Course description
Finance for Non-finance Managers - Essentials
This course will benefit non-finance professionals at all levels who need to develop an understanding of business finance. Staff within a business, company, partnership or charitable organisation should have an understanding of finance in order to contribute to their organisations success.OverviewIf the numbers matter, you need to know why they matter. This one day course will give non-finance specialists an introduction to business finance, in order to help you contribute to your businesss success. It provides an understanding of the language and documents used by accountants, and how financial statements fit together. Delegates may also benefit from attending Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Advanced.What will you learnThrough practical methods you will learn how to read and understand financial statements. This includes profit and loss account, balance sheet and cashflow, along with the composition and contents of a set of financial statements using real life examples.You will also learn about basic accounting concepts such as depreciation, cost behaviour, cash flow, working capital and budgeting, plus the dynamics behind the flow of money in a business and how it is accounted for.Basic financial terminology and key accounting conceptsThe flow of money in a business and how it is accounted forThe key financial statements (profit and loss account, balance sheet and cashflow)The composition and contents of a set of financial statements (using real life examples)How does this course help your career?Business finance and the language used by accountants and those in financeAn understanding of basic accounting concepts and the flow of money in an organisation
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course will be of benefit to non-finance professionals, at all levels, who need to develop an understanding of business finance. All staff within a business, company, partnership or charitable organisation should have an understanding of finance in order to contribute to their organisation’s success.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- An understanding of business finance and the language used by accountants and those in finance.
- An understanding of basic accounting concepts and the flow of money in an organisation.