Finance for Non-Finance Professionals

The purpose of this program is to introduce professionals to the financial tools available to evaluate and manage projects and entire businesses,  better.   

It is important for these professionals to appreciate the impact of capital expenditure on financial statements, so the Financial Accounting model will be discussed in detail. 

Learning Outcomes:

For a complete understanding, it is also essential to have an appreciation of the differences between Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Management.

Understanding financial statements and knowing how your decisions can affect them is a crucial element in this program, the trainees will be equipped with the necessary analytical tools and financial Key performance indicators like profit margins and return on investment. 

The program also underlines the importance of understanding value measurement and how the financial decisions can maximize the shareholders’ value, so that key value drivers can be identified and managed.

The Program focuses also on the concept of cost management, through a deep understanding of costing fundamentals, also the interrelationship between costs and profit margins and the impact of the pricing strategies. 

A key for any viable business is planning, so the concept of financial planning and budgeting will be tackled with its knowhow and pitfalls. Practical application of the various financial tools and concepts will be emphasized by applying them to current developments in the business world.