Demystifying Finance - Finance for Nonfinancial Managers

The comprehensive Finance for Non-Financial Managers training course provides recent market insights and knowledge of basic financial principles and the budgeting process, which are critical tools for the professional success of non-financial managers.

Suitability: Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable for individuals in management and supervisory roles. It is designed to provide delegates with an overall view of the organization's finances, enabling them to run their departments more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Aims of the course

Delegates attending this intensive training will learn the principles of investment and finance, gaining an in-depth understanding of global economics and the impact of the financial sector on economic development. By the end of the course, delegates will also be familiar with the main principles of investment appraisal, the links with financial statements, and the difference between the approaches of debt and equity providers in financial analysis.

Training course content

This training course is designed to cover the following topics:

• Finance and the differences between debt and equity financing
• Why shareholders invest and how companies increase shareholder wealth
• The trade-off between financing risk and return and how to manage risk in finance
• The role of accounting in finance and the importance, use, and application of financial statements in business
• The principal financial statements, namely the income statement, the balance sheet, and the cash flow statement,
• Concepts in investment appraisal and credit analysis in lending.
• Good corporate governance and the importance of compliance risk in business and finance