Finance for Non-Finance Professionals

Course Overview

Working in a business often means understanding the underlying commercial facts and figures especially if you are a Senior Management Function as that is one of your responsibilities.

The aim of this workshop is to increase ability, application and confidence in this area by developing your financial knowledge and skills to understand and interrogate the financial data produced by your firm and others.

Learning Objectives

• Describe key financial terminology relevant to them and the firm
• Understand the nature of the costs of their team, and for the company overall
• Apply appropriate financial measures to financial statements to assess viability
• Outline and demonstrate methods of budgetary management and their contribution to long term financial stability

This Training Is Relevant For People Who:

• Have responsibility or accountability for financial performance
• Want to develop their understanding of how their firms financially operate
• Need a better understanding of financial concepts
• Want to “hold their own” in discussions with financial specialists

Course Modules

• The Language of Finance
• The Nature of Costs
• Managing Budgets
• The Crucial Importance of Cash flow