Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Demystify financial data with a course based on practical examples, humour and real-life experience.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers Overview
Improve your ability and confidence to use financial data to make better-informed decisions – even if you’re not used to numbers.
Our Finance for Non-Financial Managers short course is designed specifically for mid-to-senior level managers with little to no financial training who want to improve their knowledge of accounting and money management.
Through an engaging combination of practical examples, humour and real-life experiences, you’ll enhance your ability to analyse and evaluate financial information while learning the ropes of evaluating investment proposals, understanding financial reports, budgeting and costing.
Who Should Attend Finance for Non-Financial Managers?
Professionals and Business Leaders
- Seeking to improve their knowledge of accounting and financial management.
Executives
- Seeking to improve their knowledge of accounting, financial management and preparation of business proposals.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers Key Takeaways
Overview of Financial Reports
- Gain an understanding of how accounting systems work.
- Read and interpret a profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and statements of cash flow.
Ratio Analysis
- Learn how to conduct ratio analysis and identify which measures suit your organisation.
- Determine whether your organisation is performing well or needs improvement.
Cash Flow Statement and Working Capital Management
- Learn about cash flows and strategies to improve and manage cash flow.
Annual Report Review
- Quickly read, interpret and analyse an organisation’s annual reports.
Budgeting and Capital Investment Decisions
- Understand how to prepare budgets and conduct cash flow analysis to make capital investment decisions.
- Demystify discounted cash flows including IRR, NPV and WACC.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers Topics Covered
Introduction to Finance
Financing the Business
Capital Investment
Measuring Financial Performance
Financial Planning and Budgeting
Finance for Non-Financial Managers Success Story
The program helped teach me how to apply health checks to financial information, including demystifying annual reports. The bonus was in Henry's dry delivery and humour.
DR CAROLYN TUCEK-SZABO
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Australasia, GlaxoSmithKline
Finance for Non-Financial Managers Key Facilitator
Henry Botha
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Henry has spent his career working in accountancy and finance. His passion is for helping people overcome their fear of numbers and discover the power of financial skills for the first time.
As well as teaching at Melbourne Business School, Henry has extensive experience in consulting and has presented numerous financial management workshops for executives.
He is well known as a facilitator who breaks down finance into straightforward steps while presenting in a highly interesting and engaging manner.
Upcoming Sessions
This is a non-residential program. The program fee covers tuition and meals during the workshop.
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