This programme is designed for managers who are not from an accounting background, but need to have an understanding of how finance works. The course explores the world of finance from the perspective of the Manager and explains simply and clearly what the key financial statements mean, how they work and relate to each other and how the actions of managers affect them and the business.

A highly interactive combination of formal content, workshop activities and individual exercises, taking a practical, pragmatic approach to financial matters and demystifies the jargon, conventions and formats of accounting.

At the end of the programme participants will have explored:

• Key financial language and the fundamentals of financial statements.

• The importance of cash flow & cash management

• Financial planning & budgeting

• Various costing approaches

• What the “numbers” reveal about an organisation

• The impact of their decisions on profitability of the business