Financial Management

The various courses available are:-

Financial Environment:- This course helps managers to interpret financial information and, in doing so, make better decisions. It covers important elements of finance that affect organisations large and small.

The Balance Sheet Barrier: The Basics of Business Finance:- This is a helpful introductory course for non-financial managers to the main features of a balance sheet, a profit and loss account and a cashflow forecast. By demystifying financial jargon, the course will help them interpret financial information and use it to make better business decisions.

Understanding Accounts:- This course will help non-financial managers read and analyse Annual Reports and Accounts including Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Accounts and Cash Flow Statements. The course gives managers a better understanding of the financial consequences of their decisions and allows them to play a more active role in ensuring their organisation meet their objectives.

Working to a Budget:- This is a basic introductory course which looks at the use of budgets, how they are produced and how they are used within an organisation. It describes why setting and working to a budget is important, how to go about preparing and implementing a budget, what can go wrong and what can be done to put things right.

Staying Afloat - A Guide To Cash Flow:- This course helps to develop reliable financial forecasts to help the business survive and grow with helpful tips and useful tools.

Cash Accounting for the Small Rural Business:- This course introduces to the most suitable and preferred methods of cash accountancy for small, rural businesses. It covers all the legal requirements of handling cash and includes practical advice to help you improve the financial control you exert over your business.

Cost-Benefit Analysis:- This course explains how to generate and prioritise ideas for change within a business context. It describes how to assess the costs involved and weigh up the merits of different options. The course also shows how to assess the wider implications of change and take these into account when developing a financial case.