BUSINESS CONTINUITY FINANCE TRAINING COURSE

COURSE OVERVIEW

Business Continuity Finance Training Course is a comprehensive professional programme designed to equip finance professionals, treasury managers, accountants, risk managers, business continuity managers, financial controllers, auditors, executives, and organizational leaders with the knowledge and practical skills required to protect financial operations during disruptions and crises. The programme integrates business continuity management, financial resilience, financial risk management, cash-flow continuity, treasury continuity, crisis finance, emergency funding, financial contingency planning, disaster recovery, and organizational resilience to help institutions maintain critical financial functions during unexpected events.

The course examines how organizations can prepare for and respond to financial disruptions arising from cyberattacks, economic shocks, pandemics, natural disasters, supply-chain interruptions, banking disruptions, liquidity shortages, infrastructure failures, geopolitical instability, fraud, operational failures, and market volatility. Participants will learn how to identify critical financial processes, assess financial continuity risks, establish recovery priorities, develop contingency funding arrangements, protect liquidity, maintain payment capabilities, and ensure uninterrupted financial reporting during periods of crisis.

Participants will gain practical skills in business impact analysis, financial continuity planning, cash-flow forecasting, liquidity contingency planning, emergency funding strategies, treasury resilience, financial disaster recovery, critical accounting processes, crisis budgeting, scenario analysis, stress testing, financial controls, risk monitoring, crisis communication, and recovery planning. The programme emphasizes the integration of finance with enterprise risk management and business continuity frameworks so that organizations can preserve cash, maintain critical supplier and employee payments, protect financial data, and continue essential operations during disruptive events.

Through practical exercises, financial crisis simulations, case studies, scenario planning, continuity assessments, cash-flow modelling, and recovery planning workshops, participants will develop a practical Business Continuity Finance Framework suitable for their organizations. The training enables organizations to strengthen financial preparedness, reduce downtime, protect liquidity, maintain critical financial services, improve crisis decision-making, accelerate recovery, and enhance long-term organizational resilience.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

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

1. Explain the principles of business continuity finance and financial resilience.
2. Identify critical financial processes and continuity risks.
3. Conduct financial business impact analysis.
4. Develop effective financial continuity and contingency plans.
5. Strengthen cash-flow and liquidity continuity during disruptions.
6. Establish emergency funding and contingency financing arrangements.
7. Apply financial stress testing and scenario analysis.
8. Develop financial disaster recovery and crisis response procedures.
9. Strengthen financial controls, reporting, and treasury resilience.
10. Develop an integrated Business Continuity Finance and Recovery Framework.

ORGANIZATION BENEFITS

1. Strengthens continuity of critical financial operations.
2. Reduces financial losses caused by business disruptions.
3. Improves liquidity and cash-flow resilience.
4. Strengthens emergency funding preparedness.
5. Enhances financial crisis response and decision-making.
6. Reduces downtime affecting finance and treasury functions.
7. Protects critical financial information and reporting processes.
8. Improves coordination between finance, risk, IT, and business continuity teams.
9. Strengthens organizational resilience and recovery capabilities.
10. Enhances stakeholder confidence during financial and operational crises.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

This course is designed for Chief Financial Officers, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Treasury Managers, Accountants, Risk Managers, Enterprise Risk Professionals, Business Continuity Managers, Internal Auditors, Compliance Officers, Crisis Managers, Banking Professionals, Investment Managers, Insurance Professionals, Procurement and Supply Chain Managers, IT Managers, Operations Managers, Government Finance Officers, NGO Finance Managers, Corporate Executives, and senior decision-makers responsible for financial continuity and organizational resilience.

COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE 1: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY FINANCE

1. Principles and concepts of business continuity finance
2. Financial resilience and organizational sustainability
3. Sources of financial and operational disruption
4. Critical financial functions and dependencies
5. Business continuity governance and financial responsibilities
6. Financial continuity risk assessment
   General Case Study: A large organization experiences a major operational disruption that prevents normal finance operations. Participants identify critical financial functions and establish continuity priorities.

MODULE 2: FINANCIAL BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS & RISK ASSESSMENT

1. Financial Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
2. Identification of critical financial processes
3. Financial disruption scenarios and risk assessment
4. Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives
5. Financial dependencies and third-party risks
6. Prioritization of financial recovery activities
   General Case Study: A financial institution loses access to its core payment system. Participants conduct a business impact analysis and determine which financial processes require immediate recovery.

MODULE 3: CASH FLOW, LIQUIDITY & TREASURY CONTINUITY

1. Cash-flow continuity planning
2. Liquidity risk during business disruption
3. Emergency cash-flow forecasting
4. Treasury operations and payment continuity
5. Contingency funding and emergency liquidity
6. Working-capital management during crises
   General Case Study: A company experiences a sudden disruption in sales collections while payroll, suppliers, taxes, and debt obligations remain due. Participants develop an emergency cash-flow and liquidity plan.

MODULE 4: FINANCIAL CONTINGENCY PLANNING & CRISIS RESPONSE

1. Financial contingency planning frameworks
2. Emergency budgeting and expenditure prioritization
3. Crisis financing and funding alternatives
4. Financial controls during emergency operations
5. Crisis financial decision-making and escalation
6. Financial crisis communication and stakeholder management
   General Case Study: A major natural disaster interrupts business operations for several weeks. Participants develop a financial contingency budget and prioritize essential payments and emergency funding requirements.

MODULE 5: FINANCIAL DATA, SYSTEMS & DISASTER RECOVERY

1. Critical financial systems and technology dependencies
2. Financial data protection and recovery
3. Accounting and financial reporting continuity
4. Cybersecurity risks to financial operations
5. Backup, recovery, and alternative financial processing
6. Testing financial disaster recovery arrangements
   General Case Study: A ransomware incident prevents access to accounting and payment systems. Participants design alternative financial processing procedures and a financial data recovery strategy.

MODULE 6: BUSINESS CONTINUITY IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING & RECOVERY

1. Developing a Business Continuity Finance Framework
2. Financial crisis simulations and scenario testing
3. Continuity plan validation and exercise management
4. Recovery strategies and financial stabilization
5. Performance indicators and continuous improvement
6. Developing an organizational financial continuity roadmap
   General Case Study: An organization faces simultaneous cyber, liquidity, supply-chain, and operational disruptions. Participants conduct a crisis simulation and develop an integrated financial continuity and recovery roadmap.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, flight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call us at +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit our website at www.fdc-k.org for more information.