Finance Training For Non-Financial Managers

In this full day course aimed at non financial managers delegates will understand the importance of finance and of controlling costs. They will learn how to make sense of financial jargon related to published business accounts and management accounting reports and the use of measures of performance. 

Practical activities will help delegates to take into the workplace a solid understanding of cost management, the budgeting process and the need for effective budgetary forecasts and control as well as financial techniques associated with capital expenditure.

Course content

• How to interpret accounts, profit and loss statements and balance sheets
• Use of financial ratios
• Understanding accounts, accounting standards and rules
• Management accounting
• Control of working capital, stock, creditors, debtors and cash
• Budget forecasting and control
• Cost accounting and control
• Understanding the need to financially appraise capital expenditure projects
• Company taxation and strategies.