ICAN Financial Management Notes
How businesses raise, invest and manage money. This course follows the ICAN syllabus in 75 topics. All 75 are published, each with detailed notes, worked examples, exam tips and ICAN-style practice questions.
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About ICAN Financial Management Notes
These are the 75 Financial Management topics, in teaching order, across 6 syllabus sections. The first note is “The nature and purpose of financial management” and the last is “Interest rate derivatives”. Reading them all takes about 13 hours. At an hour a day, that is about 13 days.
What you will learn
- Explain the finance function, financial markets and the goals of the business (10% of marks)
- Manage cash, receivables, payables and inventory (15% of marks)
- Appraise projects using NPV and the other investment appraisal methods (25% of marks)
- Compare ways to raise money, and calculate the cost of capital (20% of marks)
- Value a business and its shares (15% of marks)
- Identify financial risks and hedge them, including with derivatives (15% of marks)
Frequently asked Questions about Financial Management
What is ICAN Financial Management?
How businesses raise, invest and manage money. It is a Skills level paper.
Are the Financial Management notes free?
Yes. All 75 topics are free to read online. You pay only to keep them as PDF and Word, which come in the course pack with the full question bank and marking guides.
Will I find NPV, WACC and derivatives here?
Yes. Investment appraisal carries 25% of marks and business finance 20%. The notes cover NPV, cost of capital (WACC), valuations, working capital, risk management and derivatives, with worked examples.
How many topics are in Financial Management?
There are 75 topics in 6 syllabus sections, in teaching order. Each has a summary, worked examples, exam tips and practice questions.
Which section carries the most marks in Financial Management?
Investment appraisal is the biggest section, at 25% of marks. Start there, but do not skip the rest. Any section can be examined.
Can I practise with past questions?
Yes. Every topic has ICAN-style practice questions with marking guides. Where past ICAN questions exist, a Pathfinder section lists them by diet and year, so you can try the real thing.
What mark do I need to pass Financial Management?
ICAN papers are normally passed with 50%. Confirm the current rule on the official ICAN portal, because the Institute can change it.
Are the notes up to date?
They follow the ICAN Skills level syllabus, so they are the same for every diet. Found a mistake? Tap Tell us on any topic and we will check it.
Are these notes from ICAN?
No. Accountants.ng is independent of ICAN. ICAN publishes the official syllabus, study text and past papers, so use our notes alongside them.
How do I study Financial Management without getting overwhelmed?
Take one topic at a time. Read it, try the practice questions, then check the marking guide. Move through the sections in order, and give extra time to the sections with more marks.