Having an understanding of finance in today's changing business environment is becoming more important. Many decisions made by staff outside the finance department require some financial appreciation. The key financial performance indicators used by organisations are covered.
Who should attend?
- Employees from all sections of the organisation. - Staff/managers involved in costing or setting budgets. - Staff/managers required to make decisions.
Benefits for the delegate:
- Improve appreciation of finance. - Increase awareness of the financial performance of your organisation. - Better communication with finance people within and outside your organisation.
Benefits for the organisation:
- Improve the awareness of the organisation’s key financial performance indicators. - Greater financial appreciation. - Better decision making.
Objectives of the Programme:
- To show the importance of Accounting. - To define the language of the Accountant. - To illustrate Accounting concepts and principles. - To show how to read and understand the Profit and Loss Account. - To show how to read and understand a Balance Sheet. - To illustrate the importance of the Cashflow Statement. - To show how to use key financial ratios. - To demonstrate the meaning of the General Ledger. - To illustrate how to use Cost Accounting. - To show how to write and use Budgets.
The course either has new dates in data loading, or is only run as a dedicated or In Company course.