Certificate in Finance for Non-Finance Managers

Course Overview

This course will provide leaders with the necessary and fundamental tools to enable them to read and interpret financial data relating to their organisation. Every leadership role demands financial knowledge, and this course will empower you to speak the language of finance to excel further in your responsibilities within your organisation. We will examine how a business is structured and funded from the financial perspective and 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. This course will equip leaders at every level and from every department to be informed decision-makers using the language of finance.

Benefits Of Attending

• Define key financial terms and concepts related to business finance
• Apply financial concepts to read and interpret financial data from your own organisation
• Implement budgeting and forecasting techniques in your departmental operations
• Differentiate between various types of costs and your impact on business operations
• Evaluate the financial viability of proposed projects using capital investment appraisal techniques

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for leaders and decision-makers who are not experts in financial terminology but are responsible for finance-related decisions within their departments. This course is designed to equip those who are:

• Department Budget Holders
• Project Managers
• Sales Directors
• Heads of Strategy and Planning
• Operation Managers
• HR Directors

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

He spent the first six years of his career with Ernst and Young, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. During his time at EY, he led the audits of a wide variety of companies – gaining exposure to different strategic challenges in a wide range of industries. Ted then spent a further six years at JPMorgan, working on the Investment Management side of the business.

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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