Diploma in Finance for Non Financial Managers

Course details

The programme is suitable for working professionals and managers from various non-financial backgrounds to give them the skills and confidence to make informed and objective financial decisions. It is also designed to equip non-financial managers with the essential financial tools and knowledge to fully participate in strategic policy.

On successful completion of this programme, you will be able to:

• understand how financial statements are prepared complying with accounting standards and legislation
• interpret and analyse company accounts
• communicate more effectively with the Finance Department
• analyse financial risks within their departments
• gain an insight into the role of financial strategy in an organisation and develop an understanding of financing and resource allocation

Introduction to Accounting

• Types of business entities, users of financial information, characteristics of useful financial information, structure of the regulatory framework, comparing different business set up e.g. sole trader versus Limited company

Accounting Conventions

• The Accounting Regulatory Environment. The Fundamentals of Accounting Conventions and Concepts

Day Books

• Preparing the Business Day Books. Sales Day Book, Purchases Day Book, Cash Receipts Books and Cash Payments Book. Sales Return and Purchase Return Book.

Double Entry Bookkeeping

• Nominal Ledger, Double Entry Rules, Posting of the Day Books

Trial Balance and Trading Profit and Loss Account

• Preparing the Trial Balance.
• Preparing the Trading Profit and Loss Account
• The Balance Sheet

Adjustments to Final Account

• Accruals
• Prepayments
• Interest
• Depreciation
• Provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts

Accounts of Limited Companies

• Limited Liability
• Directors Remuneration
• Auditors of Remuneration
• Debentures
• Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
• Corporation Tax
• Treatment of Ordinary and Preference Shares
• Capital and Reserves in the Balance Sheet
• Transfer of Reserves

Control Accounts

• Control Accounts and Personal Ledgers
• Debtors Control Accounts and Personal Ledger
• Creditors Control Accounts
• Purpose of Control Accounts
• Advantages of Control Accounts

Budgeting and Decision Making

• What is a Budget
• Functional and Master Budgets
• The Different Types of Budgets
• Budget Committees

Bank Reconcilliation Statements and Management Accounting

• The Purpose of a Bank Reconciliation Statement
• The Preparation of a Bank Reconciliation Statement
• Management Accounting Vs Financial Accounting
• Cost Classifications
• Cost Behaviour
• Budgets and Forecasting, Basic Costing, Relevant Cash Flows

Overview Dublin:

Over 23 (Mature Student) or 2C3s (Hons) + 4D3s (Ord) to include a language and Maths in Leaving Certificate or equivalent exam taken.