Financial skills for business success

Blended learningDo you know how to factor in financial stakes and risks as you steer, manage and control your business?
How do you reconcile your operational concerns (what, why, how) with the concerns of your colleagues in finance (forecasts, measurements, action)?
What financial methods can you use to optimise the way you manage your business?

Course objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • weigh up their contribution to their organisation’s growth and profitability 
  • develop financial awareness within their organisation 
  • use tried and tested management methods, tools and techniques 
  • liaise more effectively with their finance department 
  • produce reliable forecasts and results 
  • drive their organisation’s financial performance

Programme

The training programme:

Understanding financial data

  • How to read a balance sheet 
  • Understanding the income statement 
  • Assessing the impact of your decisions on the balance sheet and the income statement 
  • Creating value 
  • Generating income

 

Anticipating results

  • Turning strategic objectives into operational targets
  • Developing a business plan 
  • Preparing a budget

 

Minimising operational risk

  •  Mapping operational risk
  • Understanding risk-management tools 
  • Implementing improvement plans

 

Steering your business

  • Maintaining high levels of performance 
  • Designing and using a financial scorecast 
  • Constructing rolling forecasts

e-Learning modules

e-Learning modules you will receive with this course:

  • A logical approach to corporate finance 
  • Constructing and managing a budget 
  • Strategic vision and activity management 
  • Constructing your living balanced forecasts 
  • Managing operational risks

Course duration

2 days + 5 e-learning modules

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at:

Managers and top managers; anyone managing a cost centre, process or project



Tailored Training

Do you have a specific need in the field of Finance? Can't see an off-the-shelf course to fit your requirements? Together we analyse your request and can build you a bespoke training solution.
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Testimonial

 

    Using the Cegos Retail Skills Map we got a valuable insight into the current skills of our managers, enabling us to develop a course that is exactly the level required, ensuing the highest ROI....

 

20/05/2011
Franchise Director