Finance for Non-Finance Managers
Understanding finance is crucial for making informed decisions, managing budgets effectively, and contributing to the overall strategic goals of an organisation. This engaging programme of eight half-day modules empowers non-accountants with the confidence to interpret financial information, participate in financial conversations, and influence business outcomes with greater impact.
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Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Advanced
This course will look to cement the learning acquired in Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Essentials and build on that learning. Through the use of exercises you will better understand how accounts are produced, what some of the more technical terms might mean (intangible assets, Goodwill), why cash management is so fundamental to an organisation, what is included in an Annual Report and how to interpret a company through the use of ratio analysis.Dec 2025 to Dec 2026View timetables
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Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Essentials
In all businesses, finance matters. As a manager, or simply an employee, it is so helpful to understand why it matters and what are the financial implications of your actions. How are they reflected in the business’ accounts and why? This one-day course will give you an introduction to finance, in order to help you contribute to your business’ financial success. It provides an explanation of the language of finance, of the terms displayed in the financial statements, the processes that help populate the financial statements and why we do what we do. Delegates may also benefit from attending Finance for Non-Finance Managers - Advanced.Feb 2026 to Sep 2026View timetables
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Module 1 - The Statements
This highly interactive course will see delegates build their own business as a group and produce a rudimentary set of accounts for that business. In doing so delegates see how accounts are constructed and see some of the basic accounting principles in action. Delegates will also start to understand why finance colleagues do what they do, why they ask for the information they ask for and what some of the financial jargon means!Mar 2026 to Sep 2026View timetables
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Module 2 - The Principles
This highly interactive course will see delegates apply key financial principles to a business of their own choosing. Delegates will have a short review of the knowledge gained from Module 1 of the programme. The course then goes on to discuss and work through examples of what constitutes Capex, what happens to Non-current assets over time as well as rules around revaluation and disposal of assets. This course will also cover the impact of the accruals principle using worked examples for a range of transactions produced by its application.Mar 2026 to Sep 2026View timetables
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Module 3 - Company Accounts and The Annual Report
This highly interactive course will see delegates get a deeper understanding of the elements within a set of financial statements. The course covers such topics as Provisions within accounts and the accounting for bad debt as well as looking at the importance of managing cashflow. You will understand how and why shares are issued and the role of shareholders and shares in the financial life of a company using a range of case studies. The course also considers ways in which accounts can be analysed using such techniques as ratio analysis while looking at the contents of a formal set of accounts.Apr 2026 to Oct 2026View timetables
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Module 4 - Introduction to Control and Audit
This course will give non-auditors an understanding of the role of the internal and external auditors, alongside how to work with auditors efficiently and use them to help achieve business objectives.Apr 2026 to Oct 2026View timetables
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Module 5 - Introduction to Strategy and the Business Case
Management accounting is all about the future. Planning. Costing. Budgeting. Working out where an organisation wants to be and working out which path to take to get it there. This course provides delegates with a range of techniques to help them develop, evaluate and implement a company strategy. In doing so it looks at how to encourage innovative options for delivering strategic objectives and how these options can be evaluated through the production of quality business cases.May 2026 to Nov 2026View timetables
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Module 6 - Introduction to Investment Appraisal
In order to select the right projects, products and acquisitions a company needs to complete in order to achieve its strategic aims it needs to have a robust decision making process. This process needs to include a financial view of the costs and benefits of a chosen path to help a company make the right decision for its various stakeholders. This course covers a range of financial techniques to help in that evaluation, looks at the pros and cons of each and highlights a range of pitfalls when evaluating various investment options.May 2026 to Nov 2026View timetables
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Module 7 - Introduction to Budgeting
Budgeting is something that managers are often asked to do without any formal training on how this should be done. This course explains the structures that excellent businesses have in place to make their budgets robust. In doing so it challenges the business to only commit funds that will take the business where it wants to go. This course also covers tools and techniques to make sure the sales price for goods will lead to the required profit margins and discusses the reasons for why budgeting often doesn’t “work”Jun 2026 to Dec 2026View timetables
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Module 8 - Introduction to Forecasting & Reporting
The monthly management reporting round can be seen as a trial by spreadsheet. Why have you overspent? Where did that forecast figure come from? Why are there so many negative variances? This course is designed to help managers understand reasons for variances and provide them with tools and techniques to deliver a more informed end of year forecast. It also discusses best practice in management reporting to make sure appropriate and informed management decisions are made.Jun 2026 to Dec 2026View timetables
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