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Duration
A programme of 2 x 90 minute and 1 x 120 minute modules, to be taken consecutively.
Suitable for
Managers and business professionals without a formal accounting or finance background who need a good grasp of financial information and documents to be totally effective in their management role. This will equip you with the financial knowledge to help you manage day-to-day business activity as well as enabling you to communicate/discuss financial matters credibly with colleagues and clients so that you and they become more financially effective.
Location
Online
Instruction Method
You may be interested in continuing your personal development with:
- AAT Essentials: Budgeting
- Ms Excel, Level 1, 2 or 3
- Managing People Effectively, Level 1 & 2
Objectives
By the end of the course you will have gained:
- An understanding of some key financial documents used in business, when and why they are used
- The knowledge to interpret information from income statements and statements of financial position
- The ability to interpret and use financial information and analysis to make good business decisions
- An understanding of cash control and it’s importance
- The know how on basic budgets and how to use them to manage business activity
- Credibility and confidence in using a wider range of financial terminology and techniques
Programme
Session 1 - 90 mins
Setting the context
- What we will cover
- Your objectives and priorities for the day
Understanding the Income Statement Account and Statement of Financial Position
- What is included in a statement of financial position
- What is included in an income statement account
- The differences between the above two financial statements
Session 2 - 90 mins
Using information from the income statement account and statement of financial position
- How to interpret information from an income statement account and statement of financial position
- Ratio analysis
- How to interpret using ratio analysis
- How to use selected ratios to interpret information in financial statements
- The limitations of ratio analysis
Session 3 -120 Minutes
Controlling Cash
- Why cash doesn’t equal profit
- What you can do to ensure there’s sufficient cash within the business
Using budgets to manage business activity
- How budgets help with day-to-day business management
- How to interpret information in a budget
Summary of Learning & Recap on Your Future Action
Q & A Session
Duration (in days)
4