Finance for non-finance managers

course description
this one-day course is aimed at manager''''s who need to gain a better understanding of the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions. can you read a balance sheet?, or what profit and loss is telling you? do you recognise the difference between cash and profit?do you know how to interpret key financial ratios?
target audience
anyone who has to deal with the finance team for budgeting.

at course completion
after completing this course, participants will be able to:

• understand financial terminology
• read, interpret and understand a set of accounts
• understand how their decisions affect their company''''s financial performance

prerequisites
to benefit fully from this course you should have a basic understanding of using excel

related courses

windows 95/2000/nt

excel 97 - introduction

excel 2000 - introduction

excel 2002 (xp) - introduction
course size:
maximum of 6 delegates

topics

introduction- where companies get their money from; the company''''s capital structure & investors expectations; what companies spend money on; relevant financial rations

the profit and loss account- what is the profit and loss account? what the profit and loss account looks like and how to interpret it; cost structures and the impact on profitability

the balance sheet- what is the balance sheet? what the balance sheet looks like and how to interpret them; relevant financial ratios

the cash flow statement- what is cash flow? what the cash flow statement looks like and how to interpret it; the difference between cash and profit
the relationships between the financial statements- how to read accounts; their role in decision making and improving profitability.