Finance for Non-finance Managers

How to Survive the Financial Crisis

Course Overview

With the financial crisis, global recessionary pressures and increasing competition to survive, the operating environment has gotten even more challenging.

In these trying times, it has never been more crucial to keep an eye on the financial viability of your company, customers, suppliers and your own personal investments.

This workshop is designed to give non-financial senior executives the skills to excel in their financial responsibilities. No previous financial qualifications are required. Whether you face increasing financial accountability, realise the need to communicate more strategically with your finance department and board of directors, or would like to move into a more senior management position with enhanced financial responsibility, you must attend this course!

Course Objectives

The key objective is to equip non-accounting participants with concepts and practical skills to better interpret and analyse financial information from a user's perspective. At the end of the course, participants will be able to better:

·         Meet management, board of directors and shareholders' demands for financial accountability

·         Determine the financial impact of business decisions

·         Understand how to impact the bottom line of a business

·         Analyse strength, performance and cash flows of companies

·         Focus on critical financial indicators for decisive management

·         Identify financial red flags and take preventive action to safeguard your company's interest

·         Manage and account for your budgets better

·         Demystify and use financial terms with confidence

As a company Director, CEO or Head of Department, having the ability to interpret and understand financial numbers churned out by the accounting department is absolutely indispensable. If accounting numbers confound you, you will demystify them once and for all in this workshop and turn it from a stumbling block into a stepping stone for your career and business success

Duration : 2 days