Description
This online Finance course is for non-finance professionals, team leaders, managers, consultants and analysts.
Whether managing a team, department or division in a small or large organisation, a fluent understanding of fundamental financial theory is vital for the success of your business.
With over 5 hours of content, the course is structured across the following units with downloadable transcripts and exercise files:
Section 1: Introduction
- Unit 1.1 – Financial Information and Decision-making
Section 2: Using Financial Information for Business Planning and Control
- Unit 2.1 – Management Accounts
- Unit 2.2 – Costs / Using Costs in Business Decisions
- Unit 2.3 – Using Budgets
- Unit 2.4 – Control Using Variance Analysis
- Unit 2.5 – Section Plenary
Section 3: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Unit 3.1 – The Usefulness of Business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Unit 3.2 – How to Choose Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Unit 3.3 – How to Use KPIs
- Unit 3.4 – KPIs in Practice
- Unit 3.5 – Section Plenary
Section 4: Project Investment Appraisal
- Unit 4.1 – Project Investment Appraisal
- Unit 4.2 – Appraisal Methods and Risk
- Unit 4.3 – Appraisal Methods and Inflation
- Unit 4.4 – Comparing Appraisal Methods
- Unit 4.5 – Section Plenary
Section 5: Building Your Business Case (Portfolio)
- Unit 5.1 – Building a Business Case
- Unit 5.2 – Identifying Your Resources
- Unit 5.3 – Sales, Production and Pricing
- Unit 5.4 – Financial Planning for Your Business Case
- Unit 5.5 – Section & Course Plenary
Learning objectives
By the end of the course you will know:
- How to use financial statements and key performance indicators.
- Budgeting and forecasting techniques to improve planning, control, and decision-making.
- How to develop a business plan and investment-appraisal techniques.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
On successful completion of the final assessment a downloadable certificate is immediately available.






