Finance for Directors

Course Description

Finance is at the heart of any business and all directors need to be able to understand the terminology used, interpret financial statements and assess the health of his or her business through important key performance indicators. More importantly they need to be able to use this information to drive business success.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, delegates will have a good understand of

• management and statutory accounts

• how to put your ideas across in a manner and language that the chief executive and finance director will understand

• calculate and interpret financial data

• the profit and loss account and the balance sheet

• asset management

• cash flow forecast

• budgeting with accuracy

• contribution

• break-even analysis

• assessment of financial health

• financial terminology

• calculate and interpret key performance ratios

Target Audience

Executive and non-executive directors who need to improve their
understanding financial matters in order to make a more strategic
contribution to the financial health of their organisation.

Duration

1 day for up to 12 participants