6.9. Template for a (Functional) Financial Strategy
| FUNCTIONAL FINANCIAL Strategy | |||
| General Financial Strategy Objectives | |||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Objective A – | |||
| Objective B – | |||
| Objective C - | |||
| Etc. | |||
| HOW to Attain Financial Strategy Objectives | |||
| Information Technology | |||
| Financial Controls | |||
| Internal Financial Information | |||
| External Financial Information | |||
| Investment Politics | |||
| Optimization of Capital Structure | |||
| Working Capital and Cash Flow | |||
| Internal Financing Resources | |||
| External Financing Resources | |||
| Cost and Profit Management | |||
| Tax Politics | |||
| Managing Financial Risks | |||
| Dividend Politics | |||
| Market Value of the Company | |||
Useful tips on working with the financial strategy template:
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Instead of Objective A, Objective B etc., specific financial strategy objectives will be listed. Columns 2015, 2016, 2017 will then include the planned development of the given objective that the company wishes to fulfill.
- In the fields for Information Technology, Financial Controls, Internal Financial Information, External Financial Information, Investment Politics, Optimization of Capital Structure, Working Capital and Cash Flow, Internal Financing Resources, External Financing Resources, Cost and Profit Management, Tax Politics, Managing Financial Risks, Dividend Politics, Market Value of the Company, indicate HOW these strategic aspects will contribute to the fulfillment of the financial strategy objectives. This template is also quite flexible, in that HOW certain objectives can be attained may be indicated in one sub-strategic aspect only, while other objectives can fall into several sub-strategic categories.
