Finance for Non Financial Managers

// Excellent course - very enjoyable, well worthwhile, learnt the basics of fundamentals of finance //

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Who's it for?

Managers and directors who want to utilise their financial awareness to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers and directors who have little or no previous financial learning.

What does this course cover?

Every successful manager should have a grasp of the basics of finance and accounting and how profit and loss, revenues, costs and risk evaluation need to be understood to make better business decisions.

During this course your knowledge of financial management will improve and you will develop an appreciation of financial accounts, the essentials of control, risk appraisal and ultimate shareholder value.

• Information for decision making - Financial and management accounts
  
• Understanding and analysing the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
  
• Planning and budgeting
  
• Cash flow and working capital management
  
• Understanding and managing costs
  
• Company valuation and creating shareholder value.
  

How will I benefit?

You will be able to:

• Understand the impact of management decisions on your company's financial performance
  
• Interpret financial data, in order to make more effective decisions
  
• Communicate more effectively with financial colleagues/specialists
  
• Use a range of financial tools when making decisions.
• Identify the key drivers for a healthy business

How will my business benefit?

Understand the relationship between risk and return and how the required rate of return for a company is estimated

• Understanding and evaluation of drivers of performance and shareholder value
  
• An understanding of business value and a drive towards profit
  
• Improved decision making, both on day-to-day matters and investment decisions
  
• Better communication between finance and other functional departments.

What makes this course unique?

• We don't use jargon so you can focus on the purpose of financial data
  
• A participative and interactive course where you have the opportunity to act as a Finance Director and run a company using computer simulation.
  
• The inspirational surroundings of Heaton Mount to stimulate your creativity and give you new perspective.

Bradford University School of Management, Emm Lane, Bradford BD9 4JL
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