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