Finance For Non-Financial Managers

Those who need to understand the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge.

This course shows how to interpret key financial statements highlighting the questions and areas that matter. It identifies warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. Delegates will learn how to appraise capital projects with confidence, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business.

• Understanding of financial accounts and reports

• The use and understanding of financial concepts

• Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios

• Ability to manage budgets more effectively

• Confidence interpreting financial data, no matter how detailed or complex

• Understanding into how finance interacts with other business functions

• Insight into your organisation’s financial operations from an expert facilitator

• Your financial questions answered in an accessible, practical way

• The business cycle: understand how money flows in a business

• Business objectives: use financial data to achieve business targets

• The profit and loss statement and the balance sheet

• Accounting policies and how to stop abuses

• Creative accounting and how it’s used

• Profit versus cash and other key financial ratios

• Practical application of ratio analysis to real company accounts

• Working capital management

• Cash-flow management and the importance of liquidity

• Cost control and reduction, and how the finance function categorises costs

• Improving margins and sales in your business

• Break even analysis

• Capital investment techniques and assessing how your business uses capital

This course forms part of the Chartered Management Institute Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership. The qualification is aimed at practising middle or senior managers and provides the opportunity to develop and accredit management and leadership skills.

You can achieve a Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership by completing a written assessment after this course.

Anyone attending this course will be able to accredit their learning towards these qualifications. Talk to one of our learning advisers on 0800 170 7777 to find out how you can get qualified.

A great, well-structured course portrayed by an excellent professional – who gave some great case studies and true life experiences. “

- Ian Locke

Church House Conference Centre