Finance for Non Financial Managers

Course Code:	2024
Dates:	On a date of your choice
Venue:	At a location of your choice
Course Fees:	Available on application
CPD Credits:	7

To discuss your requirements or for further information contact us on 0203 170 5779 or email info@ctp.uk.com

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Course Outline

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In all organisations, managers increasingly have responsibility, and often, accountability for the financial performance of their team, department or division. Whilst technical skill and expertise in your chosen field will have been acquired through training and experience, rarely does this training include awareness and understanding of the financial aspects of business.

We have developed a finance for non-financial managers one-day programme designed to introduce managers to the key principles of financial accounting, understanding key financial statements and breaking through the financial jargon barrier.

Each event may be tailored so the case studies reflect your business and any specific issues you wish to address, for example, making use of internal Management Information where appropriate.

Who should attend?

If you're a Manager who has a high degree of technical knowledge and skills related to your specific discipline but are now taking responsibility for, for example, controlling and managing budgets, business plans, revenue and expenditure, or assessing financial viability in the case of capital expenditure. Attend this event if you:

Have responsibility or accountability for financial performance
Want to develop your contribution to your organisation’s financial health
Would benefit from a better understanding of financial concepts
Want to feel more confident in discussion with financial specialists

How delegates will benefit

This workshop will introduce you to the fundamental principles of financial accounting, to enable you to understand and make effective use of financial information. You will:

Examine key financial statements: Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
Understand and interpret key financial information
Understand the differences between cash flow, revenue and capital expenditure, and the implications of each
Scrutinise different types of costs
Discover how management of working capital can improve profitability
Analyse variance in budgets and take remedial action
Perform confidently in a financial environment

Training Approach

This workshop is uses a combination of trainer input, knowledge sharing with interactive syndicate work and case studies.

Group size is kept to a maximum of 12 to facilitate sharing of experience amongst the delegates

Workshop leader: David Smith

David was employed with the Barclays Group for many years where his roles included account management for business and corporate customers over a wide range of business sectors. This background in the practical interpretation of financial information is carried over into the training environment.
David went on to become the Training Manager in the Bank’s Risk Training team, responsible for the management, design and development of a suite of courses on Risk Assessment and Corporate Lending Techniques. As an independent training consultant, his financial training experience has covered groups of managers in a wide range of commercial and public sector organisations, including banks, insurance companies, transport logistics, print media, IT, food distribution and metals manufacture. He holds a BSC (Hons) in Financial Services (UMIST) and a Diploma from the University of Leicester in Training and Development. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

Programme Outline

Nature of Business – key stakeholder
Key Financial Statements: Balance Sheet; Profit & Loss Account; Cash Flow Statement
Cash v. Profit
Costs – Fixed and variable; ‘good’ and ‘bad’ costs
Working Capital Management Capital Investment Appraisal – building the Business Case

Return on Capital Employed
Jargon Busting
Analysis:

Key Financial Ratios
Trends
Understanding Balance Sheets – an introduction
Budgets and Management Information

Other Topics may included by request, for example:

Mark-up & Margin
Payback & Discounted Cash Flow considerations
Discounts and rebates
Accruals and prepayments

To book this course or for further information please contact us now on 0203 170 5779 or e-mail info@ctp.uk.com

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If you are interested in booking this course, or if you have any questions, please call call us on 01327 858307.

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