Certificate in Finance for Non-Finance Managers

Course Overview

This course will provide you with the fundamental building blocks to enable you to read and interpret the financial data relating to your organisation. We will examine how a business is structured and will look at some of the key ratios that highlight the financial performance of a business. We will also examine how budgeting and forecasting are used to manage the day-to-day running of the business.

Attendees are encouraged to obtain copies of the Statutory Accounts of their own companies, and those of their competitors, and to undertake the analysis on these accounts as they work through these series of modules.

Benefits Of Attending

• Gain a thorough understanding of the wide range of financial terms and concepts
• Apply the financial concepts and policies behind management decision processes
• Recognise the impact of effective working capital management on company cash flow
• Control business operations through effective budget management and be able to assess and control the impact of day-to-day business activities on a company’s profitability

Learning Objectives

• How a company is financially structured
• How a company trades and accounts for those trades
• How a company is funded
• The primary financial statements – the Profit & Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the Cash Flow Statement – and how those statements interact

Who Should Attend

• Project Managers and Team Leaders
• Divisional and Department Heads
• IT Heads and Managers
• HR Heads
• Heads of Strategy and Planning

The course will also benefit experienced managers and directors with a limited formal financial background. Rising stars and managers moving into roles with financial accountability as well as managers with responsibility for the financial performance of a team, department or organisation will benefit from attending.

Certification Criteria

You must meet two criteria to be eligible for an Informa Connect Academy Certificate of Completion:

• Satisfactory attendance: You must attend all sessions of the course. If, for any reason, you miss more than 2 hours of the course sessions, you will not be eligible to sit the course assessment
• Successful completion of the course assessment: Assessments will be ongoing and based on in-class participation and activities

Delivered by Ted W.

Ted is a trained and qualified Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) from Ernst &Young. He has also worked with JPMorgan on the investment management side of the business. Whilst at JPMorgan, he undertook a company sponsored MBA in the International Management of Financial Services, from which he graduated at the top of his class with merit.

Certified by CPD UK

The CPD Certification Service is an independent accreditation centre working across all sectors, disciplines and further learning applications and supports policies of institutional and professional organisations globally.

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