Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Overview / who should attend and why?

This course is designed for managers who are ready to take on higher-level opportunities. The course will enable the manager to be able to review and understand financial figures. To use ratios to work out performance levels and to make the individual feel more comfortable with finance as a subject. It will therefore enable managers to dramatically improve their business or function.

Course Objectives / Benefits

• More effective strategic business thinking
• The ability to appraise any business from its financial statements
• An understanding of ratio analysis and performance indicators to improve results
• Sound financial business plans and forecasts and how to present them

Course Content

• Introduction
• Strategic management
• Internal business analysis – your organisation
• Financial analysis and performance indicators
• Using key ratios
• External analysis – your business environment
• Gaining competitive advantage
• Implementing strategy
• Ten steps to a successful business plan
• Strategic, operating and financial plans
• Effective forecasting and budgeting
• Managing risk
• Getting approval for your business plans
• Wrap up

Costs / Duration and Location

• The cost of this training course is £300 per day plus VAT
• The duration is 2 days
• Various locations throughout the UK, please contact us for dates and locations