and concepts.
• Learn how to use and customize OBP API to develop and build applications for banking.
• Explore the features, tools, APIs, and sandboxes in OBP.
• Implement security and integrations in OBP API connectors and adapters.

Why should you attend?

We live and work in an increasingly global market which offers opportunities at every turn which we need to take. However, with those opportunities come increased competition and most of the complexities remain in place. Knowing the best ways to find and select the most suitable and competitive price for your product or services is crucial to the success and growth of any business. The knowledge, techniques and strategies that you gain during our training will enable you to increase profitability and effectiveness of your business.

Turning theory into practice:

The purpose behind this 1-day training course is to simplify and explain the successful strategies of pricing. You’ll leave our event more confident and more positive to continue and expand your business. We will provide you with the strategies and the best practice examples to improve and expand your knowledge about pricing and to make your plans and targets come true.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for sales managers, marketing managers, product managers, account managers, pricing analysts & managing directors. This course is also vital for executives who are new to pricing or who have limited experience of the subject.

This instructor-led live training in Mexico (online or onsite) is aimed at application consultants and business process owners who wish to learn how to configure business processes for the SAP S/4 HANA financials module.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic customizing settings in the main components of Financial Accounting with SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure the master data settings (G/L accounts, customer and vendor accounts) of FA with SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure document control, posting control, and financial document clearing settings of FA with SAP S/4HANA.