Finance For The Business Professionals

Course details

An understanding of your organisation and what the key drivers of the business are and how these are currently reported in your organisation is critical.

This course will help you master the key aspects of finance. You will develop your fluency in financial terminology; speak confidently to those in financial positions. You will identify scenarios of performance measurements, and also share personal difficulties in understanding finance so that solutions can be facilitated. Worked examples of each element of the course will be provided and many worked through during the course. 

Who should attend

• Non-financial professionals needing an understanding of how the finance of  business works
• Entrepreneurs who outsource the finance function but need to understand the finances of their businesses
• Middle managers with experience in operations moving upwards through the business and required to address management on the performance of their divisions or business units
• Production Managers
• Project Managers
• Any professional who needs to understand the finance of business

Benefits of attending

• Understand what the key financial statements are and what they say about the financial wellbeing of the business
• Learn to calculate and interpret key financial performance indicators that will enable a proper understanding of the performance of the business.
• Get introduced to the concept of the time value of money, Net Present Value(NPV)  and Internal Rate of Return( IRR) when conducting capital budgeting exercises for large projects or asset purchases