Finance for Non-Financial Staff

This is a 2 day course

1. See bottom of page for scheduled course dates.

2. If you have 4 or more delegates we can schedule a course for you, or run it in-house. Please contact us online or call us on 0115 9849940 for more details.

Who will benefit:

Anyone who requires knowledge of business finance.

Course Objectives:

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

  • Read, understand and interpret financial information
  • Remove the myths and fears that surround finance
  • Understand the financial implications of your plans and decisions
  • Understand profit & loss accounts, balance sheets, cash flow statements and operating budgets


    • Course Content:

    The Finance for Non-Financial Staff course is made of of the following units:

    • Accounting and the Law: business entities; accounting principles; accounting policies; terminology.
    • Profit & Loss Account: types of profit; layout of the profit & loss account; use of the profit & loss account; terminology.
    • The Balance Sheet: what capital and liabilities are; what fixed and current assets are; layout of a balance sheet; use of a balance sheet; terminology.
    • Cash Flow Statements: importance of cash flow; impact of credit and credit control; problems affecting cash flow; factoring; layout of cash flow statement.
    • Interpreting Reports and Accounts: types of report; layout of reports; legal requirements; how to use profit & loss accounts and balance sheets to interpret accounts; use of accounting ratios to assess a company’s performance; stock market indexes and reports.
    • Costs: cost types; cost behaviours; impact of decisions.
    • Budgetary Construction: types of budget; terminology; budget guidelines; budget periods; budget manuals; formats.
    • Budgetary Control: use as a management tool; variance analysis; forecasting.
    • Action Plan: participants plan and discuss what they will do on return to work.


    Scheduled Courses:

    This course is not currently scheduled. If you have a need for this course, please contact us, as we may be able to schedule it for you.



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    Telephone: 0115 984 9940
    Fax: 0115 921 5352
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