Finance for Non Financial Managers

STL
3.8
4 reviews
  • Brilliant Mentor and programme. Class held at an incredible area and the offices were great.
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  • The course was useful
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  • There were just 2 on my programme which made it much less demanding to proceed and have better consideration from the mentor, and we did not think that its discouraging to stop and inquire as to whether he would rehash what he had quite recently said. Great guide, area and I learnt significantly more than I anticipated.
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In London

£ 201-500

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In today's competitive business world firms are under unprecedented pressure to deliver value to their shareholders and other key stakeholders. Senior executives are finding that they need some financial know-how to cope with the responsibility placed on them as decision-makers. Key financial skills are not as difficult to learn as many people believe and in the hands of an experienced senior executive can provide a formidable competitive advantage.

This course is also offered as inhouse. STL may go to your premises or you can visit our venue in London.

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London
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12 Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2LP

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London
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2nd Floor, Cruising Association House 1 Northey Street, E14 8BT

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About this course

• Understand fundamental business finance concepts


• Understand the vital difference between profit and cashflow


• Evaluate pricing decisions


• Use powerful analytical tools to measure performance of their own company and competitors


• Understand the role of business finance in formulating and implementing competitive strategy

This course is suitable for managers and others in finance related roles:


- with some or no financial knowledge


- who need to understand the financial implications of every day decision making


- who need to increase profitability and performance of their business

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Reviews

3.8
fantastic
  • Brilliant Mentor and programme. Class held at an incredible area and the offices were great.
    ← | →
  • The course was useful
    ← | →
  • There were just 2 on my programme which made it much less demanding to proceed and have better consideration from the mentor, and we did not think that its discouraging to stop and inquire as to whether he would rehash what he had quite recently said. Great guide, area and I learnt significantly more than I anticipated.
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4.3
fantastic

Course rating

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Centre rating

Tushar

3.5
28/10/2016
What I would highlight: Brilliant Mentor and programme. Class held at an incredible area and the offices were great.
What could be improved: Everything was positive.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Brian

3.0
11/09/2016
What I would highlight: The course was useful
What could be improved: An excessive number of subjects canvassed in one day, insufficient time to rehearse all alone to get an appropriate comprehension of the usefulness disclosed.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Linda

4.5
05/03/2015
What I would highlight: There were just 2 on my programme which made it much less demanding to proceed and have better consideration from the mentor, and we did not think that its discouraging to stop and inquire as to whether he would rehash what he had quite recently said. Great guide, area and I learnt significantly more than I anticipated.
What could be improved: N/A.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

MW

4.0
02/01/2015
What I would highlight: 3 on website courses captivated aback to aback on both excel and powerpoint, actual abreast and agog trainers. Attendees at altered levels of acquaintance all learnt something new. Will absolutely book added courses in the future.
What could be improved: Nothing bad.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2017

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 7 years

Subjects

  • Financial Training
  • Financial
  • Finance
  • Financial Managers
  • Business
  • Finance fundamentals
  • Business funds flow
  • Balance Sheet
  • Improving cashflow
  • Managing profit
  • Business Performance
  • Pyramid of Ratios
  • Managing financial performance
  • Return on investment

Course programme

Business and finance fundamentals

The objectives of the firm: delivering value to shareholders and key stakeholders
Understanding the drivers of shareholder return
Who uses financial statements and why

Basic principles

Understanding business funds flow
Understanding and using the balance sheet
Understanding and using the profit statement
Recognising the vital difference between profit and cashflow
Understanding and using the cashflow statement
What financial statements can and cannot tell us

Managing and improving cashflow

What is working capital and why is it so important?
Understanding how working capital drives business growth
Understanding and avoiding the over-trading trap
Managing and improving business cashflow

Managing and improving profit

Understanding how profits generate cashflow
The fundamental nature of costs: fixed and variable business costs
Understanding gross margin and break-even
How common pricing methods affect gross margin and profit
Improving profit – effective and defective strategies

Managing business performance

The business planning cycle
Using budgets to support business strategy
Monitoring and managing financial performance
Using a ‘Pyramid of Ratios’ to manage business performance
Understanding and using key performance indicators

Measuring and managing business performance

Measures of financial performance and strength
Investor behaviour: the risk and reward relationship
Return on investment (ROI): the ultimate measure of business performance
How profit margin and net asset turnover drive return on net assets
Why some companies are more profitable than others
Why great companies fail – what happened to Kodak?




Additional information

We include hot restaurant lunch in all training courses. In addition to that, our courses are never cancelled.

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