Finance for Non-Financial Managers

This course is designed to explore the world of finance for middle to senior managers, working in non-financial areas within different sectors of an organisation. Non-financial managers are often valued for their technical or operational excellence, but many who don’t hail from a financial background often face obstacles in their typical career progression. Attending this course is ideal for managers to enhance their financial knowledge and skills to allow them greater opportunities to thrive in the current business market.

Objective

By completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Assess and understand financial statements
• Comprehend with fluency finance terminology
• Develop a clear idea of analysis techniques and financial terms
• Identify the linkage between financial objectives and organizational strategy
• Understand profit making by using numbers when decision-making
• Create an Action Plan based on the finances of a business and potential profits

Course Outline

Introduction to Finance

• Overview of finance
• Definition and overviews of a financial statement
• Financial accounting
• Definition and objectives of financial accounting
• Principles of financial accounting
• Financial accounting vs. financial management
• Accounts and the accounting cycle

Introduction to Balance Sheet

• Definition and overview of balance sheet
• Sources and use of figures
• Looking at the format of balance sheets
• Using software to create balance sheets
• Samples of good and bad balance sheets

Study of Financial Analysis

• Introduction to financial analysis and its definition
• What are the benefits of financial analysis?
• Steps to take for successful financial analysis
• Studying the data source
• Frameworks of financial analysis
• Understanding a financial ratio and its different categories
• Profitability ratio
• Ratio formula

Study of Profit Margin

• What is a profit margin?
• Profit margin ratio formula
• Evaluation with a net profit margin
• Evaluation with an industry operating profit margin
• Examples of profit margins in different sectors
• Study of profit margin flowcharts and development using software
• Assessment
• Feedback