Finance for Non-Finance Managers

£1,790

4 days (9.30am-5pm)

Buchanan House, 30 Holborn, London, EC1N 2LX

Do you understand finance? Appreciate how decisions can affect financial performance? This course clarifies the jargon, examines key trends and investigates areas of concern. Start in October 2019!

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This course will develop your overall understanding of finance. You will learn to appreciate how seemingly non-financial decisions can affect an organisation’s financial performance.

Course Overview

Finance for Non-Finance Managers will clarify financial jargon, explore key ratios and examine financial trends and areas for concern. You will first learn how to analyse past data, before moving on to identify future key issues, threats and opportunities. You will also learn how to plan and budget for various problems.

By the end of this course you will be able to

Make decisions with a working knowledge of the numbers and of business
Gain a new sense of confidence when dealing with financial professionals
Understand business dynamics and take initiatives that optimise results
Take the guesswork out of decision making
Learn how to translate various measures of performance into financial terms

Who is it for?

This course is suited for people in a management position that is interested or would benefit from learning the basics of various financial processes and documents. This course will help you learn the basics of finance in business, enabling you to be a more effective manager.

Course content

The need for financial intelligence
Finance within the organisation
Concepts and conventions
Importance of accounts
Managing money
Accounting for business
Key elements of an annual report
Balance sheet
Income statement
Importance of liquidity
Statements of cash flow
Revenue and costs
Ratio analysis
Budgeting
Cost of capital and capital investment appraisal
Strategy and financing the business

Core reading

The Financial Times Essential Guide to Budgeting and Forecasting: How to Deliver Accurate Numbers (The FT Guides) Paperback – 12 Jul 2012 by Nigel Wyatt (Author)

Entry requirements

Education - Undergraduate degree or equivalent Higher Education qualification, or relevant work experience
English language - Common European Framework (CEF) Level B2* or equivalent (all teaching and learning materials are provided in English only)

*Please note those with a B1 level of English and relevant proof of further study will be considered.

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