Learning experience
- Five 90-minute guided sessions
- Three 20-minute practical tasks
- Fictional invoices and payment records
- Forecasting, negotiation and presentation
SCHOOL CERTIFICATE COURSE
Cash Flow Rescue
Students become junior analysts for a fictional stationery business that has recorded a profit but may not have enough cash to pay its bills. They inspect invoices and payment records, correct an error, build a seven-day cash forecast and negotiate revised payment dates through role-play.
Students in
Classes 9–12
Classes 9–12
1 Week
Course
Course
8h 30m
Learning Time
Learning Time
COURSE OVERVIEW
COURSE COMPLETION
What learners will do
Students become junior analysts for a fictional stationery business that has recorded a profit but may not have enough cash to pay its bills. They inspect invoices and payment records, correct an error, build a seven-day cash forecast and negotiate revised payment dates through role-play.
Course outcomes
- Distinguish profit from available cash
- Read and reconcile simple business records
- Build a short-term cash forecast
- Support a recommendation with calculations
YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY
Course modules
Five practical modules help learners understand business cash flow, examine financial records, forecast payments and develop a recovery plan.
01 The business case file Understand the business cash situation
Understand the fictional stationery business, its incoming payments and upcoming bills.
Practical task
Map the cash situation using supplied records.
02 Check the records Review invoices and payment entries
Review invoices, payment dates and cash entries to locate a discrepancy.
Practical task
Correct the error and explain its impact.
03 Build a seven-day forecast Estimate cash coming in and going out
Estimate when money will arrive and when payments are due.
Practical task
Prepare a daily cash-in/cash-out forecast.
04 Negotiate a recovery plan Explore revised payment dates and priorities
Role-play a conversation about revised payment dates and priorities.
Practical task
Propose a practical short-term payment plan.
05 Decide whether to accept a new order Evaluate costs, receipts and obligations
Consider the timing of costs, expected receipts and existing obligations.
Practical task
Present a recovery plan and a supported
accept/decline recommendation.
Assessment and certificate
This is a proposed Finoledge certificate course. Achievement is based on practical work and assessment. Final assessment rubric and certificate criteria should be approved before enrolment opens.
Safe, simulated financial learning
No real-money investment or personal financial account is required. Scenarios use fictional data.