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Advanced Finance for Non-Financial Managers Course

  • Duration:2 Days
  • Cost:£970 + VAT
  • Ref:AFM

Participate more effectively in the strategic, operating and financial plans of your organisation.

Cost £970.00 Duration 2 days Code AFM

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Who is it for

Senior managers ready to become “bigger players” in the corporate environment, and participate more fully in driving financial and business success.

What is it about

This course is about becoming a strategic thinker and planner. You will learn how to analyse key performance indicators and ratios to understand the health of your business and drive its success.


Course Overview

  • Strategic management
  • Internal business analysis – your organisation 
  • Financial analysis and performance indicators 
  • Using key ratios 
  • External analysis – your business environment 
  • Gaining competitive advantage 
  • Implementing strategy 
  • Ten steps to a successful business plan 
  • Strategic, operating and financial plans 
  • Effective forecasting and budgeting 
  • Managing risk 
  • Getting approval for your business plans

What will I get out of it?

  • More effective strategic business thinking
  • The ability to appraise any business from its financial statements
  • An understanding of ratio analysis and performance indicators to improve results
  • Sound financial business plans and forecasts and how to present them

Accredited by

This course is accredited for CPD

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